In the morning, Chun Bao took out the long shirt that had been pressed at the bottom of the box for many years and wore it, Baozhu asked him what he was going to do today, what time would he come back, Chun Bao stood in front of the mirror and fastened the buttons, saying that he would go to the bank to redeem a check today, and then go to the Pudong factory to see the newly shipped wood.

After breakfast, Chun Bao went out in the car, Baozhu took a stool and stepped on the suitcase from the big wardrobe to take it down, this is still the box that she planned to elope with Fu Chongsi, she rubbed the dusty suitcase, remembering that snowy night, she had missed it once, and she couldn't miss it a second time, the jewel was very soft, it was a jewelry box and a few clothes, just filled with a suitcase, most of her private money was subsidized by Fu Chongsi, and there was only more than a hundred yuan left on her body, and she would go out to find a cigarette paper shop later, Take five yuan to exchange for copper and small flowers, this is still the method that Chun Bao taught her.

Just after noon, Baozhu couldn't hold it back, she carried her suitcase downstairs, and was about to go out through the back door, when she heard the sound of the stairs, and her aunt came from the back patio, and took an envelope and said, "Madam, this is what Mr. asked Ah Fu to bring back." Bao Zhu put down the suitcase, took the envelope, and pulled out an HSBC cashier's check from the open with the words 1,000 yuan printed on it, this money is just enough to solve the urgent need, Bao Zhu did not think about it, put the check in the bag and left the house.

In the apartment on Fu Kaisen Road, Bao Zhu walked into the door with a suitcase, she didn't know what kind of answer Fu Chongsi would give herself, but this suitcase would make him understand his determination. Upstairs, knock on the door, no one answered for a long time, downstairs the porter heard the sound and said that Mr. Fu had quit the lease early in the morning, Baozhu suddenly felt bad, asked the porter Mr. Fu if he had left a letter or something, the porter said no, Yila left in a hurry, did not leave more than a word, afraid that Baozhu did not believe it, he also took the key to open the door, Fu Chongsi had indeed moved away, and left in a panic, and there were many scattered manuscript papers on the ground, which was the new love vernacular poem he wrote to the newspaper.

Baozhu's heart was cold, the suitcase fell to the ground weakly, she knew that Fu Chongsi couldn't bear such heavy pressure, he couldn't even support himself, how could he raise an unborn child, but he still had himself, the two of them worked hand in hand, what hardship could not be faced, this man chose to escape again, and the same as last time was that he didn't even leave a word.

Baozhu didn't know how she came back, how she got on the tram, how she got into the house, she only saw a bowl of Yangchun noodles in front of her, and Chunbao, who was supposed to be in the Pudong factory, was sitting opposite at the moment.

Chun Bao didn't say anything, silently took the suitcase upstairs, he did go to the bank in the morning to redeem the check, and then issued a cashier's check of 1,000 yuan, let Ah Fu send it home to his aunt, and said that if he saw his wife carrying the suitcase downstairs, he would hand over the envelope to her, and if he didn't carry the suitcase, he didn't have to pay it. He didn't go to Pudong, but sat with his father-in-law in Nanshi for an afternoon, and came back in the evening, and listened to his aunt say that the situation when Baozhu left, and there was no anger and sadness, married for three years, the relationship between husband and wife was not happy, several times he planned to bring his mother from Xuzhou to enjoy the blessings, were choked back by Baozhu, sometimes Baozhu got angry, and scolded himself for being raised by his aunt, since she was leaving, Chunbao would not stay, but would give a sum of money, just like sending her to Zhabei Railway Station that year, a good husband and wife, but also exhausted the affection.

But the jewel didn't leave, she came back again, the whole person lost her soul, she didn't have to guess to know what happened, Chun Bao didn't ask, and she didn't want to ask, she was willing to leave and stay, it was all up to the jewel.

Baozhu was sick, Chun Bao took her to the doctor, and the doctor took the pulse and said congratulations, it's not a disease, it's a happy pulse, but the husband and wife didn't have any joy on their faces.

Catholicism does not promote abortion, Baozhu can only give birth to this child, conceived in October, once delivered, in March of the 26th year of the Republic of China, a baby boy was born in the French Concession Guangci Hospital, seven and a half pounds, healthy and strong, Baozhu named him John, Lin Yanhe and his wife hugged their grandson, very happy, in the Nanshi Dafugui Restaurant set 30 tables of banquet full moon wine.

Zhiqiu suddenly received a telegram from Shanghai, faintly felt that there was a big happy event happening, ordinary things are not worth taking a telegram, writing a letter is enough, turned out the post office to buy the code book to turn out the message, sure enough, Baozhu gave birth to a big fat boy! The whole family is happy for Chunbao, Liu Shao said that Dafeng is really blessed, the first child is a big fat grandson, Dafeng is so happy that he can't close his mouth, I don't know what to say, Jiahui smiled silently, the child in her belly is six months old, I don't know if this time it is a male baby, or the fourth daughter.

