The Great God of Net Wen was reborn in 1927

The two letters brought information that Xu Huaiqing was still safe, and also took away a person's decision to leave Hong Kong Island and start a new life on the other side of the ocean.

Even though he didn't say it, he sent a telegram to Shen Lingjun's mother to confirm the departure and prepare the passport.

We can only rejoice that the governments of the north and the south of China are doing their own thing, and Hong Kong Island is divided into concessions.There was no news for a while, and Shaoting went to apply for a passport without any trouble. The clerk didn't know that the Shanghai Municipal Government had removed the young man's nationality.

With two boat tickets, Shen Lingjun and Shaoting, apart from Zhenzhen, had a meeting with four adults before leaving.

Xu Yanran's expression was slightly depressed now, she seemed to admit defeat, listening to Zhang's nagging instructions on trivial matters in life, all of which were useless words about what to eat and what to drink.

Xu Yanran said angrily: "It's so troublesome, it's better not to go, you have time to persuade him not to go while the person is in front of you."

Only then did Zhang shut up, and Xu Yanran finally asked Shaoting: "If you are not acclimatized there, come back as soon as possible. If your writing is not going well, come back quickly. After all, there is serious racial discrimination there, how can it be so easy for you to be alone?" The yellow-skinned Chinese earn their white money."

"Anyway, don't be brave, this is your home." Xu Yanran said firmly, as if she wanted to speak into the heart of the young man in front of her.

Shaoting listened carefully to the words of the two relatives, and he must have been perfunctory to these nagging usually, going in one ear and out the other.

But now it is far from the era when a plane can go to the other side of the ocean in a day, and he does not know when he will come back after leaving.

Even these babbling homely words, I'm afraid I don't know when I heard them again.

Suddenly Xu Yanran's eyes turned red, and she couldn't bear to look at Shaoting anymore, she turned her head and asked in a muffled voice: "Can't I just leave? You and Shen Ryan are staying, and I don't ask for anything, the whole family insists on this." Scattered, to the point where we don't know when we will meet again?"

Shen Lingjun was in a difficult position from the beginning to the end. Seeing Xu Yanran like this, she still sighed and said: "When people grow up, they always have to leave the protection of their relatives. How can a young eagle become a talent under the love of the elders?"

"Then I'd rather he never grow up." Xu Yanran turned to look at Shen Lingjun, she said with red eyes and gnashed teeth.

At that moment, it seemed that he hated this person a little bit.

But she quickly realized that this was also the child she watched growing up, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Ryan, you were so cute when you were young, and I also wonder why you insist on growing up. If growing up means parting, then it's better to be a child forever. You In fact, mother is also very sad that you are not by her side all the time."

"But birth, old age, sickness, death, parting in life..." Shen Lingjun was silent for a long time, "It's something that can never be changed."

"I have said goodbye to many people in my life." Xu Yanran shook her head with tears in her eyes, her eyes were so red that she could no longer look at them.

She looked at Shaoting and said willfully: "Can't you stay for me?"

This young man with eyebrows and eyebrows that resembled his elder brother shook his head resolutely though hesitantly.

"People have to go their own way," he said, "I'm sorry, but I still want to write novels."

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The school quickly went through the withdrawal procedures, and even the class teacher, the Chinese teacher, was a pity. Hearing that he was going to the United States to continue his studies, he shook his head unhappy: "Then English is not my mother tongue, and there is no Chinese context when I go there. I am afraid that the literary talent I had originally It also needs to be worn away.”

So he told Shaoting to remember not to forget his roots, let alone the beauty of Chinese language, when he came to the United States.

Shao Ting only found it funny when he heard it. He thought that if the Chinese teacher knew that he was going to the United States to continue writing novels, he didn't know how to be shocked.

Afterwards, I wanted to accompany a few more ladies at home, but Mrs. Zhang went to work and Zhenzhen went to school. Except for Xu Yanran who was at home part of the time, she also had to go out to socialize most of the time. In the end, he and Shen Lingjun became inseparable companions every day. .

Shao Ting sighed with emotion: "My aunt and mother are sad that I left them, and we can no longer be with each other all day long. But you see, everyone has their own things to do, and being with them is in itself difficult to be like-minded."

