Chapter 57: The Wife's Living Room
After Wang Shouqing left, Shen Mengxi sat on the futon in the study for the night.
She rearranged the items in the Wuling space, especially food and weapons, and was busy until the second half of the night, and finally saw a few mobile phones, she hesitated, but put them down, and did not look at the photos and videos inside.
After explaining the matter of Yunshang and the military uniform factory, Ah Huan was sent to Xu's father, and she boarded the train to Beiping. She was invited by Lin Huiya, and also brought the Yu brothers by the way.
This year, after many tosses and turns, they finally contacted their families, and when they said goodbye, several children hugged their heads and cried. Shen Mengxi comforted them, at a young age, why worry about not being able to see each other in the future!
When they arrived in Beiping, Shen Mengxi sent the Yu brothers back according to the address, and the parents of the Yu brothers escaped from Shenyang, and in a panic, they lost their two youngest sons and searched everywhere, and their mother was so sick that she almost lost her life. When they came back this time, the mother and son hugged their heads and cried, Yu's father even bowed his head, Shen Mengxi couldn't dodge, he was already a head, and quickly hid aside.
Shen Mengxi stayed for a meal, said goodbye to the reluctant Yu brothers, and found a hotel to live in. That's when Lin Huiya was contacted.
Lin Huiya rents a courtyard house at No. 3 Beizongbu Hutong, which is a two-entry courtyard house with lantana and lilac trees planted in the courtyard.
It was Saturday, the door of the Liang family was constantly knocked, and a total of four guests came, and Shen Mengxi followed Lin Huiya from the study to the living room.
As soon as they walked in, all four people in the room stood up, and Shen Mengxi looked at it fixedly, most of them knew it. One is Hu Hongxing, one is Shen Congwen, and the other is Jin Yuelong, they greeted her with a smile, and the last one is the youngest, who will be twenty years old, and they introduced it as Xiao Qian. Liang Chengru also came in from outside with his son in his arms, saw Shen Mengxi, greeted him warmly, and called out to his daughter behind him repeatedly, "Bingbing, let's see who's coming?" ”
The little girl entered the house and looked around, and finally fixed her eyes on Shen Mengxi, thought for two seconds, and smiled with her little teeth, "Aunt Jiayu!" ”
Shen Mengxi squatted down happily, and she walked over and threw herself into her arms.
Liang Chengru looked like the boy he was holding was more than half a year old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, very well-behaved, Shen Mengxi gave a meeting gift, and gave Nian Bing a set of children's building blocks, Lin Huiya asked the maid to take the child out and changed the refreshments.
Sitting down, Shen Mengxi looked at the living room, this living room is in the west room, the layout is extremely simple and elegant, there is a pot of orchids on the flower stand, two Taishi chairs on both sides, and a brown leather couch opposite, which looks extremely comfortable, and in the middle is a large coffee table, with tea sets, coffee cups and snacks, as well as a number of round stools, scattered in the house. There are calligraphy and oil paintings hanging on the wall, and there is a piano in the corner. The whole room is a mix of Chinese and Western, but there is no abruptness.
Shen Mengxi looked at it suspiciously, she believed that this was definitely not Bingxin's "our wife's living room", and the extravagant style in the text was obviously more suitable for Lu Xiaomei.
Before the topic was discussed, the doorbell rang again, this time it was a beautiful woman, it turned out to be Ling Su, only Shen Mengxi and her did not know each other, Lin Huiya introduced them, and the two shook hands with a smile.
Today's topic is actually "the dignity and status of women", obviously the topic is related to the fact that there are more women here today than usual, she has no intention of talking more, she is coming to Peking to see the red leaves, or to say that she is going to relax.
Hu Hongxing, who has had the theory of a big grandmother, is naturally in favor of women's independence and self-improvement, he said with a smile, "Women have always been the center of the family, women are healthy, children are strong, women are wise, children are smart, of course, the hostess is happy, the family is naturally prosperous, I think, we men should do three from four virtues!" ”
"Which three from the four virtues?" Ling Su asked with a smile.
