Lin Yuhan walked out of the school under the scorching sun and carrying a drawing folder that was almost half a person tall on her back. She had a delicate face, wearing a blue cloth skirt and a black knee-length skirt, with two dark braids on her shoulders, and the braids swayed slightly with her steps. It was very hot, and she was slightly sweating on her forehead, but her pace was brisk, and the joy on her face that could not be hidden went straight to the tip of her delicate eyebrows.

A girl wearing the same school uniform caught up from behind, "Yuhan! Yuhan ——! I can't find your shadow after school, where did I go? ”

Wang Xinlian is slightly shorter than Lin Yuhan, her short hair is just over her ears, and her eyes are big round like a porcelain doll.

The corners of Yuhan's mouth turned up slightly, "Mr. Tong asked me to go to the Academic Affairs Office." ”

"It's already summer vacation, what else will happen?"

Yuhan bowed his head and didn't answer, only pursed his lips and smiled slightly.

Xinlian squinted, "Looking at you like this, what's the good thing, right?" ”

Yuhan looked at Xinlian sideways, as if she was sure that she wanted to get to the bottom of it, "Next semester, our college is going to be an exchange student with Phillip College in the United Kingdom, and Mr. Tong recommended me." The joy she couldn't hide rippled at the corner of her mouth, "If I can be selected, I can go to the UK to study for half a year." ”

"Huh?" Xinlian looked stunned, "You...... Are you going to stay in the ocean? ”

"I wish I could be chosen."

"Hope for what?! You are a girl's family, what do you want to stay with a man? United Kingdom?! Do you know how far the UK is? ”

Yuhan pursed her lips and disdained Xinlian's reaction, "Miss, now it's all the Republic of China, why are you still so feudal!" Looking at Mr. Li in our school, he is also a woman, and he came back from abroad, and his conversation temperament is different. Besides, I studied Western architecture, so what can I learn by watching those pictures all day? I want to go to the realm of foreigners to see the real palaces, castles, bungalows......"

Xinlian shook her head again and again, "I really don't know what you think." Do you think that a small family like ours sends girls to the school so that you can learn what to draw palace houses? She looked up at the plaque at the entrance of the school, "This is the best college in Shanghai, and the people who can come in to study here are all sons and young masters from big families. ”

Yu Han laughed out loud, "You talk like someone's aunt and matchmaker." Don't be ashamed! ”

Xinlian was amused by her words and wanted to laugh, so she puffed up her cheeks and couldn't help laughing, "What's the use of you taking the first place in the exam every year, I see that Guo Peiru is going to marry the second young master of Baoheng Tongyun next month and become a young grandmother." ”

"Xinlian, I really like to design houses, and I hope that someone can live in the house I designed in the future."

"My eldest lady, then someone must be able to build you a house first!"

The two of them had walked all the way to the door of the tailor's shop. It was a large two-story storefront, and the golden plaque on the door was dazzling by the sun, and through the window railing, the figures of the ladies and ladies inside were faintly visible, and the customers seemed to be much larger than usual.

Yuhan pushed Xinlian's shoulder, "Okay, you're home, stop being verbose." I'll come to you in two days. ”

Half of Xinlian's body had already entered the door of the store and poked her head out, "There is a new film on the Huangtai Theater, Shuyun and they said they want to go to the movie, let's go together?" ”

Yuhan waved her hand, "Let's talk about it, I'll go home first to explore the wind." ”

Yuhan almost trotted through the messy alleys, jumping over the waterlogged potholes. As soon as she entered the house, she heard the voice of a living person, she stroked her chest slightly to calm her breath, and carefully walked into the living room, "Mom, I'm back." He bowed slightly to the guest, "Hello cousin." ”

"Yo, I haven't seen us for half a year." My cousin turned to her mother again, "I said cousin, my daughter is nineteen this year, right?" Why are you reluctant to marry when you're so old? The female university is not staying. ”

"Uh...... I went upstairs first. Yuhan didn't want to listen to it anymore, and before her mother could respond, she quickly ran away.

