Golden Pink Building

The new life is still stumbling. Bai Shaoyi got a letter of appointment from a school and became a teacher again. He graduated from the best law school in the UK and has rich experience. He also has many friends and classmates in the United States. When they heard that Bai Shaoyi was coming, they naturally wanted to meet and bond.Among his classmates, no matter whether they are Chinese or foreign, there are already many people who have established themselves in the American legal circle.With acquaintances who are easy to handle, Bai Shaoyi has successfully gained a foothold in the United States.

Qingqiu also met many friends and classmates.In addition to Bai Shaoyi's classmate and friends' wives, Qingqiu has a lively personality and has no language barriers. She was immediately drawn in by several circles of women, and even the wives of their neighbors quickly fell in love with Qingqiu.Apart from going to school every day to do homework and doing experiments in the laboratory, Qingqiu's remaining time is filled with various activities and taking care of the children.Her daily life became more and more fulfilling, and she found that she could do more things in American Qingqiu.For example, in Shanghai, she never thought about learning to drive, nor did she think about cooking and gardening by herself, and holding tea parties with her neighbors.Hold family gatherings with Bai Shaoyi's friends every month.Now Qingqiu has slowly learned to drive, she can go wherever she wants!Although Zhang Ma didn't take care of the family affairs, Qingqiu found out from taking care of everyone's diet and daily life that the family can actually be so close.

Qingqiu parked the car in the parking space in front of the house, she got out of the car excitedly, Madam Bai was sitting under the eaves of the porch, slowly sipping a cup of tea, killing the afternoon.She saw that Qingqiu was actually wearing a pair of overalls trousers, his hair was pulled up loosely, and the plaid shirt on his body was still stained with dirt.Mrs. Bai couldn't help laughing and said: "You came back very early today. Shao Yi said that you went to the experimental field. Why don't you wear a hat to see that your face is flushed. Although you are naturally beautiful, you can't be so cruel. Your own face. Didn't you see that the housewives in the neighborhood are so envious of your skin? Why are you willing to make yourself tanned?" Mrs. Bai looked at Qingqiu with a bit of distress, and poured her a glass Tea.

The mother-in-law poured him tea!Qingqiu was terrified by Jin Ying's actions, her upbringing and experience in two lifetimes were terrified by Jin Ying's actions.Qingqiu hurriedly took a step back, took the teacup from Jin Ying's hands with both hands, and said in surprise: "Mother is going to kill me, how can an elder pour tea for a junior!"

"We don't pay attention to the rules of old millet and rotten sesame seeds here. I think it's actually right. The elders and juniors are all family members. It's good to meet each other every day. It's not like a rat sees a cat. , why the mother-in-law sits and the daughter-in-law can only stand, the son will be afraid of me. What do gods and ghosts do, and there is no family relationship. We do as the Romans do, and they naturally learn the good things. Don't be shy , Just throw away those rules, we two mothers should be more intimate. I sincerely take you as my daughter." Jin Ying looked coldly at these days when she came to the United States, Qingqiu took care of most of Shaoyi's affairs by herself.Whether it is the hospital or the home, the arrangements are very good, and they have not become constrained when they come to the new environment.On the contrary, he is more capable, takes care of his family wholeheartedly, and studies hard.Jin Ying thought to herself that she had accumulated virtues in her previous life and won a daughter-in-law like Qingqiu.She naturally liked Qingqiu more.

Qingqiu asked Mrs. Bai to sit down first, and then she sat down next to her mother-in-law, holding a teacup and said: "What mother said is true, I remember it. My experiment went well today, so I came back first. Yuan Yuan and Xiao They go home by themselves, they don't need to go to cram school today, they will be back soon, I learned how to make cakes with the wife next door yesterday, why don't we try to make some when we are free now."