"The wife must follow when she goes out, the wife must obey the orders, and the wife must blindly obey when she says the wrong; Mrs. has to wait for makeup, Mrs. has to remember her birthday, Mrs. has to endure scolding, and Mrs. has to be willing to spend money! ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this, Jin Yuelong pointed at him and said, "Hongxing's family education is very strict, I waited to see it, and I think it is best to be single." ”
"You live in the back room of the Liang family, of course you are more comfortable than being single!" Hu Hongxing also smiled and pointed to his nose.
"Which of the three women in the seat is not the same life as a queen? We are all willing servants! Jin Yuelong teased.
"If you want to talk about a servant, it's probably Congwen, crying and shouting to be Ms. Tang's slave, I will be willing to bow down!" Hu Hongxing turned his head to look at Shen Congwen sitting on the sofa.
Everyone laughed good-naturedly, knowing that he was still frantically pursuing Tang Zhaohe in Anhui. Shen Congwen's face was slightly red, he didn't speak, he didn't justify, he only said, "Countrymen are this kind of love." The crowd laughed again.
Shen Mengxi had a good impression of Shen Congwen, when Xu Shizhe was wrecked, he didn't say much, but he helped him, and she read his articles and appreciated his infatuation with his wife.
Jin Yuelong suddenly looked at Shen Mengxi, "I still remember the song 'Facing the sea, spring flowers blooming', I don't know what Miss Zhang wrote later?" ”
Shen Mengxi shook his head, "How can I write poetry, it's just nonsense." ”
"Miss Zhang has taught Guanghua and Dongda, and she is naturally extraordinary, I wonder what insight you have on the dignity and status of women?" Ling Su interjected, Shen Mengxi looked at her, she is as her name suggests, her words and language are sharp, and she is also casual and generous, she can say whatever she wants, and do whatever she wants.
"The status of women generally depends on the social environment, and ultimately depends on their own efforts. The more developed the economy and the more open the country, the higher the status of women. ”
"That makes sense!" Jin Yuelong agreed.
"It's true, in a country, the higher the quality of men, the more they know how to respect women, and the stronger the self-confidence of men, the more tolerant they are towards women." Lin Huiya took a sip of coffee, said softly, and glanced at Liang Chengru with a smile.
Shen Mengxi secretly said, what a handful of dog food.
"Women must always work hard to gain social recognition." Ling Su said, "But in order for a woman to be recognized by the same sex, she must first gain the favor of the opposite sex." ”
The crowd was thoughtful, and then smiled thoughtfully.
Lin Huiya and Ling Su basically completely controlled the rhythm of the conversation, and Shen Mengxi noticed that at this point, Liang Chengru and Xiao Qian didn't say a word, just smiled and watched everyone talk. Liang Chengru's gaze was always on his wife, full of appreciation and connivance.
As for the servant, Miss Bingbing clamored to eat the meat made by Aunt Jiayu. Lin Huiya's face flushed, "The child is making trouble, you just do it for her, what do you have to do to the front!" ”
"I'll take a look." Shen Mengxi stood up with a smile and asked the maid to lead the way, and Lin Huiya also got up to follow.
Bingbing was outside the kitchen of Jin Yuelong's house, crying to find Shen Mengxi, and when she saw her coming, she took the initiative to give her a hug, "Eat meat." Eat cakes. ”
"Good, good." Shen Mengxi carried Bingbing into the kitchen and instructed the chef a few words, he immediately understood, as for the cake, it couldn't be made, there was no oven oven, Shen Mengxi took out a small piece of wafer from the leather bag he carried and gave it to Bingbing, which calmed her.
Lin Huiya embarrassedly pulled Shen Mengxi back to the living room, and apologized repeatedly on the way, "How can I let you into the kitchen, this kid is too ignorant." ”
"Nothing, nothing."