Dafeng first went to Chen San's grave to burn the paper, and came back to beg Zhiqiu to buy a ticket for himself to go to Shanghai. Zhiqiu knew Chunbao's difficulties, but it was only natural for a grandmother to go to see her grandson, so she had to send a telegram to congratulate and inquire, and Chunbao called back the next day, just one word: may.

After two days, the autumn sent Aunt Dafeng to Shanghai to see her grandson, now Shanghai to Beiping line has been fully connected, no longer need to transfer, take 301 Shanghai-Ping intermodal transport to Shanghai as long as less than a day and a night, before to transfer in Pukou once, people and goods have to be moved by ants to cross the river, now on both sides of the Yangtze River erected a movable approach bridge, the middle with a ferry to carry the carriage, it only takes four hours to cross the river, but the fare has also risen a lot, this trip down to more than 50 yuan.

When Zhiqiu and Dafeng arrived in Shanghai, Baozhu and the child had already come out of Guangci Hospital, confinement at home, Mrs. Lin and a wet nurse, an aunt to serve the mother and baby, there was no need for the help of the clumsy mother-in-law, Dafeng in front of Mrs. Lin, opened the layers of handkerchiefs and took out a piece of silver lock, and gave it to the daughter-in-law like a treasure, Baozhu took it and put it on the table, the nurse held Little John in her arms, deliberately revealing the child's pink little arm tied with a red gold bell, Dafeng didn't understand the meaning, only reached out to pick up the child, The nurse said that the child recognized the birth, and the birth was about to cry, Dafeng took his hand curtly, saying that the child was really handsome, and he would follow his mother.

Zhiqiu was worried about his wife and children at home, and he didn't live in Shanghai, so he left Aunt Dafeng and went back, Chunbao made a bed for his mother in the wing room on the first floor, and took her to the road, the Bund and the big world to visit, Dafeng sighed and said that your mother is worth living in this life, but unfortunately your father died early and can't enjoy this blessing. But Dafeng is not used to living in the south after all, Shanghai people eat are small plates and small bowls, don't say rice for a meal, the dishes are still light, you can't eat steamed buns and salt beans, Dafeng has no taste in her mouth, coaxing the child to serve the confinement is not her turn, it is difficult to find someone to talk to, Mrs. Lin did not look down on her mother-in-law, but she couldn't communicate in language, every day Dafeng sat cross-legged in the back patio, and didn't care if her aunt understood or not, there was a ride or not to talk with others, as for the time to eat, the mouth chirped, the loud voice these things are not mentioned, After a long time, Mrs. Lin and others inevitably have guns and sticks in their language, Dafeng has a rough temperament, she doesn't point at her nose and scold, she can't hear what is in the words, and she still lives with a smile, in fact, she is not comfortable, but for the sake of her son, for the sake of her grandson, she has to stay up.

After living like this for three months, even if Dafeng was rough, she could feel that she was not welcome, and the pain of her son being caught in the middle, she said to Chunbao, buy a ticket for her mother, and her mother will go back.

Chunbao said to live for a few more days, our mother and daughter can be under one roof for a few days, this is the truth, Chunbao settled in Shanghai, married a wife and had children, bought a big house, this life will not go back to Xuzhou Mansion, and Dafeng in Shanghai is not convinced, and the relationship with the daughter-in-law is not so harmonious, living can only increase troubles.

But this time, it is difficult to see children and grandchildren for a year and a half, Dafeng is reluctant, since his son said to live for a few more days, then live for a few more days, I didn't expect this to live, I will never go back.

On July 7, the Japanese provoked a war at Lugou Bridge in Beiping, and in less than a month, Beiping and Tianjin fell, Chunbao said that the Japanese were like a bamboo, and it was a matter of time before they went south to Xuzhou, and he said to his mother that there was going to be a war, Xuzhou was not safe, and only Shanghai was safe in the country.

After the August 13 Incident, the rich families in Shanghai Huajie and the surrounding suburbs poured into the concession, and for a time the housing prices skyrocketed, Lin Yanhe's family also abandoned the house in Nanshi and moved to the son-in-law's house, and a large family lived in this Shikumen house, squeezed a little, so that there was no need to spend money to live in the hotel, the newspaper said that one million people fled into the concession, and only three percent lived in relatives' houses and large and small hotels. Another 70 per cent can only sleep on the streets.

Chun Bao was particularly concerned about the war situation, and every day in addition to reading the newspaper, he also listened to all kinds of gossip in the teahouse, and he saw that the newspaper said that on 14 August, the air force of the Nationalist Army sent out to bomb the Izumo, the main Japanese battleship parked on the Huangpu River, although it failed to be sunk, but it gave a great shock to the Japanese invaders, and also showed the great powers the determination of the national government to resist, and the elite Nationalist troops wearing German steel helmets also continued to march into Zhabei to establish a defensive line. Therefore, the Chinese-language newspapers in the concession all advocated beating the Japanese army and settling the humiliation since the First Sino-Japanese War, and the citizens also believed that as long as the government resolutely resisted, it would never fail, and at the worst it would be a draw as it had done five years earlier.

But Chunbao feels that the outlook for Shanghai is not optimistic.