You smile at me, just so that you can look at me like this at the moment, and see how sad and painful I am...... You've never loved me.

The story begins with a funeral. The Zhong family is a wealthy family known to everyone in the mall, and has been operating a cloth business for generations. Mr. Zhong is humble, benevolent, and a figure respected by everyone in the mall. Master Zhong's sudden death was a major event for the Zhong family, and it was a sensation for the whole city.

The luxurious and magnificent Zhong family mansion is shrouded in a thick cloud of sorrow and sorrow at the moment. In the center of the mourning hall is a coffin and a tablet of Master Zhong, and the expressions on the faces of people who come in and out of the mansion are all sad and solemn. As the people who mourned for Master Zhong came in and out, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy looked at those who bowed to his father one after another, his eyes were full of tiredness, he inadvertently yawned, his head drooped, and his body that was originally straight and kneeling gradually bent down. The boy's name is Zhong Lei, although he is the eldest young master of the Zhong family, but after all, he is still young, and it is the age of laughter and play, and it is really difficult for him to hold on to a straight posture until the people disperse.

The woman who knelt in the middle and couldn't cry was Master Zhong's wife, Zhong Bai, and the boy kneeling on the other side of Zhong Bai's was lying on his thighs with his hands on his thighs, straight and straight, without any slackness, he was the second young master of the Zhong family, Zhong Yu. Zhong Yu looked directly at those who came to mourn, compared to Zhong Lei's drowsiness, he always knelt straight. Zhong Yu's face had no tears or expression, not like Zhong Bai's heart-rending cry, and not as impatient as Zhong Lei. Although he was childish, his eyes vaguely revealed the sadness and composure that were not commensurate with his age, as if he was more sad than anyone present, and as if he was more indifferent and ruthless than anyone present.

Life has to go on, although Master Zhong has passed away, although Zhong Bai's heart has not healed, he also told himself that he can't always be immersed in sadness. Her husband is gone, and the most important thing is her son's future, and she must plan for her children.

On this day, Zhong Baishi sat on Zhong Yu's bed to help him sort out his luggage, she carefully folded the clothes one by one and put them into the box, and looked left and right to see if there was anything left, for fear that the things in the suitcase would not be complete. Zhong Yu sat on the edge of the bed, didn't say a word, and looked at Zhong Bai quietly. Mother Zhong raised her head and saw the childish boy, and patted his head with pity, "Ah Yu, being alone outside is not as good as being at home, if you encounter any grievances and unsmooth things, you have to endure a little more." As he spoke, Zhong Bai's tears flowed uncontrollably. Zhong Yu wiped away the tears on Zhong Bai's face and nodded calmly, "Ah Yu will be obedient and not let my mother worry." ”

Zhong Baishi looked at Zhong Yu's calmness and sensibility beyond his age, and couldn't help but hug Zhong Yu in his arms, crying even more sourly, "Good boy, don't blame your mother for sending you to study so far away in Japan." Your dad is gone, mom must make the Zhong family better and let my children live in a beautiful way. Now it is the Republic of China, not as good as the Qing Dynasty, and the set of the eight shares of the imperial examination is in vogue from time to time, and only those who have studied outside can be promising. So, don't blame Mom for letting you leave this house. You're still a kid, and when you're out of business, you'll understand damn. My poor child, you are still so young, and my mother is reluctant to let you stay so far away...... I really can't bear to ......" "Mom, Ah Yu understands. Ah Yu, I understand everything. Ah Yu will really be obedient...... will endure it. Mom, don't worry. Zhong Yu's arms wrapped around Zhong Bai's neck, as if it was a ritual, a kind of perception...... When this is the last time, I can still think of myself as a child.

The next day, the prepared car had already stopped at the door of the mansion, and Zhong Bai took Zhong Yu's hand and slowly walked to the door to stop. Zhong Bai smiled and nodded to Zhong Yu, then transferred his hand to the hand of a middle-aged man beside him, and looked at the man very seriously, "Lao Li, you are the personal butler I personally selected for Ah Yu, you have worked in the Zhong family for so many years, so I can rest assured that Ah Yu will be handed over to you." We, Ah Yu, will bother you. You have to help me hold Ah Yu's hand firmly like you are now, so that he will not be hurt in the slightest. Lao Li took Zhong Yu by the hand, and then bowed to Zhong's mother, "Mrs. is serious, Mrs. rest assured, I will take good care of the second young master." ”

Zhong Baishi slowly leaned down, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Zhong Yu's eyes, reluctantly squeezed out a smile and patted his head, and then stood up straight, "Ah Yu, when you arrive in Japan, you have to listen to Uncle Li, don't let your mother worry...... Okay, let's get in the car. Zhong Yu still nodded calmly, and obediently followed Lao Li in the direction of the car. However, after walking a few steps, Zhong Yu suddenly shook off Lao Li's hand and hugged Zhong's mother and refused to leave. Zhong Mu patted Zhong Yu's head again with tears in her eyes, and then slowly moved his hand away, "Okay, okay, Ah Yu, you have to be obedient, get in the car...... Lao Li, don't be stunned, take the second young master to the car...... Come on. ”

"Yes, ma'am." Lao Li listened to Zhong Bai's advice and stepped forward respectfully, and took the last hand again, "Second young master, be obedient, let's get in the car with Lao Li." After that, Lao Li gently grabbed Zhong Yu's arm, but Zhong Yu still stood still and refused to move. I'm sorry Second Young Master. Lao Li had no choice but to push Zhong Yu into the car. Without giving Zhong Yu any time to react, he closed the car door.

