Everyone has their own difficulties. For example, Cheng Su's marriage, Wei Nian said that Cheng's father lost his father and mother when he was young, and was brought up by his eldest sister, Aunt Cheng. When Aunt Cheng got married, she took this younger brother with her, because she couldn't bear to let her brother live with his uncles and uncles, fearing that his brother would be wronged. Uncle Cheng was also a very good person, treating his brother-in-law like his own son. When Cheng's father was a child, he could recognize a few words, and it was Uncle Cheng who paid for him to go to a private school. Although he didn't make a name for himself in the private school, later, Cheng's father came to Beijing to make a living, and relied on his own ability to marry the niece of the police chief. Now Cheng's father himself is also a head in the police station.
The marriage between Cheng Su was arranged by Cheng's father when Cheng Su was born.
Even though Cheng Su's words were harsh, if he dared to divorce, Cheng's father would skin him alive.
Anyway, I don't know whether Mrs. Cheng has gained confidence since she learned the skills of dressing up from Chen Xuan, or Cheng Su saw that his wife's temper had improved a little, and now she is dressed up to go out. The main thing is that after Mrs. Cheng became good friends with Chen Xuan, she immediately abandoned her skirt, jacket and embroidered shoes and changed to cheongsam and high heels under Wei Yin's persuasion. She is also much more fashionable, and Mrs. Cheng looks good. Don't think she looks like a shrew when she gets angry. Seriously speaking, Mrs. Cheng has a petite figure, and a round face that makes her look young. She is neither fat nor thin, and she is in the prime of her youth. Cheng Su is not blind, and Mrs. Cheng can even bend over to apologize and ask Cheng Su to teach her to read with kind words. The young couple is young, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and they were not so sweet when they first got married.
Even Cheng's mother would be happy to see her daughter-in-law change her temper, so she was willing to spend some money on it, as the Cheng family was not short of money.
Cheng Su felt sorry for Wei Nian and his wife, so after they reconciled, he brought a gift, one to apologize, the other to thank Chen Xuan for finally persuading his tigress wife and cousin. Cheng Su also privately asked Chen Xuan if there was any secret. Chen Xuan laughed and poured tea for Cheng Su, "What secret can there be? I have heard a lot about your relationship from my sister-in-law. Since you asked me, there is something I want to remind you, brother Cheng."
"Sister-in-law, just tell me."
"Brother Cheng, when I first came to Beijing, I was not even half as good as my sister-in-law. Country women treat men the same as they do today. My sister-in-law's temper is not very good when it flares up. You must have suffered a lot and got angry a lot. However, if you want to subdue her, one trick is enough."
"Sister-in-law, please tell me quickly. I will thank God if I can make her learn half of your reasonableness."
"You just need to praise her more." Chen Xuan said, "In front of her, only praise her, don't praise any other woman."
"But she is not that good. If I insist on being praised, wouldn't that make me say something against my will?" Men of this era cannot flatter women.
"Brother Cheng, you are such a smart person, how come you can't adapt yourself?" Chen Xuan said slowly, "Even if there is something wrong with my sister-in-law, you should not directly say that she is inferior to others. She is a competitive person. You should say that with your sister-in-law's intelligence, she should be able to do better, so that she will do better. Even if she makes a little progress, you should praise her. You have to know how difficult it is for her. You have to guide her to become what kind of person you want her to be. You should also let her know your hard work and how difficult it is for you. In this way, she will be considerate of you and think about you."
Cheng Su was really convinced by Chen Xuan, and privately said that Wei Nian was blessed. Wei Nian asked Chen Xuan, "What did you tell Ah Su?"
Chen Xuan handed Wei Nian a book. The book was quite new and had the seal of Peking University Library. "I told Brother Cheng what the book said." Then, Chen Xuan added, "Brother Cheng should read more books."
Chen Xuan gained a good reputation in the Cheng family because she helped Cheng Su and Mrs. Cheng resolve their marital conflicts.
During the Chinese New Year, they came to the Cheng family to pay New Year's greetings. Cheng's father and mother treated the couple very warmly, but there were many people coming to the Cheng family, so the couple sat for a while and then left. However, there was an incident after the Chinese New Year that made Chen Xuan a little angry.
This matter has to start with Wei Yin.
Wei Yin is a girl. According to the custom in old Beijing, as long as a girl is not married, she does not need to go out to pay New Year's greetings.
