Wangxiang Terrace

On September 1972, 9, an old man with gray hair was lying in front of his desk, writing something non-stop.The loudspeaker in the village was broadcasting the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and the old man laughed so hard that his body trembled.

A young man in a suit and leather shoes approached and said softly, "Uncle, are you still writing?"

The old man was very happy to see the visitor. He put the written things in an envelope and put them carefully in the drawer. The old man touched the thick stack of letters and regarded them as treasures.

"Chen Ling, what's the matter? Is there any news?"

The man shook his head, he was the grown-up Pippi, and the old man was Chen Shen, who was in his sixtieth year. He followed her idea and named Pippi Chen Ling.

After the founding of New China, he opened a barber shop in Yan'an, and used the money he had saved to send Chen Ling to study abroad.He also became neighbors with Zhang Dali, and his life was satisfactory, but there was no whereabouts of Song Changan. He wrote countless letters over the past 30 years, but he just didn't send them out.

When he was young, he thought it was Song Changan who was complaining that he had not kept his promise, but he was for the future of the entire country.Later, they won, but they couldn't make it through.The older he gets, the more he thinks about those things in the past. Until the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan today, he can finally fulfill his promise that was overdue for more than 30 years.

A pretty little girl cried and stood outside the door, shouting loudly into the room, "Grandpa Chen! My grandpa is dying."

Chen Shen was too far away to hear him, and Chen Ling told him that Uncle Zhang was dying.After hearing this, Chen Shen was so excited that his eyes went dark and he almost fainted. Chen Ling quickly supported him, "Quick! Quick! Help me over there!"

Chen Shen sat in front of Zhang Dali's bed, and the hands of the two old people were tightly held together.Zhang Dali was tormented by the disease, and he stared at Chen Shen with sunken eye sockets, and called out to Chen Shen, "Captain Chen!"

Chen Shen grabbed his hand and nodded, "I'm here, tell me!"

"My life, the first half of my life was ridiculous. If it wasn't for the director, I would have died long ago, but I actually abandoned her. I'm such a beast."

The old man couldn't hear these things the most, Chen Shen wiped away his tears, and listened to Zhang Dali's self-reproach.

"For the rest of my life, I always regretted why I didn't stay in the first place."

"Do you think she will forgive me?"

"I will, I will."

After being comforted, Zhang Dali stared at the person behind Chen Shen, and yelled in a voice that seemed to come out of his throat, "Director!"

Zhang Dali's death irritated Chen Shen. He was ill for a long time, and he didn't recover until next spring.Chen Shen looked at the camellia trees he had planted in the garden from the window. No matter where he went to perform tasks these years, he would always carry a handful of camellia seeds with him, but unfortunately he never planted them.In winter, Xiao Chen also died. It turned out that the tortoise was not dead. Song Changan gave it to Pippi. After arriving in Yan’an, somehow it survived, and it has been kept here since then. It’s a pity. Now also dead.

It seems that all the people related to her have left one by one in this world. Chen Ling's business has been done all over the world, but there is no news about her.

On this day, Chen Shen wrote a letter to Song Changan at the desk again. When Chen Ling came in, he handed the letter to him and asked him to post it to Japan. To...who?How did he forget?Chen Shen couldn't remember, so he beat his head with his fist. Chen Ling couldn't bear to see his uncle like this, so he told him the news he had received.

When Chen Ling was chatting with his Japanese partner, he overheard a scandal he mentioned. He heard that during the war, a woman in the upper echelons of their military actually poisoned her husband's brother, which caused a family crisis. Even the downfall of a group successfully disrupted the political situation in the country at that time, leading to internal political chaos, which was also an indispensable factor for China's victory.

I heard that the woman died at her wedding. Because of the heinous crime, her body was burned in front of everyone, and the ashes were poured into the pig trough.No one could build a tomb, erect a monument, or even a tablet for her, and those who were found were executed by shooting.What a shame!

Chen Ling choked up several times, especially when it came to the memorial tablet, he felt even more guilty that he failed to fulfill his promise.Song Changan set up a memorial tablet for himself, but he will never be able to use it.Chen Shen listened to his narration in silence, and looked at Chen Shen who was silent, Chen Ling said with restrained voice, "Sister Chang'an died a long time ago, she died on the day we parted!"

In 1992, the domestic economic situation was very good. Chen Shen, who was already 80 years old, suffered from severe dementia. His memory was blurred and confused, but he repeatedly proposed to go to Japan to find someone.

On April 1992, 4, Chen Shen finally set foot on the land of Japan. It was very small, and he visited the entire Tokyo city in just one day.It turns out that there are no Japanese evening cherry blossoms on the roadside here.In April, they will not have the fragrance of camellias all over the mountains.The women on the street are all dressed in the most fashionable clothes at the moment, but Chen Shen always feels that there is a woman in a wine red dress in his memory. He still remembers her back, but who is she?Chen Shen couldn't remember, he only knew who he was looking for this time.

