Lu Yulin and Shuxian first went to the photo studio called "Light and Shadow" at No. 55 Luban Road.

The window of the photo studio displays the photos of several big stars, open the door, this photo studio is quite large, there are two floors, there is a counter downstairs, which is used to receive customers, issue tickets and collect money, on the left is the photography room and makeup room, and on the right there are two small rooms, one of which can be used as a kitchen. Another small room with some small stools and toys for customers with children to play and wait. Sets, costumes, props, fill lights, reflectors, cameras, tripods, etc. are all available.

Upstairs is a darkroom for photographic development. There is also a lounge next to it, in addition to tables and chairs, there is also a fairly spacious bed for sleeping, and there is also a small attic in the lounge, on which you can stack some sundries, there is a dormer window on it, Yulin climbed up to take a look, the roof is connected with the surrounding buildings, if there is danger, climb out of the dormer window, and you can run along the roof to the houses of the surrounding neighborhoods.

"Lao Chen has really spent a lot of effort." Shuxian saw that the photo studio was well arranged, and felt that Lao Chen was thoughtful and far exceeded her expectations.

"yes, it's basically all done, and you don't need to add anything." Yu Lin ran up and down, checked the required photographic equipment, and felt that he had thought of Lao Chen, he hadn't thought of it, and Lao Chen had thought of it for him.

"Well, Shuxian, you help the guests with makeup, bookkeeping, and styling in this photo studio, and I will teach you how to use the camera, and if I can't be busy in the future, you will be in charge of this photo studio." I think you should be able to do it. ”

"I'll learn and do it. You'll have to teach me seriously. ”

"That's nature, you're so smart, are you afraid that you won't be able to learn?" Yu Lin opened the curtains and looked around: this place is quite hidden, and it extends in all directions, and the joint here will be good in the future. Let's go, Shuxian, and see our home in Shanghai.

Shuxian smiled and nodded.

Lu Yulin and Shuxian carried two suitcases to No. 18 Jixiangli on Lafayette Road, which is a two-story Shikumen house.

Lu Yulin just wanted to push the door in, but Shuxian grabbed him: "This is the front door, inside is someone else's patio, we have to enter through the back door." ”

Lu Yulin nodded, followed Shuxian in a detour, and walked to the back door, the back door was a small door, Yulin gently pushed it open, and inside was a fairly large stove room, equivalent to a public kitchen room, where five or six briquette stoves were placed, and there were two pools. There are also some cupboards made next to it for kitchen items such as pots and pans.

Passing through the stove room, just about to go upstairs, the door of the back door of the guest room opened, and from inside came the sound of Suzhou Pingdan, a woman in her thirties, wearing a white background group cheongsam, came out of the guest room, leaned on the door, and looked Yulin and Shuxian up and down.

"Who are you looking for?" The woman squinted at Yulin and Shuxian.

"Allah is living in the West Wing, uh. I just moved in today. Shuxian hurriedly replied.

The woman smiled lightly, "Oh, Ah, I'm a neighbor." How can you call it? ”

"Gewei is my husband, and his surname is Ouyang. Nong called me Mrs. Ouyang. ”

"Then call me Mrs. Du. I'm here uh landlord, Nong has time to say goodbye. ”

"It turned out to be the landlady, okay, Mrs. Du, I'll come over when I'm free, I'll come over and say goodbye, I'll go upstairs first."

Yu Lin nodded to Mrs. Du, and then went upstairs with Shuxian.

As I passed through the pavilion in the middle of the staircase, I heard the sound of a woman beating and scolding a child.

"If you dare to talk back, see if I don't knock on the chestnuts. Still crying, crying again, beating Nong to death. ”

Then I heard the child's crying: "Mom, I don't dare, don't hit me." I knew I was wrong. ”

"I'm annoyed, noisy every day, and I can't be quiet even if I want to be quiet." Mrs. Du complained downstairs, and then turned the radio up a lot, trying to drown out the swearing.

Yu Lin and Shuxian looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to walk upstairs.

Lu Yulin looked at the east wing, the door was locked, then turned around and came to the west wing, and saw that there was a big terrace above the stairs, so he stretched out his head to look, there were many clotheslines hanging on the terrace, and there was a young man wearing overalls, about ten years old, playing the harmonica on the terrace.

The young man saw two strangers coming to the west wing, and hurriedly poked his head out from the terrace.

"That's a new move-in, huh?" The young man blew a string of portamento.

Yu Lin nodded: "Excuse me, what do you call it?" ”

"It's okay to call me Ah Rong. I lived upstairs. ”

"Is there a room up there?"

"In the attic, I live in the attic."

"Can there be people living up there?"

Yu Lin thinks that Ah Rong's so-called attic should be a place to keep pigeons. Now that Ah Rong said that he lived in it, Yulin was very curious and walked upstairs.

"You can live, but you have to bow your head."

Yu Lin walked into the attic, and just wanted to stand up straight, he bumped his head: "Ahhh ”

"Nong is tall, you have to bend down."

