Ruikang bought a three-story independent garden house by the sea, picked up Master Zhou, Jiaqi, Dingbang, and the two elders of the Cheng family to live in it, and hired more than a dozen servants. Money is really a good thing, and Ruikang is also quite comforted to see his family living in a beautiful and spacious mansion.

His daily life is to accompany them, make them happy and comforted, he does a good job, everyone is satisfied, with a smile on his face, only at night, after he and Jiaqi return to the room, he will rest in the room within the room.

In the afternoon, Mr. Zhou woke up from a nap, Ruikang accompanied his father to enjoy the scenery on the balcony on the second floor, Mr. Zhou looked at the blue water, thoughtfully, Ruikang lit a pipe for him, put it in his hand, lit the pipe himself, walked to the railing and looked at the beautiful bay.

Master Zhou turned his head sideways to look at his middle-aged son, and was very emotional, patted him on the shoulder, spit out smoke and said, "Son, you are not happy." ”

Ruikang also spit out smoke, a gust of sea breeze blew, the smoke was blown away, he glanced back at his father, his eyes bent, the corners of his mouth smiled faintly, and he turned his head to look at the sea water and said, "How come?" I am very happy that we are father and son together. ”

Master Zhou shook his head, sighed, and also looked at the sea water in the distance and said, "Are you not compatible with Jiaqi?" ”

Ruikang chuckled in his heart, he didn't expect his father to talk to him about Jiaqi, glanced at his father, and shook his head: "She and I shouldn't be together." ”

"Ahem, Dad now understands why you had to get out of the marriage anyway. You don't like her, do you? ”

"She's a good woman, it's just ......" Ruikang didn't finish speaking, and didn't want to talk anymore, wouldn't it be nice to maintain the status quo? Why bother talking about those things that can't be changed, and he knows that his father has always admired Jiaqi and protected Jiaqi, and it is meaningless to say anything he says.

Master Zhou was silent for a moment and said, "Marry another room and find one you like." ”

Ruikang looked at his father in some surprise, I don't know why his father suddenly said this, just yesterday, his father was repeating, let himself not live up to Jiaqi, why did he suddenly let himself marry the second room?

Master Zhou's eyes were full of helplessness and sighed: "You are so rich now, you can have as many women as you want, why bother obsessing?" Besides, there is only one child in Dingbang in the family, which is too little. ”

Ruikang smiled silently, just sighed softly. Master Zhou continued: "The Cheng family is definitely not happy, you can take the house outside and make plans slowly." ”

Ruikang squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette and shook his head: "Since Dad knows that I have obsessions, why bother to ask for it?" ”

Looking at the distant sea and sky, Master Zhou sighed, looking at his son's face full of loneliness, his lips opened, his tongue moved, some words rushed to his throat, but he swallowed it again, he did know clearly what his son's obsession was, but he didn't want to say it, he didn't want to tell him.

At dinner time, the family was very lively, because Cheng Jiaqi's uncle and aunt also came with their grandchildren, the whole family was full of joy, and what made everyone excited was that they brought a long-lost letter, a letter from Cheng Jiawei.

Jiaqi opened the letter excitedly and read it aloud:

"Father, mother, uncle, aunt, Jiaqi:

When you received this letter, I thought I had returned to my home in Peking, oh, now Peking has been changed to Beijing, new government, new atmosphere, I am inspired.

After several years of searching, thinking repeatedly, I finally found my own dream, and also found my love home, I have registered my marriage three months ago, with a wedding photo. Father, mother, please forgive me for making a private agreement for life without the prior consent of your second elder, but I think you will definitely like her, because she makes your son very happy and happy. Moreover, she is a month pregnant, father, mother, you are going to be grandparents......"

Thinking of this, the whole family suddenly burst into joy, Mrs. Cheng held Master Cheng's hand tightly, wiped her tears and said: "Old man, did you hear it, Jiawei is married, he is about to be a father, you are about to be a grandfather." ”

Master Cheng's lips trembled, he couldn't speak with excitement, but his eyes flashed with tears, and he kept blinking.

Jiaqi was also happy and just wanted to shed tears, calmed down a little, and then read:

"I've got a job in the engineering department, don't worry.

In troubled times, a dream is like silk, and duckweed gathers and scatters.

Jiaqi, there is good news for you, I really didn't expect it, it turned out that Xu Ziyan and Zhu Yafen joined the Communist Party of China early, and their husband and wife are now working in a government agency in Beijing, they have been looking for our whereabouts, after several twists and turns, missed a few times, it is also providence, that day I just wanted to go to see our Chengji Tea House again, but I didn't expect to happen to meet them and their husbands and wives.

