Chapter 15 The Obstacles Before Departure: The Loving Mother and the Old Lady and the Second Fool Bear Look
"I disagree!"
Meng Chuan'er's mother slapped the chopsticks on the table fiercely, so frightened that Meng Chuan'er and her father's hand holding a cup of two pots and about to taste it suddenly trembled, and she didn't wait to drink, and she sprinkled it all clean - her father, who was not very good, was prescribed by her mother to only have three glasses of wine a day, which was the kind of cup with one cup, and now the one-third of the ration is gone, the old man is a little depressed, and he looked at his wife, who is staring at Meng Chuan'er, as if he is going to eat her, so that the old man is in a dilemma, and he can only pretend to be deaf.
This reaction was expected by Meng Chuan'er, so she was very calm, if the old lady calmly told her, okay, you can go! That had to scare Meng Chuan'er to death, and she had to take her mother to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. So the current situation is completely acceptable to her, that is, she has to think about it and take her time, after all, the old man is old, and it is not good to screw everything up, not like when he was a child, I don't care if you agree with it or not, Lao Tzu can do whatever he wants, and he wants to go.
Now she was going to do it again like she had done before, and her mother could really die to show her, so she had to be careful and cautious. Fortunately, there is also an old man in his family who stands on the same front with her, and her father does not support him, but he understands his daughter's temper better, as long as Meng Chuan'er is sure that what must be done, no one's opposition is useless, no matter how her mother makes trouble, the final result is the same, this is for sure.
So he didn't resist at all while eating, he took a chopstick, tomatoes and eggs, secretly wiped the glass of wine he had just sprinkled with his sleeve, and quietly poured a glass without squeaking.
Meng Chuan'er's eyes were sharp-eyed-he was also interrupted: "Mom, my dad poured another cup, this second cup!"
The old man rolled his eyes: "This loser kid ......"
"Eat, eat, eat, you know, eat! Your daughter is going to die, can you take care of it. "The old lady is angry, and everything is wrong.
"What do you mean by sending your life? So many colleagues are working as war correspondents there, how many of them are dying?" Meng Kuan'er replied lightly.
"The Yugoslav ......"
"Mom! How many years have it been since the Yugoslav embassy was bombed, and now China's status is not the same as it was then, and the protection of its own journalists is also different. I didn't have much to pursue a few years ago, but now I finally have a career dream, don't let me have any regrets in my life, okay?"
The old lady was so angry that she slapped Meng Chuan'er on the elbow with chopsticks: "I think you want me to have regrets in my life! I didn't give birth to you to make you ready to sacrifice at any time!"
"Who said I was going to sacrifice! How important life is! Especially the life you gave me, how could I give it away casually! And I can go there to feel the importance of life more truly, and thus cherish it even more. I am so eager to live vigorously, too eager to record and feel things that others may not feel in a lifetime. At the same time, to put it mildly, I love my profession very much, I don't want to be so suffocated and plain all the time, I want to be able to add a strong touch to this profession in my lifetime, this is my decision. Mom, please respect my own choice. ”
Meng Chuan'er and the old lady rarely talk so seriously, and they usually tease with a hippie smile like a leather monkey, it is rare to be so solemn, and the atmosphere is very depressing.
There were two ways for Meng Chuan'er to deal with his mother before, one was Tai Chi, four or two thousand catties, knocking on the side of everything, and gradually taking the old lady into the ditch. The second is to fight against real guns on the bright side, regardless of whether you win or lose, the outcome has been decided, you can do whatever I want, or you will kill me.
Back then, Meng Chuan'er wanted to be an actress, and her mother didn't agree with it, how chaotic the entertainment industry was, what kind of unspoken rules, all of them were not serious, and there were a lot of negative teaching materials. Of course, Meng Chuan'er has to play Tai Chi with her, first put a bunch of positive materials, who is a master of acting, who is a performing artist, how decent is a performing artist, and who has never had a scandal...... said that her mother's thinking has changed a little.
As a result, at this time, the host that her mother particularly likes had a scandal, which is the representative voice of China, Meng Chuan'er also found a recording of the scandal heroine breaking the news during dinner one day, and when she released it, she heard a magnetic voice like broadcasting the animal world, saying "Your little X is also very tight......"
