Double Bracelets

In fact, Jiang Xijie didn't really want to go home, she wanted to stay with Wang Jiyue as much as possible, she couldn't restrain herself from thinking like this, from yearning like this.But Wang Jiyue wouldn't let her live in Wang's house - a place where mahjong was buzzing all the time seemed really not suitable for her to stay overnight, and Wang Jiyue herself got a headache from the noise.Even so, Wang Jiyue is still willing to stay at home. If she doesn't stay home all week, the third aunt and fourth aunt will start chattering again.The two enjoyed themselves at the Town God's Temple, went to watch a movie at dusk, and then returned home.

"Miss San is back." Upon entering the house, it was Hu Kai who was serving the old man for dinner in the living room.Jiang Xijie walked over angrily and amusedly, watching her grandpa eating happily—never had the consciousness to wait for her to eat. "Grandpa." "Come back, have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, sit down and eat. I have an elbow today." Ever since Jiang Xiyao went south to Shanghai when he got married, this old man who couldn't be persuaded went south by himself, bringing the youngest with him. The grandson has come to Shanghai.After the wedding, Jiang Xijun, who skipped class, was driven back, but the old man stayed in Shanghai happily.All of a sudden, rumors abounded in the officialdom and battlefield—why, even the old man of the Jiang family isn’t staying in Tianjin anymore?Seeing that Yan Xishan is stationed in Pingjin, he will not go back, so scared, don't you feel at ease with Yan Xishan?

Only Jiang Xijie knew, it was all guesswork.Grandpa just missed her.For her, that's fine too.Fu Yuanying is still living in Kevin's apartment, and she cannot live in Jiang's house unless there is an emergency, so as not to be exposed.Jiang Xize was ordered to study abroad after his brother's wedding. It is said that he went to the United States, but he didn't mention where it was - even his father didn't know.It's inevitable that I always stay at home alone, lonely and deserted, even if grandpa is around.

At times like this, I always feel that the big room is reserved for uncles and aunts. . .I don't know what I thought at the beginning. . . "Xijie, how is school going?" Hu Kai warmed the rice wine for the old man and pushed it outside obediently. Zhao Ma just took Jiang Xijie's coat and went upstairs without saying a word. . "It's pretty good. I like it very much." "But the look on your face doesn't seem like you like it." "It's okay, a little thing, learning and so on, I can't say I'm dissatisfied."

When she was a child, Jiang Xijie hugged her drooling younger brother Xijun, and the two little guys sat together in the grandfather's study and listened to the grandpa telling stories about their grandparents.In the vague memory, there is only a little shadow of grandma when the younger brother gnawed his fist and drooled, and she was restrained and could not go out to play with her two older brothers.Because of the pity of the two little guys who lost their mothers since they were young, the grandparents took the siblings with them.Grandpa always reads in the study every day, bringing his grandchildren with him. Only occasionally when someone comes to visit, will Zhao Ma take the two of them out.Grandma sat there too, chatting with her husband and teasing them both.In her memory, the most vague is her mother who died when she was two years old, followed by her grandmother who died when she was five years old.

The mother seemed to come here erratically, and then disappeared.Then the grandma who would hold her to sleep that night disappeared too.From the age of five, she and her three-year-old brother would still appear in grandpa's study, read books with grandpa, and listen to grandpa telling stories.At that time, she began to remember things, and from this she remembered how her grandfather said, how she and her grandmother got married with three matchmakers and six certificates, how they went abroad together, how they traveled to various countries in Europe, and how they raised her uncle and father.Originally, grandpa would happily talk about the romance between uncle and aunt, and then talk about grandma at that time; later, when grandma was mentioned, grandpa would be silent.

Grandpa is 71 years old this year.Grandma has been dead for 13 years.

"Grandpa, let Xijun come over. Let him study in Shanghai, just like me, so that the whole family can be reunited in Shanghai." Jiang Xijie put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "It's better for a family... to be together. Brother Outside, the second elder brother has gone abroad, and the uncle and father have stayed in Nanjing and Guangzhou for a long time, let Xijun come over too. He is alone there..." "If you want him to come over, go and persuade him Right. He wanted to stay in Tianjin himself, and said he was going to take the Yanjing University exam. I said, if you want to take the exam, you have to pass it by yourself like your sister. I won’t, and your father won’t make you face Say. Besides, there are more Huahua intestines in Shanghai, and he is here, aren't you afraid that he will play again?"

Jiang Xijie nodded, then remained silent.

On the other side of the French Concession, the Wang's house on Lafayette Road was surprisingly quiet.Even Wang Jiyue found it strange that he didn't hear the sound of mahjong when he came home. After asking, he found out that the fourth aunt and the third aunt were too noisy, and the third aunt bought it immediately in a fit of anger. Piao went to Nanjing to find her husband to complain, but the fourth aunt thought too highly of herself and was not afraid at all, so she went out to drink with her former sisters.