Yu Lin touched his head and looked inside, a room of about four or five square meters, with only a bed, a simple table and a chair.

"You're going to live here?"

"Ah, no way, I also want to live a bigger one, and I can open my hands and feet, but Nong knows, uh, the rent of the Shanghai house is too expensive, and this attic will cost me about half a month."

Yu Lin nodded and got out of the attic.

"Uncle doesn't seem to be from Shanghai, where is Nong from?" Ah Rong asked Yulin curiously.

"I'm from Cantonese and my wife is from Shanghai. My surname is Ouyang, and we live in the West Wing. Yu Lin pointed to the west wing downstairs.

"Uncle looks like there are banknotes, hey, uncle, if you have a place to use me, just open your mouth."

"Okay, okay." Lu Yulin went downstairs, opened the door, and entered the house with Shuxian, and then turned around and waved to Ah Rong.

"Well, goodbye. Uncle, auntie. ”

Lu Yulin and Shuxian walked into the West Wing, put down their luggage, and looked around.

The whole house is Western-style decoration, there are two rooms inside, the inner room is the bedroom, there is a Western-style bed, there is a bedside table next to it, there is a telephone on the bedside table, a European-style chandelier on the ceiling, there is a large wardrobe next to it, a writing desk, and a palace-style chaise longue, which can be sat and reclined. There was also a gramophone and a radio on the low cabinet; Outside is a living and dining room with two European-style single sofas and coffee table, an oval dining table, and a few bottles of red wine in the sideboard; On the right is the bathroom, which is quite spacious, with a washbasin and a large bathtub against the wall.

"It's too extravagant. Lao Chen probably still regarded me as a young man in Xiguan, afraid that I would be wronged in life, but in fact, I had already been reborn and lived a very nourishing life in a difficult environment. Yu Lin looked at the luxurious decoration in the west wing and was very emotional.

"Yes, you are no longer a young man in Xiguan, and I am not a young grandmother anymore." Shuxian feels the same way.

"Shuxian, sit down and take a good rest, these days are tiring, you haven't slept a few restful nights, you're tired." Yulin asked with concern, walked behind Shuxian and helped her rub her shoulders.

"It's okay, I'm used to this bumpy life. Yulin, you say, can we take Ming'er over and live? We're such a big place here, and I'm not busy right now, so I'm perfectly able to take care of Ming'er. ”

Since Yulin and Shuxian were wanted and fled to Hong Kong, Ming'er has been living with Yurong and Yuting, and Ming'er has become accustomed to seeing Yurong as her mother, Shuxian is sometimes a little jealous of Ming'er's intimacy with Yurong, Ming'er is somewhat restrained in front of her, which makes Shuxian, Ming'er's biological mother feel uncomfortable, so she wants Ming'er to stay with her more.

"Shuxian, I know you want Ming'er, in fact, I also want my son, but Ming'er is by our side, which is not conducive to our future work, we don't have time to take care of Ming'er, in case the child is ignorant and leaks our confidential things, it will be a disaster, so I think it's better to put Ming'er with Yurong." And the organization is also considered so, because you are more familiar with Shanghai, a lot of work has to be done by you, Yurong's main task at present is to take care of children, lurking, and then enable it in case of emergency. ”

"Then when can I go to see my son?" Shuxian's gaze seemed to be pleading.

"I'm afraid that Ming'er will call you your mother when she sees you, it will be a mess. You forget, he and Yurong are now in a mother-son relationship. ”

"Then what do you mean, I can't see Ming'er?" Shuxian couldn't help but question Yulin.

"Shuxian, calm down, I didn't say I wouldn't let you see your son." Yu Lin saw that Shuxian's face was flushed and emotional, and hurriedly comforted her.

Yu Lin knocked on his forehead, how could he forget such an important detail, and only noticed that Ming'er was called Yurong Niang and Uncle Ah Cheng, so how to call himself and Shuxian? At that time, there were too many complicated things, and I actually ignored this matter, so I didn't necessarily see Ming'er all the time. Fortunately, Shuxian raised this question in time.

"That's it, Yurong and I are called cousins, you are Yurong's cousin, Ming'er can only call me cousin, call you cousin."

As soon as she heard this, Shuxian's nose was sour, and tears fell down.

"Shuxian, don't do this." Yu Lin turned around and hugged Shuxian: "It's better than not seeing each other." ”

Shuxian nodded silently.

"I'll go to Bali Bridge early tomorrow morning while Ming'er hasn't woken up yet, and tell Yurong about the situation. Shuxian, you can find out the situation of the neighbors here tomorrow. ”

"yes, I see." Shuxian wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and lay on the bed, but her heart was very sad.

"Alright, let's rest."

Yu Lin pillowed his hands, looking up at the ceiling, he didn't want to be reunited with his own flesh and blood, enjoying the joy of family, but the cruel environment did not allow him to do this, in order to be able to lurk, he had to disguise himself, he had to give up, he could only bury this pain and helplessness deep in his heart.