Jin Ying said with a smile: "Without Mama Zhang at home, how can I teach you everything? How can I become a idler when I'm free? Wait for me to go with you." After Mama Zhang left, the Bai family's housework It has indeed become a problem. Although the United States is much more advanced than China, many housework is done by machines.It's just that Qingqiu and Jinying didn't do much things like cleaning and washing dishes. They were clumsy at first and made a lot of jokes.Before Qingqiu was not married, she knew it a little bit, but Jin Ying was pampered from the time she was a girl to when she got married, and the maid followed her.I don't know many things at all.

Fortunately, Jin Ying is an open-minded person, she learned to do it slowly without servants, and now she can do basic housework.Although the days of ordering slaves and maidservants were easy in the past, there seemed to be more estrangement between the family members. Now the whole family has something to do together, but it is closer.What Jin Ying likes most is making dim sum with Qingqiu, or going to the market to buy things for the family.The two of them had personally set foot in the vegetable market there before, and now Jin Ying seems to have found an interesting place, Qingqiu would take her to the market every week.

Qingqiu also liked the leisurely way of chatting with her mother-in-law while cooking, and said with a smile: "I just want to ask my mother for help, tell me to change my clothes first." Saying that, Qingqiu and Jin Ying went in to change their clothes, and did cooking in the kitchen. Up cake.

Jin Ying stirred the egg liquid and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I also learned to cook when I was a girl. But at that time, I stood on the sidelines and watched, and the servants in the underground cooked while talking. It’s just that the girl has learned it. I was free that day and told the servants to cook the soup tonight to honor the old lady. The soup from the kitchen below was delivered by the girl herself. It is especially filial to the old lady. Even if I learned it Cooking skills. I’m still dreaming, look, I also learned cooking skills! It’s really funny to think about it today!”

Listening to her mother-in-law's words, Qingqiu couldn't help but think of all kinds of things in her previous life, and she couldn't help laughing: "Our girl, who wants to cook by herself, mostly learns how to cook in the kitchen, so as to save herself the trouble of being the master of the house in the future. The people below don’t know if they’ve been lied to. Why should my mother lament this? Of course the housewives here can arrange a family dinner, but there’s no such thing as mother’s banquet where hundreds of people talk and laugh. I guess it’s just that the habits of the two places are different.” Qingqiu’s words made Jin Ying very comfortable, and she said with a smile: “Where are the habits of the two places different? Their high-society ladies like to hold some kind of dance party. It’s true that their habits are somewhat different from ours, for example, their social seasons are different from ours. Naturally, we have more opportunities for relatives to get together, and they have more opportunities for treats among colleagues.” Jin Ying told Qingqiu about the social habits of foreigners, she spoke patiently, and Qingqiu listened carefully.Now that Bai Shaoyi's body is gradually recovering, and seeing that there are more social activities, Qingqiu is going to learn from Jin Ying.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were making cakes while talking, and soon the kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of milk and icing sugar, and a burst of hurried footsteps interrupted the warm atmosphere.Bai Shaoyi broke in with an ugly expression: "Something went wrong, the Japanese attacked Wanping City today!" The freshly baked cake in Jin Ying's hand fell to the ground, and the war was inevitable.

Qingqiu was a little dazed for a while, and asked stupidly: "Was that Wanping City?"

"There are still a few Wanping cities. We went to see the Wanping city in the sunset, which is a small county outside Beiping! Now a full-scale war has broken out. This news has not been published in the newspapers here, it is from Shanghai. It's from the reporter. It's absolutely true. As for my father, he probably already knows the news." Bai Shaoyi picked up the teacup on the table and slowly poured a cup of tea into it.

Peiping must be very dangerous.The Northeast has been occupied by the Japanese, so can North China also be lost?She suddenly remembered that if the Japanese quickly occupied North China, they would go south directly.Although Qingqiu is a woman, she is not stupid, let alone a fool who doesn't know anything.In the history books I read before, the story of Mongolia sending troops south to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty popped up all of a sudden.In that case, wouldn't it be within easy reach for the Japanese to hit Shanghai?

