Compared to the low pressure of the whole city, the disintegrated social circle is even more embarrassing. Wave after wave of relatives and friends left the house in my father's reception room, and the first thing they could think of after smelling the smell of war after many years of ups and downs in the merchant sea was to flee. This is not the case with my father, as a government official, it is impossible for him to leave as soon as he says. Second, I couldn't scrape together so much cash at all of a sudden and escaped smoothly with a large family. Besides, although the family has a lot of land, but now the world is difficult, everyone wants to turn everything into real gold, let alone this large piece of land. The father was miserable for several days, and had to solemnly announce that everything was still subject to the war, and that when the time came, he would send his grandfather and the children of the family out of the country first.

What made me even more depressed was that Mislin's last words were a prophecy, that her father had moved all his business to the United States and Southeast Asia after selling his textile mill at a low price.

When I heard this, I reacted very strongly: "What? Why so suddenly? Where are you moving to? United States? Isn't it so far away that you will never see it again? What about your dad's business? In addition to the textile factory, there should be a lot of real estate, right? Now that everyone is holding the currency and waiting, who will be the pick-up man? ”

Mislin watched me laugh as he finished the whole paragraph in one breath like a bamboo tube pouring beans, but kindly poured a glass of water and stuffed it into my hand: "Are you finished?" After talking a lot, let's drink some water. You've asked so many questions at once, which one should I answer first? It is said that businessmen cannot afford to be early if they are not profitable, and my father is the best representative of pursuing profits and avoiding disadvantages. In short, my dad has shifted his focus to Southeast Asia a long time ago, and the only thing in Shanghai is the textile mills and shops. Now that these businesses have ended, we will leave at the end of the month. ”

I was so excited that I almost spilled the cup full of water: "If you leave at the end of the month, won't you even have a week's time?" ”

Mislin still maintained a super level of calm: "Important things have been consigned to the United States one after another a few days ago, small luggage is carried with me, furniture and other things are useless when they arrive there, my father said that they will be donated to the Red Cross." ”

It's hard for me, a man who is used to comedy, to act in a bitter drama now, and I watched with tears in my eyes as Mislin trembled and couldn't speak.

Wei February's performance was also extremely abnormal: "It seems that your father is ready for everything." She sighed: "I really didn't expect you to leave so early, Missterling is a famous patriotic entrepreneur." ”

Mislin took a few seconds to look at Wei February in front of him, as if the two had just met: "My dad said that he is old, and his previous ambitions have been wiped out little by little. What he can do now is that these industries will not fall into the hands of the Japanese, and if the country needs it, he will definitely do his best to contribute money and efforts. ”

Wei Eryue finally stretched out his hand to her, like an adult, and said, "You must be happy in the United States, come back and see us if you can." However, I will take care of her here, and the three of us will reunite when the situation stabilizes. She said this as if she were my guardian, and when I heard this, I suddenly felt ashamed of myself, and I was indeed naïve compared to them.

When I said goodbye to Mislin, I couldn't say a word of sadness. I always thought that when I parted from life and death, I would definitely say a lot of words and shed a lot of tears, but I never expected that at this moment, there would only be dazed and powerless. The voices of Mislin and Wei February kept ringing in my ears, but I couldn't remember them at all.

Mary, a teacher from the drama club, also submitted her resignation to the school because her brother, who worked in a foreign company, decided to return to the UK to develop. In order not to immerse the whole drama club in the atmosphere of sad parting, Teacher Mary has been guiding everyone to rehearse the famous war epic "War and Peace" in the days before leaving. She told everyone that we may not be able to participate in the war, but as sons and daughters of China, everyone can contribute. She said that if this drama can be rehearsed before leaving, it will be regarded as a farewell gift for her.

Famous books like "War and Peace" have naturally been read by the students in the drama club, but their mentality is not a pity today. It is probably only when bad luck befalls us that people really feel empathy. The students in the drama club were unprecedentedly engaged in the rehearsal of this play, and no one cared whether they were playing the leading role or a supporting role, and even the victims who did not have a single line were treated with all their might. Originally, everyone left in a hurry after school, but during this time, they forgot to sleep and eat, and they never left until eight or nine o'clock.

In this tense situation of racing against time, the elusive Gu Zuoyan once again returned to everyone's field of vision. This time, he didn't fight alone, but brought a friend who was said to have been a classmate in his early years, and when the two older boys stood side by side in the rehearsal hall, the air in the whole venue seemed to freeze. This is really a rare scene for a girls' school that is often immersed in a small world. We remembered the boy's good-looking face and the very bookish name "Shi Yizhi", speaking of which this surname is really rare, and even the hundreds of surnames that I have memorized since childhood can not find its existence.

Originally, when a person like Shi Yizhi, who had nothing to do with the drama club or even the entire Chinese and Western girls' high school, appeared in the rehearsal hall, everyone would feel a little awkward. But when I heard that he had just returned from the Soviet Union, where countless writers had sprung up, and where Tolstoy was also from, everything seemed logical again. With his help, we were able to rehearse the entire play not only in English, but also in Russian for many classic passages. This wealthy classmate Shi Yizhi even promised to take care of the costumes and props in the play, even if his promise has not been fulfilled, his popularity in the drama club has jumped to Gu Zuoyan's level in one fell swoop.

Of course, if the arrival of Shi Yizhi is regarded as the biggest surprise of the day, it means that Gu Zuoyan's understanding is not deep enough, and he has never been a person who plays cards according to common sense. In the midst of everyone's rejoicing, he even threw an even bigger bomb in one fell swoop: our play will be publicly performed at the fundraising ceremony of the National Salvation Federation from all walks of life.