Shen Lingjun looked at him with his arms propped up at that time, nodded and replied, "I'm the only one who has nothing to do, so I can stay by your side alone."

Shaoting immediately changed the subject: "By the way, you continue to teach me spoken English. I can't even rely on you for shopping and eating when I get there. Well, how should I say this sentence..."

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of departure, and the boat ticket was bought at [-] o'clock on Monday morning. Originally, Ms. Feng and a few other students in the class wanted to see him off. Parting gifts such as large ornaments and greeting cards.

The president of the literary club gave him the first copy of "The Way of the Great Dao" published by Shaoting Hong Kong Island, and said to him solemnly: "The journey on the boat is far away, so I just bring this book to relieve my boredom. I will read it again after reading it. It will be the same when I arrive in the United States." I can carry it down."

Shao Ting was amazed: "Why do you have to memorize it?"

The boy said: "It's so well written, it's normal to memorize it."

"Have you memorized it?" Shaoting was speechless.

"It's almost [-]% to [-]% memorized."

"..."

Hearing that Shen Lingjun couldn't help laughing anymore, he had never seen Xu Shaoting so embarrassed, but when he left, he gave the president and Miss Feng an autographed version of "The Way of the Great Way" in the name of Shen Lingjun.

It was very cold at the Hong Kong Island pier after [-] o'clock. Although the latitudes are close to each other, although they are located at both ends of the earth, the seasons are the same. Therefore, when leaving Hong Kong Island this time, autumn and winter clothes will take up a lot of luggage.Mrs. Zhang was very afraid that Shaoting would catch cold, so she stuffed two boxes of winter clothes. Finally, seeing so much luggage, she reluctantly kept only one set of clothes, and put a lot of cashmere socks and a change of underwear. The rest of the clothes and daily necessities were bought in the United States. .

Both Xu Yanran and Shen Ling exchanged about [-] US dollars to sew on their underwear, and bought a lot of tangerine peel, mint and plum, which are some folk remedies to prevent seasickness. In short, it seems safer than taking seasickness medicine for two months.

In addition, the most precious thing is Shen Lingjun's almost finished translation of the English version of "A Great Way to Immortal Way". It is written by bi-native speakers and handwritten. In this era without printers, Shaoting knows how precious this manuscript is.

The parting day was probably known some time in advance, but the saddest moment passed early, and everyone was calm when sending the two of them off.

Even Mrs. Zhang's nagging was less, and after pleading with Shen Lingjun to take good care of Shaoting, she apologized and said: "You are only four years older than Shaoting, but we all take it for granted that Mr. Shen should take care of this child." .”

"Xiao Shen." Mrs. Zhang said, "It turned out that we made trouble for no reason, and I hope you can take care of Shaoting under the premise of taking good care of yourself."

Shen Lingjun replied solemnly: "Auntie, I value Shaoting far more than myself."

Mrs. Zhang knows that people should not think this way. As a parent, she only hopes that others will love her children more, not that her children love others too much.So I still accepted the words and replied: "I will remember what you said today."

Xu Yanran watched coldly from the side, feeling that this was a scene of entrusting her daughter to a man, she really wanted to sneer a few times: Just look, Shen Lingjun is very thoughtful, naturally he wants to treat your son more than himself It is also important.

After all, being single for 23 years, it is not easy for the iron tree to blossom.

The passenger ship blew its whistle, and the two men boarded the ship with their left and right hands carrying boxes. Since they had a lot of luggage, they went straight to the cabin.Xu Yanran and Mrs. Zhang also knew about it, but when the ship left, the two ladies knew it and ran after them for a few steps. When they stopped, they saw that there were many people doing this. different.

When the boat sailed far away and could no longer be seen, Xu Yanran said, "Go back, it's cold and be careful of catching a cold, I'm already sad and sick again, I don't know how many days it will take to recover."

Zhang Shi stood there in a daze, still didn't recover, Xu Yanran didn't speak, and stood with her.

Waiting for Mrs. Zhang to reply to her: "Let's go, go home, it's time for Zhenzhen to get up and go to school."

Xu Yanran nodded, and walked back side by side with Mrs. Zhang. As she walked, she turned her head and looked into the distance, only the sea was boundless and endless.