Wei Yin had nothing to do at home, and she couldn't sew during the New Year. Wei Yin didn't have many friends, so she wanted to go talk to Miss Qin. When she went there, she was almost scared to death. Miss Qin was sick and dizzy. It was so cold, the room was like an ice cave. Miss Qin was lying on the kang. The firewood in the kang had gone out long ago, and there was no warmth. Miss Qin was like a hot charcoal. If Wei Yin hadn't happened to go there, something terrible would have happened.
The landlord's wife was also shocked, and she tried to defend herself, "There were so many relatives visiting my house these past two days, and I didn't pay any attention. Luckily nothing happened. I don't dare to rent the house to them. What would happen if something bad happened?"
Wei Yin didn't bother to argue with the landlady, nor did he dare to move Miss Qin. He took out two silver dollars from his purse and gave them to the landlady, "Go to Tong Ren Tang to ask for a doctor. Miss Qin is in trouble, and you can't tell for sure!"
The landlord's wife was also worried that something might happen to Miss Qin, which would ruin her family's feng shui, so she quickly took the money and invited a doctor. Fortunately, Miss Qin just had a cold and a fever. When the doctor came, Wei Yin had already taken firewood from the landlord's house and lit the kang. The doctor prescribed medicine, and Wei Yin asked the landlord's wife to pick and decoct the medicine. Of course, these were all mentioned in the money. The landlord's wife was tactful and cooked a pot of rice porridge. She said to Wei Yin, "You have to eat before taking the medicine." The landlord's wife hugged Miss Qin and picked her up. Wei Yin fed her, but Miss Qin closed her eyes and didn't open her mouth. The landlord's wife sighed and muttered, "Just eat it. That heartless and ungrateful person is gone. What's the point of you humiliating yourself to death?" She seemed to know a little bit of the inside story.
Hearing this, a tear rolled down Miss Qin's eye, and she let out an almost mournful sob before she began to drink the porridge.
I had dinner and took medicine.
Miss Qin was lying on the gradually warming kang. The landlady brought in a pot of hot water. Thinking that although Miss Qin was poor, Wei Yin was a wealthy man, she changed out a new quilt from her room and covered Miss Qin with it before leaving tactfully. Wei Yin guessed in his heart and advised Qin Shu, "Why are you so depressed, just for a man?"
"I'm not doing this for him, I'm doing this for myself." Qin Shu's voice was very light, his breath was barely moving, but that little bit of strength seemed to carry a huge amount of disappointment and loss, even his eyes became confused and scattered, "On New Year's Eve, we had the New Year's Eve dinner together. On the morning of the first day of the new year, he disappeared and took away all the money in the house. Ah Yin, I ran away from my family and cut off all ties with them, just because of a man like this, just because of a man like this, it's really not worth it... not worth it..."
Wei Yin didn't know how to comfort Qin Shu, but suddenly he had a quick idea and advised Qin Shu, "It's a good thing that you saw through this villain early. If you had to wait ten or twenty years to see his true face, it would be better to suffer now and endure it. It will pass. Everyone has made mistakes at some point."
Qin Shu let out a long sigh.
Even though Qin Shu herself never said anything about her background, Wei Yin felt that Qin Shu must be from a wealthy family. However, when the economy was bad, Qin Shu took the initiative to knit sweaters and gloves to earn money, and also helped her think of many new styles of hats and clothes. At least, she was not a person who got something for nothing. Wei Yin didn't have many friends, but she got along well with Qin Shu, and the two girls became friends. Wei Yin comforted Qin Shu for many things, and only went to the landlady's room after seeing that Qin Shu had fallen asleep.
The landlady whispered to Wei Yin, "I saw that man before the New Year, but he suddenly disappeared after the New Year. Mrs. Qin cried for a long time, and then she didn't come out. I thought she was unhappy, so I didn't bother her. I didn't know she was sick. If I had known she was sick, I would not have just sat there and watched for the sake of my house. Hey, what kind of man is this!" She asked Wei Yin mysteriously, "Did they get married? Did they elope?"
Fortunately, Wei Yin was used to dealing with gossipy women like Wei Jin, so he said to the landlady, "Are there not many heartless and ungrateful people like this nowadays? When Ah Shu gets better, I will take her home. Have you settled the rent with me, Auntie?"
The landlady immediately raised her eyes and emphasized, "The rent has been paid a long time ago. But I have to make it clear that if you don't move in, I won't refund it."
"Okay, you take good care of Ash. I'll go back and clean up the house and take her over. The rest of the rent will be given to you for free. I won't move into this house for now. When she gets better in a few days, I'll come over to clean up."
The landlady couldn't be more pleased.