The car was moving forward rapidly, Zhong Yu turned around, knelt in the car and looked at Zhong Baishi through the back glass, she was waving to herself with tears in her eyes. Zhong Yu looked at his mother's figure getting farther and farther away from him, he turned around and pressed his body tightly against the back of the chair, staring blankly ahead, without saying a word. Zhong Bai's crying voice became heavier and heavier, and she always stood at the door and looked at the place where the car had just turned and refused to leave. watched stupidly, until the car gradually disappeared......

The sorrow of parting seemed to be only frozen at the door of the house, Zhong Yu left, and Zhong Lei didn't seem to be infected with such a sorrow, not at all. Maybe Zhong Yu is an exception, in this age world, the so-called sorrow and sadness and the like should not be there.

The study was so quiet that there was no sound, and Zhong Lei yawned and flicked the abacus beads in his hand. The maid Ah Feng stood behind Zhong Lei and fanned him, and the appearance of people walking around at the desk became more and more blurry in Zhong Lei's eyes, and he almost closed his eyes when he saw him. I saw that a middle-aged man dressed elegantly with gold-rimmed glasses slowly walked to his side and knocked on the wooden table, "Have you memorized all the abacus skills you taught just now?" Zhong Lei nodded absentmindedly and deliberately lengthened his voice mischievously, "Yes, sir, remember—stop—." The man took out a piece of paper from his pocket, spread it out, and placed it on the desk, "Okay, this paper is the question I gave you, you can count them now." ”

"Yes......" Zhong Lei agreed weakly. Obviously, Zhong Lei didn't expect that a gentleman who taught abacus would make such a move with him, he wanted to lose his temper but was powerless to refute, and he couldn't think of a way to go down the stairs for a while, so he could only sprinkle his stomach on Ah Feng's body behind him, and suddenly turned his head and glared at Ah Feng, "Ah Feng, are you standing behind and being lazy?" Make the fan bigger, I'm hot! "Yes." Ah Feng hurriedly agreed, constantly increasing the strength in his hands. Ah Feng is a few years younger than Zhong Lei, and his strength is not great, no matter how hard he tries, it seems that he is still the same as he was at the beginning, seeing that Zhong Lei is not saying anything, Ah Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Ah Feng has always been a timid in the Zhong family, in the first few years with Zhong Bai's family, she was also a child who loved to laugh, and Zhong Bai's liked Ah Feng's cute and pure appearance and doted on her. Later, Zhong Bai asked Ah Feng to follow Zhong Lei, on the one hand, as a maid to take care of, and on the other hand, because they were of the same age, they could be regarded as Zhong Lei's playmates. Xu is the eldest son, Zhong Lei has always been pampered and grew up, arrogant and domineering in his temper, no more than by Zhong Bai's side, Ah Feng is always careful to live, gradually, he becomes timid.

Zhong Lei was listlessly dialing the abacus, and muttered quietly, "Mom is really unfair, why can Ah Yu go to Japan to play, I have to stay at home and learn this." I couldn't figure out the topic, I couldn't stop reading it, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that my mother was partial, Zhong Lei didn't dare to vent to Mr. with a fire, so he turned his head to look at Ah Feng suddenly, "Ah Feng, you haven't eaten!" Make the fan bigger, I'm hot, I'm hot! "Yes." Ah Feng hurriedly responded, fanning desperately. Seeing Ah Feng's embarrassed look, Zhong Lei finally looked back with a satisfied smile.

Such a scene looked in the eyes of Mr. and wanted to say something, but he knew that he was just a teacher invited by the Zhong family, even if he saw any injustice, he was not nosy, so he could only shake his head helplessly. Helplessly, the eldest young master of the Zhong family is so stubborn and unruly, but the good intentions of the Zhong Bai clan are afraid that they will be in vain......

Since Master Zhong's death, Zhong Bai's health has not been very good, and Zhong Yu's departure is another heavy blow to her heart, and she always has no energy on weekdays. However, the relationship between Xu is slowly smoothed by time, and the future of the two sons has been arranged, Zhong Bai's mood is slowly getting better day by day, when he is fine, he waters the flowers in the garden, chats with the young maids around him, and the days are a lot more interesting.

However, Zhong Bai's not every time he goes to the garden with flowers and plants as his companions, he can change to a comfortable scene. On this day, Zhong Bai was watering the flower seedlings he had just planted a few days ago in the garden, and not far away, he caught a glimpse of Zhong Lei walking towards him behind the housekeeper Qiu Zhongren. Zhong Bai turned sideways and paused, then turned around and continued to water the flowers. It wasn't until Zhong Lei in the afterglow got close that he said lightly, "I heard from Mr. that you haven't been working hard lately." Don't always care about playing, when you grow up in the future, you will have to handle such a big family business as the Zhong family, and you can't even play the abacus, is this reasonable? ”

Zhong Lei looked around, didn't pay attention to what Zhong Mu was saying, and disapplievously picked a flower on the flower branch next to him and played with it in his hand, "I don't like to read, I don't like to plan to play, I also want to go to Japan to play." "I can't even play the abacus, how can I still think about playing." Zhong Bai stopped what he was doing and looked directly at Zhong Lei, his gaze was a little terrifying for no reason. "Why didn't my mother send Ah Yu to me? You are eccentric! Zhong Lei didn't show weakness, and he didn't give up.