Walking up the creaking old wooden staircase, she heard her cousin continue, "I really happen to have a suitable candidate......

Yuhan returned to his room, changed into civilian clothes, hung the school uniform on the hanger and carefully smoothed it. It's summer vacation from today, what are you going to do this summer? She thought about sitting down at her desk, opened her drawing folder, and took out a few Western architectural drawings to look through, each of which was her treasure. Then she sighed and closed the clip heavily. She graduated in one year, and she really wanted to take this opportunity to see real Western architecture. Mr. Tong said that out of the five students recommended, she had the best grades, and she would definitely be selected. If she is chosen, will her parents agree to let her stay abroad? Needless to say, my father will definitely oppose it, because the cost of staying abroad will be a big expense, and even my father is not happy to pay for the tuition fees for going to school now.

Yuhan looked up and looked fixedly at the yellowed old photo on the bookshelf, which was the only photo of their family, her grandfather holding her in front of the garden of the old house, who was only five or six years old, and her parents standing on either side. At that time, there were not many photo studios in Shanghai, and it was even more unusual to invite a photographer to take pictures at home, but my grandfather insisted that the whole family take a photo together at home. That house was a three-story garden house that my grandfather had built for my grandmother, who died of illness when her mother was a child, and Yuhan's impression of her was only the old embroidered sheets in her grandfather's bedroom and the begonia flowers in the garden. Whenever my grandfather talked about my grandmother, I would mention these two things, because they were my grandmother's favorite things.

Yuhan's impression is that his grandfather is in the business of building houses. Later, shortly after my grandfather fell ill and died, the family was not doing well. The business that my father took over deteriorated, and two years later, the old house was sold to pay off the debts, and the family moved to the small two-story mansion where they live now. It is said to be a mansion, but it is actually a very old townhouse, the stairs are old and squeaky, and when Yuhan first moved in, he always had to worry that it would collapse if he stepped on it one day.

Two knocks at the door woke her from her musings, and her mother pushed the door in and walked over to her bedside and sat down.

Yuhan looked up, "Mom, my cousin is gone?" ”

"Well, just left."

"It's not a real relative, why do you always come to our house."

Mother took Yuhan's hand and said, "I heard that I was going to tell you that the matchmaker was unhappy?" ”

"Sooner or later, a girl's family will have to get married. This time, your cousin and aunt told me about the third young master of the Yang family, named Yang Tianqi. He is the same year as you, and it is the second half of his birthday, which is four months younger than you. The mother paused, and then said: "Originally, our family was not as high as the Yang family, and the door was too bad, and the door was not right." But this Yang Tianqi is the illegitimate son of Chairman Yang outside, and he was officially brought back to the Yang Mansion when he was more than ten years old. Although he is said to be the third young master of the Yang family, his status in the Yang family is much worse than that of other young masters. Your cousin thinks that his status is just right for our family. But my mother didn't think about this, my mother felt that it was because of Yang Tianqi's special life experience, he had suffered and suffered when he was a child, so he didn't have the bad problems of other sons, he was easy-going and humble, and he was more considerate and caring for people. ”

Yang Tianqi Yuhan had heard of it, and had occasionally met in the university hall, but he didn't know each other if he hadn't spoken. But she is not interested in either Yang Tianqi or Li Tianqi now, because now is not the time to talk about marriage, if she wants to get married, she must drop out of school, and her opportunity to stay abroad will be lost.

"Mom, I will graduate in one year, and I want to wait until I finish my studies to talk about marriage."

"If you really meet the right person, Mom doesn't want you to miss it."

Yuhan was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Mom, are you happy in this life?" ”

Tears flickered in my mother's eyes, "Mom is very happy, and I have always been happy to have you in Mom." Then stroked Yuhan's hair lovingly, "If you can find someone who cherishes you to live, Mom will be satisfied in this life." ”

Yuhan looked at her mother, she only knew how to work for her children and husband all her life, how could she bear to worry her again.

"I'll think about it."

The mother patted the back of her hand with relief, "Okay." Come downstairs and wash your hands in a while, your father should come back, and we'll have dinner when we come back." ”