Wei Yin went home to discuss with his parents. Qin Shu had no other relatives in Beijing. If Wei Yin didn't care at this time, Qin Shu would be in trouble. It was hard to say whether he could survive this illness. Old Mrs. Wei was not very happy and said to her daughter, "I thought Miss Qin was not a stable person at the beginning. How could such a person enter our family? Besides, it's unlucky to welcome a patient into the house during the New Year. You should also have less contact with her."
Old Master Wei mainly looked down on Qin Shu's character. He knocked on his pipe and said, "Give ten dollars to the landlady and ask her to help take care of him. It's also a token of our family's love."
Wei Yin had no choice but to turn around and discuss it with Chen Xuan. Wei Yin was extremely angry, "Since my brother no longer had to learn Japanese, the man surnamed Zhao has not had a long-term job, and later it was Ah Shu who brought money home every month. Now, he disappeared without saying a word."
Chen Xuan was still talking, "Could something have happened?"
"Can someone take away all the money in the family if something goes wrong?"
Chen Xuan's entire worldview was refreshed by this sentence. After stuttering for a while, Chen Xuan said, "Although I didn't like Mr. Zhao in the past, he is an international student who just returned from Japan, so he shouldn't be like this, right?"
"Of course it's that serious. Ash told me so himself."
Chen Xuan, who was superstitious about knowledge, finally believed what Wei Nian often said: "character has nothing to do with talent." It should be said that character has nothing to do with knowledge.
Chen Xuan didn't care if it was unlucky to bring a patient home during the Chinese New Year. However, when Wei Nian heard that Miss Qin was seriously ill, he immediately said kindly, "Bring her here. Although your second sister-in-law and I don't have much space here, we have a place to stay. Let her stay in this room with your second sister-in-law, and I'll stay in the south room for a few days."
"The south room is too cold." Chen Xuan felt a little sorry for Brother Nian.
Wei Nian said, "Just light the kang. Miss Qin's condition is more important."
Wei Nian was busy helping out, asking Chen Xuan to tidy up the kang and change a new set of bedding for Miss Qin. Wei Nian and Wei Yin called a car, took Chen Xuan's thick coat, and personally picked up Miss Qin. It happened that there was a lot of free time during the New Year, so Chen Xuan stayed to take care of Qin Shu, and the doctor from Tongrentang came for follow-up visits every day. The key was that she could still muster a little energy, and although she recovered slowly, the fever gradually subsided. Wei Yin comforted her, "The more you encounter such villains, the more you have to take care of yourself. Even if you are sad, you have to be sad for a good person. Is it worth it to ruin yourself for such a person?"
Qin Shu wiped his tears and choked up as he said, "Ah Yin, now when I think about how cruel and stupid I was before, I want to slap myself in the face."
"Then you should take care of yourself even more."
Wei Nian heard the conversation between the two girls outside the house and thought that if Miss Qin had the courage to slap him both, she would not have ended up in such a mess.
Wei Nian bought a cake and came back with the look of a considerate brother, smiling, "Your second sister-in-law also likes this. Come, let's all try it. It's a cream cake from the French bakery in Chongwenmen. I'll ask them to make it fresh."
After eating cake together, Wei Yin and Chen Xuan consoled them, and they thought Miss Qin would be fine after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. She was a discerning girl, and Chen Xuan was very kind to take her in. Moreover, she was so ill at the time, and if she had waited for the landlady to find out, given her character, she would have been kicked out of the rental house long ago. She was able to recover, thanks to the Wei family. If she continued to occupy the east room and let Wei Nian live in the south room, what kind of people would she be
Qin Shu insisted on living in the south room and asked Wei Nian to move back to the east room.
Wei Yin was on good terms with Qin Shu, so he was worried about what Qin Shu would do in the future? Chen Xuan was also worried about this for Qin Shu, but Wei Nian was not. Wei Nian had already thought about it for Qin Shu, "Of course, he would go home."
"Go home?" Chen Xuan thought for a moment, "That's fine. Miss Qin is still a college student, so it's good for her to go home and continue her college studies."
However, the person involved, Qin Shu, had no intention of going home. Qin Shu privately said to Wei Yin, "If I go home, I will die. At the beginning, I was married at home. Alas, if I escaped like this, my family would have said that I was dead. If I go back now, and go back like this, my family will lose all face. My father will kill me, and I can't go back. Ah Yin, I want to go out and find a job. Also, your hat shop will make new clothes and hats in the spring, and I have many ideas. Last winter, you and your second sister-in-law gave me extra design dividends. I'm not saying that I just graduated from high school and now I'm looking for a job. I can find a job. I am not such a loser. It would be better if he leaves. Even if he doesn't, I was planning to break up with him! I just feel bad that all the money I earned last year was stolen! I will apply for a job at the school first. It would be best if I can be a teacher. I am good at French and English. I can do a part-time job here. It will be enough to make a living. I still have to live in your house. I will pay the rent to my second brother and his wife. I am alone and it is not easy to rent a house outside for the time being. If I can find a boarding school that provides dormitories for teachers, I can move out."