Oh, it's so rare to be quiet!Wang Haopeng and Jiang Xize went abroad to study together, and now she is the only one in the whole house, so it is rare and quiet.In a good mood, Wang Jiyue took out a piece of her favorite mint-flavored pear jelly candy to swallow, and asked Mama Xu to prepare a cup of black tea for her.From time to time, the slim Miss Wang stood on the balcony of her house and watched the moon.I don't know why, subconsciously, she always feels that her family is a kind of bondage to her.Although she finds her father's actions disgusting, she can still understand him; although she loves her mother deeply, she also feels that her mother's indifference to family affairs all the year round is somewhat irresponsible.He has no feelings for the three concubines, and their self-righteous calculations are a waste of life in Wang Jiyue's view.When he was young, Cheng Ri spent time with his twin brother, Hao Peng. He always made troubles, and when he tried, she stopped him and reprimanded him. . .

Sometimes, life becomes very happy, especially after my uncle's family added a little sister Wang Chanyue.Wang Jianxun has two sons and one daughter.In terms of seniority, Wang Jiyue is the eldest of this generation, Wang Haopeng is the second child, Wang Jianxun's eldest son Wang Haoxiu is the third child, and the second son Wang Haoning is the fourth child. The younger sister Wang Chanyue is the seventh child.Wang Chanyue is four years younger than her elder sister Jiyue, and because she is the youngest, she is loved and loved, and has a lively and unruly personality.Doing business with her uncle since she was a child, she is far more open than Wang Jiyue who has been trapped in Suzhou.It used to be that throughout the year, Wang Jiyue couldn't show her personality too much, only when she went to Wang Jianxun's house during the Chinese New Year or occasionally, she could let go of herself, because no matter how she made a show, it was not one-thousandth of Wang Chanyue's.

After drinking the last sip of black tea, she thought, could she see Chanyue in Shanghai this year?My uncle's family has gone to Hong Kong since the war started, and Chanyue has been studying there. When can I come back to Shanghai?

Thinking about it, I can't help but think about the major events in the world and the situation of the battle.Following Jiang Xijie, she also visited Fu Yuanying several times.Pity her, a talented woman from Nankai University, but because of a little war disaster, she had to go south to hide, dropped out of school, and hid in an apartment in the public concession without seeing the light of day.If I were myself, I might not be able to do it at all, but Fu Yuanying said naturally, there is nothing wrong with hiding, I just stay at home to do housework and take care of my younger siblings.To endure for the sake of relatives, I gradually fear that I will forget what I once wanted.Jiang Xijie said that Fu Yuanying has always been looking forward to marrying Jiang Xize, "It's obvious. It's the second brother... Alas, it's been hard. She has been waiting. There is no news and she is still waiting."

In the desperate situation where there is no news and no hope in sight, I still persist.In Wang Jiyue's eyes at this moment, this is a hopeless situation.Little did she know that there would be much more in her life in the future than this story of hardship and hardship.No news is nothing at all, and she will even face the sudden death and human fragility, as well as the embarrassment of powerlessness.

At the end of {13}, the two who returned to school no longer had time to play, and club activities basically stopped.Everyone is busy preparing for the exam.Even in the cold weather, sometimes you can still see students who insist on studying and practicing English on the playground.Examinations in church schools always give you the feeling that no matter how hard you study, you will still be afraid of the final exam. Until this Friday morning, Jiang Xijie woke up, but she didn't plan to get up—her exam was finished yesterday.I went to a professor to listen to the evaluation today, and I can go home in the afternoon.

It's finally vacation!I can't wish for it!She turned over lazily, no, turned over lazily and happily, and went back to sleep with the wish to visit Suzhou with Wang Jiyue.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, she appeared on time outside a teacher's apartment.Wait for Prof. Jonathan to open the door for her.I slept until nine o'clock in the morning, but I didn't see Wang Jiyue next door. After thinking about it, she didn't take the exam. The two of them finished the exam together.Without knowing it, I went to eat breakfast alone, then packed up and walked here.The bungalows built by Hujiang University for the professors are very beautiful, and the next door is the female professor Dr. Kitterlin{14} who teaches logic in their general education courses.This tall, broad-shouldered, blond female professor with high nose and deep eyes has a special crush on Wang Jiyue.She always praised Wang Jiyue for her rigorous thinking, which is more logical than Jiang Xijie, who is jumpy and clever.

After waiting for a long time for Prof.Jonathan to open the door, Jiang Xijie was staring at Dr.Kitterlin's house, when she suddenly saw Wang Jiyue coming out, followed by Dr.Kitterlin.This 1.8-meter-tall Irish-American stared at Wang Jiyue up and down with a smile all the way, and he really liked it.From far away, Jiang Xijie can hear her signature gentle and bright silk-like voice and laughter, is she praising Wang Jiyue again?

It must be, she hid in the bushes on one side and stared at it, Wang Jiyue bowed and thanked her there, with a smile on her face.This bow doesn't matter, a strand of hair was loose from the bundled hair, and Dr.Kitterlin noticed it with sharp eyes, and directly reached out to help her tidy it up.But Wang Jiyue just obeyed obediently and docilely, looking at the American woman who loved her so much with her big watery eyes.

All were seen by Jiang Xijie.

Until Wang Jiyue turned to leave, Dr.Kitterlin still watched her go away with a doting smile on her face.

The author has something to say:

{13}My setting here is that Christmas is a winter holiday.Consistent with the modern Western university calendar.

{14} Hahahaha this is really the last name of a professor of mine this semester.