Qingqiu immediately became worried about her mother. As expected of Jin Ying's age, she has experienced a lot. After listening to her son's words, Jin Ying calmed down instead. "Shao Yi, go call your father and tell him to go home immediately. Let's not be anxious at this time. I think the leader can no longer implement the policy of appeasement. If he still pretends that nothing happened, the whole country will explode. Let's not panic, let's see how the government reacts, and how the international community reacts. Your father may have something to do again."

Before Jin Ying could finish speaking, the phone in the living room outside had already rang.Looking at the bright sunshine outside, Qingqiu suddenly remembered that she came from the United States, and the weather was mostly clear and blue. At first, she was very surprised that the weather was so bright every day.But now Qingqiu suddenly felt unreal.She seemed to be in a dream, although the dream was beautiful and peaceful.But she knew that outside of the clear sky, there was a bloody storm on the other side of the sea, and a catastrophe of devastation had begun.

Jin Yingguo is really a person with a unique vision, she is right, the consulate in New York called and invited Bai Wenxin to talk.Over there, Bai Shaoyi intermittently inquired about various news about the domestic situation from various places.

Qingqiu was sitting under the lamp and was reading a book seriously. In fact, her mind was not on the tome in her hand at all. She kept her ears up to listen to any slight movement outside.It's a pity that it's very quiet outside, except for the warm night wind rustling the treetops and lawn outside, and the scent of tuberose and evening primrose coming in through the undulating curtains.Qingqiu sighed and looked at the alarm clock on the table, it was already ten o'clock.Even the birds on the books outside fell asleep.Qingqiu stood up and came downstairs wearing a pajamas.

"Qiu'er, haven't you slept yet? Shao Yi and his father can't go home until eleven o'clock. It's useless for you to stay up, so go back and rest quickly. Although the school is on holiday, your experiment is still going on. Well, how can you bear it if you don't rest early?" Jin Ying was wrapped in a shawl, sitting in the dark living room, thinking about something.Qingqiu didn't expect that her mother-in-law hadn't rested yet. She sat beside Jin Ying and whispered, "Mom, let's go to bed early, it's getting late." Since the domestic situation was critical, the two men of the Bai family suddenly changed from leisure time to into working mode.Naturally, Bai Wenxin didn't say anything, he used his influence and connections to win international sympathy everywhere.While helping her father, Shao Yi and overseas Chinese groups publicized the domestic anti-Japanese situation and raised money and weapons for the country.Qingqiu was worried that Bai Shaoyi's body would not be able to bear it, but in such a situation, Qingqiu couldn't open her mouth to beg her husband to rest. She could only silently care about her husband and prepare everything for him.

"Oh, I can still sleep when I'm old. Men just want to break into the outside world, and we as wives can only do our part." Jin Ying sighed, leaned on the sofa, looked out of the window and continued. Fascinated.

Qingqiu and Mrs. Bai have been enduring silently, they prayed in their hearts all day long that the battle situation would develop in a favorable direction.It's a pity that the sky didn't go as planned, and the news from the other side of the ocean was getting worse and worse. When Qingqiu saw the photos of Shanghai being bombed in the newspapers, Qingqiu couldn't sit still.

"Qingqiu, don't worry, my mother-in-law lives in the concession. The Japanese will definitely not risk declaring war with other countries to bomb the concession. The safety of my mother-in-law can be guaranteed. The situation in Shanghai is chaotic right now, so we can't scare ourselves." Breakfast table , Qingqiu tears drop by drop on the newspaper.Jin Ying was busy reassuring Qingqiu not to get angry too much, Mrs. Leng would be relatively safe if she was in Hua in the concession.

"Qingqiu, don't worry, I'm ready to rush to Shanghai immediately to bring my mother-in-law back." Bai Shaoyi immediately stated that she would go back to Shanghai to bring Mrs. Leng back in person.