Wei Yin saw that she was thinking clearly, so he stopped trying to persuade her to go home.
After Qin Shu told Chen Xuan about his plan, Chen Xuan had no objection. Anyway, in Chen Xuan's opinion, it was best for Miss Qin to be self-reliant. Chen Xuan said, "If you have money in the future, you still have to finish college. If you are a college student now, you can definitely find a better job."
Miss Qin knew how studious Chen Xuan was. In the past, Miss Qin had not felt much for Chen Xuan's hard work in studying. Now that Chen Xuan mentioned it, Miss Qin sighed, "Second sister-in-law, you are right. It's a pity that I only understand this truth now."
Although Chen Xuan always thought that Miss Qin was a little stupid, she was very satisfied that she had finally come to her senses. "It's not too late to understand now. Just don't forget it. Isn't the new trend now to encourage us women to be independent? To be independent, you have to study more." Of course, the latter sentence was summarized by Chen Xuan herself.
Seeing that Miss Qin finally understood some of the truth, Chen Xuan cursed Zhao Cheng behind his back, "What a shitty overseas student, he disappeared without a word and even took away the money, how can he be considered a human being!"
Wei Nian was listless and didn't even respond to Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan asked with concern, "Why are you so listless?"
Wei Nian was not in good spirits for several days. He also stopped buying the cakes and stuffed bread that he usually brought home. He was not as friendly to Miss Qin as before. Chen Xuan did not understand why, and Wei Nian would not tell her his little plan. Although Wei Nian did not know Miss Qin's background, he had already inquired about the Women's College of Arts and Sciences of Aurora University. It was a top private university in Shanghai. The tuition was more than five or six times more expensive than that of Peking University. To study in that university, one had to be rich or noble. Wei Nian had originally thought that if Miss Qin returned home, he could have some connections. But Miss Qin did not return home!
Moreover, they learned that Miss Qin had a background when she ran away from home, and the Qin family thought she was dead!
Wei Nian doesn't get up early unless there is benefit. What a pity!
As for the small cakes and breads he bought before, Wei Nian wanted to ask Miss Qin for them back. But Miss Qin insisted on paying for the rent. Chen Xuan said to Wei Nian, "I'm sorry. The light in the south room is not good. It's just sitting there unused anyway."
"What are you talking about? It's our business if we have nothing to do. Since Miss Qin insists on giving it to you, just take it." Wei Nian didn't feel embarrassed at all, and even spoke shamelessly, "Miss Qin is such a silly little girl, it's obvious that she has been spoiled by her family. If you want to treat her well, you should be strict with her!"
"Why not collect the rent? Collect it! And the money for the medicine and the taxi, all should be settled clearly!" Then, Wei Nian explained seriously, "We are not doing this for the money, but to let her know that this world is cruel!"
Whenever encountering such a thing, Chen Xuan becomes a little thin-skinned and can't quite do anything about it.
Wei Nian is not shameless, it was Wei Nian who did it.
Wei Nian handed the bill directly to Miss Qin, and then said seriously, "This is all of Miss Qin's expenses. I know you have no money now, so please write us an IOU. Miss Qin, you don't have to be grateful to us. We saved you out of humanitarianism. Once you pay us back, we will owe you nothing. From now on, Miss Qin, just behave uprightly and don't be embarrassed in this family. Because you paid for the house, food and water, so you don't have to feel burdened. Just live a good life. We didn't show humanitarianism in vain."
Miss Qin was able to cheer up so quickly after meeting a scumbag. Her mental quality was self-evident. After checking the bill, Miss Qin wrote the IOU neatly and added ten yuan. She said to Wei Nian, "I am penniless now. I have to borrow ten yuan from Brother Wei."
Wei Nian put away the IOU and said to Qin Shu, "Okay. You can get it from your second sister-in-law later. She keeps all the money in my family." Then, without pretending to be a caring older brother, he took the IOU and left. He turned around and gave it to Chen Xuan for safekeeping, and asked Chen Xuan to give ten dollars to Qin Shu.
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good afternoon everyone, it's another long chapter, there will be a third update in the afternoon~~~~~~ Really too hardworking~~ Uh, I always thought that in the Republic of China era, those who could elope were generally tough guys~ Thank you all for the mines and grenades~~~~~~~~~
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