The Pretender--Liang Yan Dangshuanggui

Ah Cheng is preparing to go out again.He's been out a lot lately.

Ming Lou pretended to be looking at the collection of poems in his hand, but quietly looked at the brother who was waxing his leather boots through the gold-rimmed glasses that were almost transparent.He thought about it carefully, the last time Ah Cheng went out casually for no reason, it was because he picked up the seriously injured Wang Manchun, no, it was rescued.This time, did he pick up something again?Minglou thought in his heart whether he should follow up and see as before, after all, it has been very uneven recently.But he also thought that Ah Cheng would never betray him, and he would deal with things that threatened him first.

Chief Ming said that he was a little entangled in whether he should care about his brother's whereabouts.

On the issue of saving Yuanyuan himself, Ah Cheng said that since he is his comrade, he will help to the end if he helps.But that's it.He will go to deliver her last medicine today.As an agent's intuition, he could naturally feel his elder brother's eye on someone, and the corner of his mouth twitched, pretending that he didn't see it.

But when Ah Cheng drove to Yuan Yuan's small apartment, his expression completely changed, his expression was frozen.Because she saw Wang Manchun sitting on a chair in the narrow one-bedroom.

Wang Manchun had obviously been sitting there for a long time, and there was already some semi-curdled milk on the coffee in his hand.It was only when Ah Cheng saw her that he realized what Yuan Yuan had been winking at just now.But he has already entered, and there is no reason to run away without saying a word. After all, a monk can't run away from the temple if he can run away. He and Wang Manchun still live under the same roof, right?

He put the wound medicine he brought on the small shoe cabinet at hand, and found a chair in the room to sit down.Yuan Yuan sat back opposite Wang Manchun.There was a moment of silence in the room.

The sound of the coffee cup being put back on the coaster sounded, and Wang Manchun put down Erlang's raised legs.

"It's a coincidence that you came here. In two days, I'm afraid this place will be empty. Ah Cheng, since you're here, you will be the one to arrange Yuan Yuan's departure from Shanghai." With a handbag beside him, "I'll be waiting for you at home." He got up and walked out of the apartment.

The apartment door creaked open and slammed shut.

After a long silence, Ah Cheng took the medicine from the shoe cabinet and put it by Yuan Yuan's hand.

"I acted on my own, and she transferred me away from Shanghai."

Ah Cheng thought that there would be some reprimands, or that his superiors would send a telegram to directly criticize him, but he never thought that Yuan Yuan would be transferred from Shanghai directly.But this is Wang Manchun's style. For Yuan Yuan, Shanghai is no longer safe.It seems that the sister-in-law wants to save Yuan Yuan's life first, Ah Cheng thought to himself.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Yuan Yuan's eyes gradually dimmed.

"I originally thought that if I hadn't been sent to Nanjing, I wouldn't be able to avenge my family. Finally, that person was transferred to Shanghai, but I still couldn't kill him. Mr. Mingcheng, can you help me..."

"No." Seeing Yuan Yuan, he wanted to speak again, "Whether it's helping you stay in Shanghai or helping you with other things, I can't."

He thought in his heart that the recent training department might be too lazy, and he wondered how Yuan Yuan graduated.High-spirited, disorganized, reckless, egotistical, and she followed Wang Manchun when she first arrived in Shanghai.Although her other work is done well, it cannot be denied that she is not a mature agent yet.

He took a few steps left and right, and then stood back in front of her, "I hope you use your brain when you act, it's for thinking, not for adding water to your body." After finishing speaking, he seemed I also felt that these words were too ironic, "Have you ever thought that if I didn't save you that day, you would die there, and your death was not worth it at all; or, if you were discovered by the Japanese, your comrades in arms , an entire underground line, and even the entire underground network, will be destroyed in the hands of the Japanese.”

"You think that you are the only one who is acting on your own will, but you never thought that since you came to Shanghai to work, your life has never been yours alone."