She laughed at herself and said, "In the end, it was the two of us who stayed by each other's side. I think maybe we will join hands to provide for the elderly. Looking back at two years ago, if I told Xu Yanran at that time, she would think it was crazy. It's not easy."

"But people will always change. It's good that you are like this now." Xu Yanran said seriously.

"Just go ahead and never look back."

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Shaoting was not very dizzy when he first boarded the ship, and because of Shen Lingjun's British passport, he bought a first-class cabin.

Since he was served attentively by Ou Pu, when he left, Shen Lingjun gave a tip of [-] cents, and said enthusiastically in English: "If you need hot water, just ring the bell, and I will serve you at any time, sir."

When he started to pack his luggage, Shen Lingjun researched whether the tangerine peel and mint should be soaked in water together, and whether the smell would be strange. Shaoting sat on the side of the bed and fell down suddenly, which shocked Shen Lingjun.

Looking over, he could see him sticking himself tightly against the bed in big characters. Shen Lingjun hadn't fainted from any means of transportation, so he didn't understand what he was doing.

Shaoting replied: "The experience gained from going to Hong Kong Island from the Shanghai stock market is a little bit helpful-give me a piece of orange peel, and I will stick it under my nose."

Shen Lingjun still had time to laugh at him at this time, when the storm picked up and Shaoting would vomit after drinking water, he couldn't sleep well day and night, although it was useless, he always took care of him.

After disembarking from the boat two months later, the Caucasian girl next door and the two Burmese sisters who always love to strike up a conversation with him were all surprised: "Mr. Shen and Mr. Xu have lost a lot of weight!"

When they finally landed on the ground, they didn't feel the down-to-earth feeling for a long time. Both of them had the urge to kiss the ground. For the first time, they found that stepping on the ground was so reassuring.

There was a lady walking straight up. Because of her height of over 1.7 meters, straight body and decent clothes, and her elegant and beautiful face even with the traces of time, Shaoting was instantly attracted.

He thought he was here to pick up someone, and said to Shen Lingjun: "This lady has such a good temperament. My aunt is already a rare beauty. At my aunt's age, this lady's aura may overwhelm my aunt."

The tall and slender lady in her 40s who approached stood still in front of him, and Shao Ting was suddenly startled.

She laughed and said, "Do you dare to say that again in front of your aunt?"

After finishing speaking, she also looked carefully at the boy in front of her. She knew that this boy was 19 years old this year, so he should be called a youth.But it is probably because white people have lived in society for a long time, no matter how you look at it, they feel that thirteen or fourteen years old are amazing, and they are also surprised by this fresh and handsome face with innocent childishness, thinking that they will see someone...

Either a young man full of bookishness, or he should be more flamboyant. After all, at this age, there is such a talent, and he can still be modest and restrained. It is terrible to be excellent.

"This is my mother, Ms. Lu Huaran." Shen Lingjun introduced to Shao Ting, and then said, "Mother, long time no see, I don't need to tell you who this is, you can guess that it is Xu Shaoting, the author of "The Great Way to Immortals", Qian Fengmingyue. "

Lu Huaran looked at Xu Shaoting with a smile, and before he could get embarrassed, he nodded in greeting: "I've seen your photo, it was Xu Huaiqing and Xu Yanran who showed it to me during their study tour in Europe."

Shaoting had no memory of this at all. Lu Huaran said, "It's a photo of you when you were a baby. I didn't expect that baby to write such a work."

"It's really..." Lu Huaran thought for a moment and said, "Youth is a genius, and I am ashamed of being so talented."

After speaking, she stepped forward and gently hugged the boy. Before he could relax, she turned to look at her son whom she hadn't seen for a long time. After staring at her for a long time, Shen Lingjun let her watch and scrutinize her.It is probably to judge whether he is thin or fat, whether he is healthy, whether he is emotionally stable, and finally come to a conclusion: he is thin, which is a way to lose weight after a hard journey, but he seems to be in a good mood. I don’t know if it is related to the boy next to him or seeing her happy.

After the evaluation, he opened his arms, and the mother and son hugged tightly, and then let go as far as possible, like the intimacy and alienation destined for an adult mother and son.

"Let's go." Lu Huaran turned the car key, "Go back to my apartment and rest first, and I'm going to see Professor Watson in the afternoon."