Meng Kuan'er hurriedly turned it off, but her mother had already heard it, so she immediately turned her face, but she didn't agree with Meng Kuan'er to act. There is no way, Meng Chuan'er can only use the second method, I don't agree with me to go, I won't even go home, what can you do, but after less than two months of stalemate, her mother surrendered her gun.
But this person, as he grows older, he pays more and more attention to the people around him, and when he was young, he especially hated the nagging of his parents.
But at this time, the mother and daughter were still deadlocked, and no one would give in. For a long time, the old lady didn't know which emotional nerve was touched, and began to cry sobbing: "Girl, my mother hopes that you will be like when you were a child, when you buy you a marshmallow when the kindergarten picks you up, you can be happy for a long time, and you will be very satisfied when you take you to the small park to play on the weekend, now that you have grown up and your wings are hard, I don't listen to anything, you don't take anything to heart, and your mother doesn't want to stop your career pursuit and dreams, but ...... But this mother's heart always hopes that you can be healthy and safe, just plain, don't ask for anything else, do you understand it...... ”
Meng Chuan'er couldn't stand it when she saw that her nose was sore, and her eyes immediately became hot, in fact, on weekdays, her daughter didn't let her parents worry about it, and when she was in high school, she had to fight a lot and let her parents wipe their buttocks. A few years ago, his father didn't beat her less, and then he didn't bother to beat her, because it doesn't change anything if he beats her or not, and he never convinces his hard mouth.
When she was five years old, once her father wanted to take her to the park, she thought that her father's shoes were too slow, and as soon as she reached out her hand, her father's glasses were dropped, and his father was so angry that he didn't go to the park. Unconvinced sentence after sentence, she was so angry that her father's slap was harder than hard, and later beat Meng Chuan'er so that she only had the breath out but not the breath in, but she still refused to bow her head, and his father asked her: "Is it wrong?" She couldn't say anything, she still shook her head desperately, and if she beat her again, she would kill this daughter. The old man later told the old lady that this B cub, I don't know who it is, I have never seen such a girl, she is too thoughtful and stubborn.
Thinking of these past events made Meng Chuan'er very embarrassed, she couldn't bear to continue talking to her mother anymore. Her father finally opened his mouth after silently pulling two bowls of rice and secretly drinking several glasses of wine: "Let's talk about this slowly, the child is older, and the children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and you and I will accompany you." After that, the old man glanced at Meng Chuan'er, who nodded quickly and handed the chopsticks to the old lady: "Mom, let's eat first, I won't mention this in advance." ”
"It's not that I don't mention it, it's that I don't even think about it, I'm not Yue Fei's mother, I don't have that mind, I can't send you to the battlefield. Let others be loyal to the country, I just want my daughter to be by my side...... Woowoo woo ......"
"Okay, good, by your side, don't want to think about it, don't want to, good ha. Meng Chuan'er patted her shoulder and soothed.
At night, the old lady went to bed early, and went to bed at 8 o'clock, Meng Chuan'er did not go back to her small house for the time being, in her father's study, the two of them lit a cigarette each. The old man said in a deep voice: "I don't support you, but if you want your mother to agree, it will definitely not work to say directly, you try to infiltrate from a side angle, you are more experienced than me in this regard." In addition, let your leaders also find your mother to do ideological work, put on a big hat, and then emphasize all kinds of safety guarantees, maybe there is a glimmer of hope, she can agree. But girl, your father is also your own father, and even your daughter is ...... It's going to be worrying, you know. The reason why I tell you this is because I don't have any regrets in your life. Meng Chuan'er nodded and hugged his father, she knew that this was the limit of what her father could express as a man.
In the days that followed, Meng Kuan'er intentionally or unintentionally showed some videos of the current situation in Afghanistan to the old lady, the tears of the civilians who lost their loved ones, the streets that could turn into ruins at any time, the women who were controlled, and the shocking hungry children, who were so shocked that they looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes every time.
The old lady's personality Meng Chuan'er knows best, and she is fierce on the surface, but she is actually similar to Lin Daiyu, and she is very kind. Ten years later, after months of bushfires in Australia, her mother could cry all night when she saw the picture of a koala with a burnt nose: "Little koala is so pathetic......
Feeling that the foreshadowing was almost over, Meng Chuan'er did not directly mention the matter of going to Afghanistan, but showed the old lady a world-famous Pulitzer Prize-winning photo - "Hungry Sudan", the photo shows a Sudanese girl, about to die of hunger and kneeling on the ground, and the vulture is not far behind the girl, eyeing the picture, waiting to hunt the girl.