It turned out that they went to the Zhou family's compound and found that the building was empty, and they arrived at our Cheng family, and I happened to be not at home, so they thought of our family's tea house to try their luck, and in this way I reunited with our friends back then! ……”

"What! Ziyan and Yafen! Ruikang almost bounced out of his seat, pulled out his chair, walked over to Jiaqi, poked his head out, and read the letter together.

Jiaqi was also excited, laughing and reading: "My husband and wife invited them to the house as guests, and talked about wine, telling their experiences for more than ten years, I really felt a lot of emotion, I didn't expect to say goodbye to Ziyan in Beijing Hotel, their engagement banquet was fourteen years, but he was still the same as back then, calm and humorous, like reasoning, like a great philosopher, Yafen is still so fast-talking, lively and playful, and the two of them still treasure the one I gave them back then." Little Tiger', and of course the pair of 'Crystal Villains' sent by Ruikang, I also told them the news that you and Ruikang have been married, and they are very blessed.

In short, although the world has changed, our former friendship has not changed, they are still our friends, looking forward to reuniting with you and Ruikang again. Oh, by the way, the 'elephant' and the skinny man are also connected, and I'm so happy. I really hope that one day, we can reunite on the campus of Peking University again, put aside all kinds of differences, talk about life on the shore of Weiming Lake, laugh and laugh.

Jiaqi, I have written you another letter, I hope you will read it alone. ”

When the time is right, I will come to Hong Kong with my wife and children to reunite, hoping that my father and mother will cherish it and greet my uncle and aunt.

Jiawei word

……”

Jiaqi finished reading Jiawei's letter, the people present were all ups and downs, especially Ruikang, a letter, with the news of three of his most cherished friends, I couldn't help but think of the situation on campus in front of my eyes, my heart was full of emotion and remorse, I felt that life was in a hurry, like a dream, it had been fourteen years in the blink of an eye, and I regretted that the young man didn't know how much sorrow he had, how much good time he squandered, but he never knew the word cherish, if everything could be done all over again, he would definitely double, no, double the friendship with these people.

Jiaqi poured out a black-and-white photograph and a small envelope from the envelope. Jiawei on the black and white photo has a happy face, smiling brightly, next to him is a woman with beautiful eyebrows, quiet and delicate, smiling implicitly, the heads of the two leaning together, the whole photo is sweet and harmonious, but no one knows the story behind this photo, many years later, this story is told from Jiawei's child's mouth.

The photos were circulated one by one, and Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng stared at the son and daughter-in-law in the photo while laughing, crying and wiping tears, and they didn't want to look away for a long time.

That night, Jia Qi sat alone under the lamp in her bedroom, and opened the letter that Jia Wei had written to her alone, the letter was very short, only half a piece of paper, and Jia Wei wrote:

"Sister Jiaqi,

After thinking about it again and again, I still feel uneasy, and I don't know how to put pen to paper, just because I know that you are in love with Ruikang to the deepest and trueest, and the past is complicated, so I don't need to say more.

Foolish brother has also been troubled by your marriage, sighing that your life is thin, angry Kang's widowhood, just because you are my sister, but, recently I have fallen into the sea of love, I know that Ruikang's hard work that day, by no means deliberately disappointed you, my generation is not a sage, Ruikang has been concerned about Ruojun for many years, deep feelings, you and I know, if it is not for the world's view, others obstruct, he has already achieved a connection, how can you come to your sorrow?

Jiaqi my sister, you are a smart person, Su Ri, everyone praises the heroine among women, rare, and the people of my Cheng family are mostly sensible, generous, benevolent and arrogant, why cut the love of others? I hope my sister will think more about the reason, and don't drill the tip of the horns and ask for trouble.

Ruikang is my best friend, and I don't know it. Passionate, brave, stubborn, and full of ideals, although I often have disputes with him, they are all because of you, but I always regard him as my idol in my heart.

Sister Jiaqi, isn't it a relief to let go? I have thought about it again and again, you are quick-witted, thoughtful, and capable, so why not get a job in Hong Kong and give full play to your talents, isn't it more meaningful than caring for people who have no heart? At the same time, I have written to my old friend in Hong Kong, Leung Chi-wang, who is an honest and capable man who has just set up a construction company and is short of manpower.

Here is his address and telephone number: XXX Street, Hong Kong, telephone: XXXXXXX

I hope my sister can get out of the emotional trough as soon as possible and find her own life.

Brother: Jiawei Word"

After reading her brother Jiawei's letter, Jiaqi's heart suddenly trembled, her spirit was lifted, and her originally muddy and clogged mind suddenly seemed to be washed with water.

Life, her own life, her future, her own future, these words Ruikang also said to her, but she was blinded by a fog of love and hate, her eyes, heart, and mind were only Zhou Ruikang alone, tightly bound by the pain of "asking for it", so she didn't think about it well to understand Ruikang's words.