When I returned to the living room, I heard them talking about Xu Shizhe, and when I saw them come back, I was slightly embarrassed.
Shen Mengxi sat down nonchalantly, "Today I'm going to watch Hui Ya eat three pieces of braised pork, because some people say that they can't imagine the goddess eating meat, I want to observe it carefully, and then resort to writing it down." ”
"I've always eaten meat, and now I'm in good health." Lin Huiya smiled and said, "Look at me, I ate too much when I was pregnant with my youngest son, and now I still have meat." ”
Shen Mengxi glanced at her, and said in his heart, where is the meat? Even the chest is still flat.
"Unexpectedly, Miss Zhang is also good at cooking, Shizhe loves meat very much, he is really a fool, he shouldn't divorce you for this braised pork."
The air suddenly became stagnant, Shen Mengxi glanced up at Ling Su, she had not touched Xu Shizhe's eight treasure chest, but it was certain that there must be communication with Ling Su inside. Everyone here has already decided that the Eight Treasure Chest is in her hands, and this Ling Su should be in an extremely anxious mood, so she loses her demeanor without words.
"I didn't love him, he didn't love me, that's probably what Miss Ling said, I can't get same-sex recognition. I really agree with Miss Ling. ”
Ling Su was stunned, Jin Yuelong's eyes lit up with interest, this was the second time he saw Shen Mengxi take the initiative, the last time she was in Cambridge Town, she read poetry, and she still remembered it vividly.
"What's the deal with that 'one more look'?" Jin Yuelong is not afraid of adding fuel to the fire of a big matter.
"That's my plagiarism."
"Plagiarism? Will Mengxi also plagiarize? Jin Yuelong expressed disbelief.
"Don't you know that the grandest compliment is plagiarism?"
"Hahahaha!" Jin Yuelong laughed, "If you don't admit it, it's very cute to have a woman with a hard mouth and a soft heart." ”
Xiao Qian suddenly spoke. "Is there really that kind of computer and cell phone where people can talk on the phone while walking? Can you also see each other's faces? How did Miss Zhang fantasize about the 'new world'? Like you've really been? ”
Shen Mengxi's eyes looked at the lilac tree outside the window, "I guess I went there in a dream." Yours, aren't you in charge? If you want people to cry, you can cry, if you want people to laugh, you will live and die, and you will love and hate. ”
Then the topic of several people shifted from the status of women to the development of science and technology, they talked about the British Industrial Revolution, talked about the skyscrapers in the United States, talked about the improvement of automobiles and guns, and also talked about the change of clothing.
Shen Mengxi rarely spoke, she leaned her back on the sofa, listened quietly, and observed quietly. Her phone turned on the recording, and no one knew what a precious conversation she recorded.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the maid came to call for dinner, and a few people got up and went to the restaurant, the food was brought from the backyard, and it was still steaming, Nian Bing sat in his father's arms, obediently waiting for the meal.
The meal was very rich, a table was full, full of color, flavor and flavor, everyone had a wine glass in front of them, Xiao Qian took the initiative to pour wine for everyone, Liang Chengru said a few words, especially expressed his welcome to Shen Mengxi, everyone took a sip and began to eat.
Some quail eggs were added to the braised pork, Nian Bing ate it very happily, the child couldn't remember what the taste was, but when he saw Shen Mengxi, he remembered the braised pork, and the Liang couple said that the taste was already very similar, and praised Jin Yuelong's chef's cooking skills.
Shen Mengxi didn't eat, just looked at Lin Huiya.
Lin Huiya was annoyed by the sight, picked up a piece of chopsticks with thin meat, and held it up in front of Shen Mengxi, "See clearly!" Then he ate it in one bite.
Shen Mengxi applauded happily, "Why didn't I bring a camera!" ”
Jin Yuelong actually lived in their back room.
Lin Huiya sincerely invited her to live in the west wing of her home,
Hu Shi, Jin Yuelin, Shen Congwen, Zhu Guangqian, Xiao Qian
Saturday
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