Photographer Kevin Carter is known to have left his last words afterward: "I'm sorry, but life is more painful than happy." Then she committed suicide, but this passage must not be known to the old lady, so she was allowed to skip it selectively.
She just said to the old lady: "There are still corners of the world that you don't know that such a tragedy is happening, the seemingly cruel photos released in the world have aroused the world's attention to the Sudan's civil strife, the role of journalists is sometimes worth thousands of troops, and even to some extent can speed up or reverse the wheel of history, recording and publishing means that it is possible to avoid more children from suffering from war, and I remember that my mother taught me since I was a child that people must have ideals in life, and they must understand why they live and what is the value?" I have been influenced by you step by step to grow up to today, every drop of blood flowing in my blood is given to me by you, and now I also hope that you can support me, although I understand that it is very difficult. But your support will be my strong backing, which can make me strong and protect my safety. ”
Meng Chuan'er's brothers joined the battlefield of "defecting" Meng Chuan'er's mother after several rounds of unsuccessful persuasion, and gave a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the security measures, the glory of the station, and the logistics support, including the addition of a round of appearances from those who had been war correspondents, and just like that, it also lasted for more than a month.
On the day Meng Chuan'er left, the weather was very good, the blue sky and white clouds were breezy, no one let her go, she was about to go to a battlefield as she wished, with mission and responsibility, with a long-cherished wish that had been repeated for a long time, and with the courage to finally fight against fate for the ideal.
This feeling is very good, life is like wine, living out its own taste, drunk and drunk and crazy and arrogant, what is going to Afghanistan to face, in the end there is no special preparation, but I have figured it out, when the time comes, be bold and careful, God will block and kill God, Buddha will block and kill Buddha, and if you can't come back from death, you will kneel on the ground to atone, repent and pray.
Before she left, she also took care of a person, who was the bear. That day, she solemnly asked Xiong Xiang'er out, and then told him that she was about to go to Afghanistan, and said seriously: "Brother Xiong, you! In addition to the ink, you are a good person, and you are also practical, but a girl like me is really not suitable for you." If you were smarter, you should have felt it a long time ago, but unfortunately you don't belong to the smart category, but this can only be blamed on me, people like me just have thoughts floating in the sky, living too empty, and obviously you can't hold me, if you die hard, then there can only be one end, that is, I take you to the sky, and then fall to death, then the ending will be very miserable. I'm fine, I'm used to falling, so I resist falling more and more, so that I always run on it. I really can't do the things you think, what to help you pay off the mortgage, serve you, serve your father, cook for you every day, I want to do it, if you are not afraid of poisoning and dare to eat, then you are awesome. But that doesn't mean I can't do it, and others can't do it, I believe that there must be people who can do it, and they can do it well, and they are willing to do it. So you hurry to find that person, maybe she's waiting for you not far away. ”
Meng Chuan'er said so much emotionally, thinking that Xiong Yang must be full of emotion and emotion, but who knew that this thing immediately said: "You don't tell me this!
Meng Chuan'er really wondered if there was something wrong with his ears or that she didn't express it clearly enough just now, so she asked suspiciously, "Xiong Yang, do you understand what I just said?" Xiong Yang raised his head and stared at his eyes and shouted, "I don't have time to listen to you say that nonsense, who is that bastard?"
The two of them were in KFC at the time, and the eyes around him shot at Meng Chuan'er at the same time. Meng Chuan'er couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up with a slap on the table and shouted: "Get out of his M calf! I really said a story on your grave, and I told it to the ghost! I shouldn't give you a face, hurry up, get out as far as I can!" After scolding, she stared at Xiong'er with her eyes, watching his reaction, and at the same time put one hand on a chair, ready to do it at any time.
Xiong Yang picked up the leather bag and said, "No quality! What a thing!" Then he turned around and left, walked to the door and folded back, took the remaining two-thirds of the burgers and fries on the table in his hand, and checked the Coke to make sure that there was only a pile of ice cubes left before he completely got out, Meng Chuan'er was also convinced, I don't understand what this buddy's head is filled with, feces and urine are fertilizer, and it can't be so unnutritious! It's really enough, it's good not to leave a little thought before leaving.
When the plane pushed onto the runway, she sent a message to Yu Xiaoshan: "I went, Afghanistan, and the plane will take off immediately." ”