At this time, the letter from her brother Jiawei was undoubtedly shocking to her heart, she began to think, paced to the window, looked at the night outside the window, a new moon hung in the sky, like a crooked sickle, the crescent moon, how delicate and soft, but it also symbolizes hope and the future, isn't it?

//

The business of "Chen Meiji Snack Bar" in Beijing is getting better and better, and gradually, Mei Ruojun also began to save some money, Mrs. Chen saw that the three of them had a big burden, and wanted to transfer part of her income to Ruojun, but Ruojun refused to accept it.

Although the business is good and the income is gradually increasing, Ruojun's expenses are not small, she does not allow Shu Zhi to work part-time, so the tuition fees for the university are all paid by her, and she silently prepares the money for Shu Zhi to get married in the future, as well as Nian'an's future expenses.

At the end of the day, after cleaning up the kitchen, she sat on the small bench in the kitchen and counted all kinds of accounts, she likes to be busy, because busyness can avoid cranky thoughts, and live by her own hands and sweat, so that she is very satisfied and stable.

After a while, Mrs. Chen walked into the kitchen with a cup of tea, Ruojun looked back, smiled and shouted, "Sister Chen, haven't slept yet?" ”

Mrs. Chen smiled and brought the tea to her: "You don't sleep until midnight every night, and you get up early in the morning to work, it's too hard, come and have a cup of tea." ”

"Thank you" Ruojun took the teacup, took a sip, put it aside, and said with a smile: "It's not hard, I'm free now, living by my own efforts, I don't know how happy I am." After a pause, a wry smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "In the Zhou family's compound before, the kind of days when you can't help yourself are called hard." ”

Mrs. Chen also roughly knew Ruojun's story, and was quite sympathetic, nodded and said, "That's right, the deep mansion compound, glory and wealth are not a blessing that everyone can enjoy." ”

"I don't think it's a blessing. On the contrary, it is a blessing to open this store with Sister Chen now. Ruojun bent her eyes and smiled, and shook Mrs. Chen's hand, and Mrs. Chen patted her hand pityingly.

After a moment of silence, Mrs. Chen spoke: "Ruojun, you are still so young and beautiful, do you really not plan to find another man to marry?" ”

"Nope." Ruojun didn't raise her head, and simply answered clearly, this question had already had the most affirmative answer in her heart.

"Why are you so determined? You are no worse than those seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, and the person who wants to marry you can at least fill the whole street. It's always good for you to choose a favorite one, and it's always good to have someone to help you and take care of you. Mrs. Chan said.

"I've been married twice, one dead and one gone. Still married? I'm ashamed myself, hehe. Ruojun laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Then have you ever wondered if Nian'an's father comes back, will you ......?"

"No, it won't." Ruojun stopped the pen in his hand, the smile on his face disappeared, looked at the floor, and said seriously: "He has a wife and children, and an outer room, he has long forgotten us, what are you going to do when you come back?" There will be no more men in my life. Her eyebrows furrowed. didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, closed the account book, sighed, and said lightly: "Sister Chen, I'll go to sleep first." ”

Every time she talked about Ruikang, she couldn't suppress her sadness and heartache, in fact, Mrs. Chen also knew her heart disease, and rarely talked about this topic with her, but tonight she suddenly talked about it because Mrs. Chen was a little worried.

Recently, she has always found that Meng Shuzhi often looks at Ruojun in a daze, and the admiration in her eyes is even clear to her, an outsider, and Shu Zhi is no longer called Ruojun's sister, but directly calls her name.

This made her a little worried about the relationship between Shu Zhi and Ruojun, she hoped that Ruojun could remarry openly, but she couldn't accept that Shu Zhi, who was ten years younger than Ruojun, was with Ruojun, after all, they have always been commensurate with sister and brother, how can it?

So she found this opportunity tonight to test Ruojun, if Ruojun has the heart to remarry, she will help her find a few reliable candidates, but she didn't expect Ruojun to have no idea of remarrying at all, although it is a pity, but it can be regarded as relieving some of the worries in her heart.

//

Ruojun went up the stairs of the attic first, and looked through the crack in the door to see if there was still light inside, if there was still light, he would knock on the door to remind Shu Zhi to rest early, or ask him if he wanted to eat some supper, if there was no light, he would go back to his room to sleep.

There was still a light in the attic, and Ruojun knocked on the door: "Shu Zhi, haven't you slept yet?" Want a late-night snack? ”

There was no response, Ruojun knocked on the door again, and just wanted to tell him to turn off the light and sleep, but he didn't expect the door to open suddenly, a big hand reached over, pulled her in, and the door was immediately closed......