"You are seriously violating discipline, and no one can save you."

Every time Ah Cheng said a word, Yuan Yuan's face became paler.When he got to the end, he felt that the redness on Yuan Yuan's lips was about to fade away.

Yuan Yuan thinks of Ning Songbai who is getting more and more haggard working day and night in the jewelry store, thinks of the team leader who blocked her, thinks of the man in front of her who has saved her from being gentle and polite and now jumping angrily, and thinks of the few downlines she has just developed.Wang Manchun also said these words just now. The content of the two people's words is different, but the meaning is similar. She is too reckless and too unqualified.It turned out that the lives of these people were also in their own hands.

Ah Cheng saw her silent for a long time, "If you still can't accept the mission of a soldier, you can go to the rear and be an ordinary person. No one forces you to take this path." After speaking, he took the seat where Wang Manchun was sitting just now, "Show me the order."

Yuan Yuan handed him a piece of paper.

"Jianjia, Wintersweet can be evacuated, Hangzhou, Jusai Winery, the tenth of the second category."

"I will arrange a ticket for you to go to Hangzhou in the morning of the day after tomorrow. I will pick you up then." Ah Cheng handed the paper back to her, "Destroy it."

Watching the piece of paper burn quietly in the ashtray.Yuan Yuan sent him to the door.

"Thank you."

Ah Cheng looked back at her, she was standing there with lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes, the evening sun fell on her shoulders, and her sky blue dress also brought some more vivid colors.

"Remember to pack your things."

"it is good."

Ah Cheng looked at her, and said, "After changing the medicine, take the medicine and go to bed early."

He saw the woman raised her head quickly, met her eyes, and smiled slowly.

It was already time for dinner when Ah Cheng entered the door, so he deliberately took a detour to Zhiweizhai to buy some traditional refreshments, Ming Jing’s favorite shortbread, Wang Manchun’s favorite green tea-flavored snacks, he and Minglou I didn't pick anything, but I bought a few bits and pieces.

Ming Jing had already arrived home when he came back, sitting silently on the sofa, playing with an old jade pendant, a little absent-minded.Ah Cheng put the refreshments in the kitchen, and Ah Xiang was serving dishes.

"Sister, what's the matter?"

"I don't know, the eldest lady is like this when she comes back from the company."

Ming Lou came out of the study and glared at Ah Cheng. Ah Cheng probably knew about himself, probably Ming Lou already knew about it.Wang Manchun followed Minglou, looking at Ah Cheng with a smile, which made Ah Cheng always feel that her smile was malicious.

Ah Xiang brought the last soup dish from the kitchen, "It's time to eat."

Minglou Manchun walked to the dining table and stood still, and Ah Cheng walked to Mingjing.

"Sister, it's time to eat."

Der Spiegel remained silent.

Ah Cheng had no choice but to go up and pat her, but she didn't expect Ming Jing to tremble, and the pendant in her hand fell on the floor stall. She quickly picked it up and wiped off the dust, "I'm going to die, I was scared to death." After speaking, she put the pendant back on Wear it back around your neck and carefully tuck it into your clothes.

After Der Spiegel was seated, the others sat down separately.

"Ming Lou," Ming Jing took a few mouthfuls of food, "Who matched your cuffs for you, what material is it made of, and it doesn't look like a special match."

Minglou raised his sleeves to look, and his cuffs today happened to be the pair Wang Manchun bought a few days ago, so he didn't know how to speak.

"In the future, let Ah Cheng go to the jewelry store to order some for you, and make some better ones. Our Ming family is not going to go bankrupt." After finishing speaking, Ah Cheng glanced at him, "You don't even know how to care about your elder brother?" .”

Wang Manchun was about to drop his chopsticks when he heard that, Minglou hurriedly freed up a hand to hold hers, and shook his head at her.