The once famous Nantian General’s Mansion has now become a tourist attraction. Chen Shen also went in and looked around. He always pointed at the green plants. He said that the Japanese evening cherry blossoms should be planted here. There is a swing.Chen Ling was also by his side, reminiscing with him.

While wandering around, Chen Shen smelled the familiar fragrance again, which was the smell of camellia in his memory.Searching for the scent, I found a house far away from the market.The courtyard is full of camellias, with swings and stone tables.Chen Ling knocked on the door, and it was opened by a little girl. She looked at the two of them for a moment, and then asked Chen Shen, "Are you a sparrow?"

Chen Shen's confused memory suddenly became clear, "I'm not a sparrow."

"Are you Chen Shen?"

"I'm."

The little girl quickly welcomed the two of them in, "Come in quickly, my master has been waiting for you for a long time."

The two followed in, and everything here made them feel familiar. Finally, in the depths of the garden, they saw an old man leaning on a deck chair. The little girl stepped forward to wake him up and took away the cat in his arms. .

"You are Chen Shen. Do you remember me?"

"you are?"

"I'm Jiro Yamamoto, Kagesa's younger brother, Minamidagawa's fiancé."

"It's you." After Chen Shen left that year, he also investigated the situation in Shanghai. Yamamoto Jiro replaced Kagezuo to control the Mei Agency. The first thing he did when he took office was to kill Bi Zhongliang. When he heard that Bi Zhongliang died, he legs were crushed.

"Are you familiar with it? I built it according to her drawings, and the design here was drawn by her."

"Where is she?"

"She died, her body was burned to ashes and poured into the pig trough." The little girl pushed Shan Ben into the house, and Chen Shen followed, "But do you know why I'm waiting for you?"

"Why?" Although Chen Shen said these words, his eyes were always on the huge photo of Song Changan hanging in the Shan study. It was her wedding photo. Seeing her again for the first time.Obviously she asked him to remember it at the beginning, but he still forgot.

There was originally another side to this wedding photo, but Yamamoto thought he was not qualified to stand with her, so he cut it out, leaving Song Changan alone.

"Because of this, I think you should take a look." Yamamoto took out a folder from the drawer and handed it to Chen Shen.

Chen Shen opened it, and the document inside said "Homecoming Plan", and every step of the plan was written on it, so detailed that even a fool could complete it. This is a seamless plan, and Chen Shen can almost see Song Chang An lay down in front of the table with an unbearable headache, and stumbled to look for her.Chen Shen also understood her intentions at the beginning.Returning home, in fact, it is not she who returns home, but all the displaced Chinese, because the last step is to use herself to disrupt internal affairs and provide opportunities for the victory of the War of Resistance.

Chen Shen's muddy eyes were filled with tears. She obviously hated being used, but in the end she was the one who used herself the most.Before Chen Shen left, Yamamoto gave him the film of his wedding photo with Song Changan.

After returning to Yan'an, Chen Shen attended the coming-of-age banquet of his nephew Chen Ling's daughter. Her name was Chen Wan. She looked nothing like her, but Chen Shen could see the shadow of Song Chang'an.In front of Song Chang'an's photo, he told Chen Ling not to blame himself anymore, but Chen Ling told him that he would never forget Sister Chang'an and those who hurt her.

Chen Shen suddenly realized that his nephew might have always been full of resentment towards him.Chen Ling told him that only Sister Chang'an in this world is sincere to him, while Chen Shen and Li Xiaonan are because of their blood relationship, Xu Bicheng is trying to please Chen Shen, and even Granny Li just feels lonely and treats him as A toy to pass the time.Only Sister Chang'an treats him well just because it is him, he will not get close because of his relationship with Chen Shen, nor will he be alienated because of his friendship with Xu Bicheng.

It was Song Chang'an who told him that there is another world in this world, which is beautiful, rich and peaceful.It was she who told herself that even orphans would be well taken care of, with food, clothing, housing, and schooling.If it wasn't for Song Changan's care and companionship, how could he overcome the psychological trauma and speak again?

Chen Ling's emotions that had been suppressed for so many years finally broke out. He would never forget anyone who hurt Song Chang'an, and Chen Shen couldn't afford to be ill.

On July 1992, 7, Chen Shen died of illness.When he was dying, with the help of Chen Ling, Chen Shen changed into a suit and cleaned himself up neatly.Like a kid in new clothes, he keeps asking others if he looks handsome.

At the last moment of his life, Chen Shen looked at Song Changan's wedding photo, smiled and said to her, "Will you marry me?" Chen Shen closed his eyes with a smile, he had seen enough of this He has seen the world without her, and now he is going to find her, to fulfill his unfulfilled promise.

The promise that was delayed for more than 50 years was finally fulfilled at the end of its life, and the camellia trees in the yard that had never bloomed also sprouted quietly.