……

After a meal, Ming Lou, Man Chun, and Ah Cheng hid in the study one by one. Ming Jing saw that there was no one to talk about, so he went upstairs and went back to his room.

in the study.

Ah Cheng arranged the snacks he bought before going home, and the three of them gathered around the small table in front of the French window with a cup of tea each.Wang Manchun coughed lightly, and watched Ah Cheng just took a sip of water, "Ah Cheng, you fell in love with her." Then he watched Ah Cheng choke until his ears turned red with satisfaction.

Ming Lou pursed his lips and smiled, picked up a piece of snack and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Sister-in-law, I am comrade aid, and it has reached this point."

"The way I look at you this afternoon is not ordinary."

"No, I promise not."

Wang Manchun raised her eyebrows, "It's too late, she's been in Shanghai for so long and you haven't done anything, probably nothing." She put down her teacup, "I just want to tease you."

Minglou picked up another piece of snack and stuffed it into Wang Manchun's mouth. Wang Manchun glared at him, but Minglou didn't look at her.Self-consciously, he said to Ah Cheng, "You're acting privately. As for me, I won't give you a report. After you drink your tea, go to the ancestral hall and kneel for an hour by yourself."

Ah Cheng immediately corrected his expression, "Yes, brother."

Ah Cheng went out after a while.Wang Manchun looked back at him as he closed the door.

"You are too eccentric, just let him kneel for an hour, if he is so 'old-hearted' again, he will fold himself in."

Minglou moved the chair closer, squeezed Wang Manchun's hand tightly into his own, felt the crumbs of pastry on it, took out a handkerchief to wipe it carefully for her, and then held it back in his hand.

"I went back and told him to tell him to be more careful."

Wang Manchun turned his head and looked at him disapprovingly, and then glanced at his cuffs out of the corner of his eye, bitterly remembering Der Spiegel's disgust for the pair of cuffs at the dinner table.Minglou followed her gaze and smiled.

"You go out for a stroll another day, and I will accompany you. You can match whatever you want."

Hearing what he said, Wang Manchun felt a little complacent, but put on an expression of indifference, and withdrew his hand, "You want to go, but I don't want to."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards Minglou's bookshelf, with his back turned to Minglou, as if he was about to laugh out a flower.

A day later, the train station.

The conductor began to urge the passengers to get on the train, and Ah Cheng handed over the suitcase in Yuan Yuan's hands. He never thought that a girl's house would only have this little thing after packing.Yuan Yuan stood in front of him and looked up at him.The two of them seem to be isolated from the noisy train roar and human voices, forming a small world of their own.Until the conductor came over and patted Yuan Yuan on the shoulder, "Miss, get on the train."

Yuan Yuan nodded at him, "Come on."

Ah Cheng watched people getting into the car one after another, and said to Yuan Yuan, "Get in the car, we will meet again someday."

Yuan Yuan tilted her head slightly, took two steps back, and opened the distance, "Mingcheng, I really miss the sunshine and green trees in Paris, as well as the mellow red wine there, and the way you think seriously when you are asked questions in class .” There is also the innocent and beautiful look of me who liked you back then.

Ah Cheng met her eyes, but felt unable to speak a word.

"Goodbye, Mingcheng."

"Goodbye."

A few months later, a letter was delivered to the Ming Mansion.

Sincerely Mr. Mingcheng.

"Mingcheng, seeing words is like meeting each other. It has been half a year since we parted, and I have safely arrived at the place I long for. Although there is no prosperity here in Shanghai, it is better than the beauty and perseverance in spirit. I have seen many hopes here. , I also learned a lot of things that I didn't know before.

I thought that a farewell in Paris would be eternal, but now it seems that this farewell can also look forward to a future reunion.

I hope you are all well.

Yuan Yu Pagoda”

It turned out that he went to Yan'an.

Ah Cheng looked at the beautiful characters on the letter paper in his hand, folded it carefully, and put it in his drawer.