No. 66 Linhe Road, an auspicious number, is an independent small courtyard. Some old European-style houses are dilapidated and dilapidated, but the two large stone pillars at the door are still solemn and majestic, vaguely retaining the appearance of the concession period.
Looking at the address on the note in her hand, Luo Xabi first found the legendary House No. 66 on Roucheng Old Street. It is said that this building is listed as a national protected building and will not be modified in any way. It will retain its original appearance. But she wants to find
The number is not No. 66, but No. 70.
Obviously, we only need to pass three houses to get to the house at No. 70, but we only have to cross three houses to reach the end of the road, missing the house at No. 70. I couldn't help but look at the address again to make sure I saw it correctly.
This old street in Roucheng is known as the faded concession. It once had many historical stories, but now it has lost its original color and has become a place with special memories. Even though she grew up in Roucheng, because of the environment
Even so, I have never been to this old street.
I asked an old man in front of a house for directions and learned that the house at No. 70 had been demolished and moved to a new avenue behind this old street. In order to satisfy the people's nostalgia for the past, the government still uses
The same old-fashioned architectural style created a new street adjacent to the old street.
With the directions, he found it very quickly this time. He looked at the house number and read: No. 70, Linhe Road. It was right here, so Luo Xia stepped forward and knocked on the door. After waiting for a while, no one came.
In response, he knocked again.
A voice came from behind: "Who are you looking for?"
She turned around and saw a woman holding a basket full of vegetables in her hands under the sun. She had obviously just returned from shopping for vegetables. Looking closely at the woman's eyebrows, she could see that the vicissitudes of life had left many traces on her face, and there were traces in the corners of her eyes.
I have crow's feet, nasolabial folds on my cheeks, and my hair is tied back in an old-fashioned bun.
Some asked uncertainly: "Excuse me, are you...Liang Wan?"
The woman was stunned and narrowed her eyes as if she was thinking about something, but after a while, she replied: "You have the wrong person." After saying that, she walked over to Luo Xia, took out the key, unlocked the door, and walked in.
It was about to close the door. Luo Xia reacted in time and pushed it with her hand, "Liang Wan, I know it's you, let's talk, okay?" They had met before, and even after so many years, Liang Wan's appearance had changed a lot.
, but still recognized it at a glance.
Liang Wan stared at her with a solemn expression. Seeing her firm attitude, she thought that since she found this place, if she was not allowed in, she would definitely visit again in the future. So she let go of her hand and said, "Come in, please help close the door."
Then he took the lead through the yard and entered the house.
Luo Xia followed up. As soon as he walked into the house, he naturally looked around. The first thing he felt was that it was very neat, and then the furniture was neat, but the furnishings were simple. There were a few children's graffiti on the wall.
Look carefully at the paintings. One of them depicts three people. A child is holding a hand next to a person. It can be seen that they are a man and a woman. The painting should express a family, father, mother and children.
Liang Wan saw that she had been focusing on the paintings on the wall and broke the silence: "What do you want from me?"
Luo Xia changed his gaze and said hesitantly: "You should still remember me, I am Luo Xia."
Liang Wan nodded, how could she not remember that when she returned to China with him, she just stood behind her and watched the way he stared at the girl, and felt her heart hurt. She couldn't tell whether she was jealous or resentful of the girl, but she didn't like her anyway.
At that time, she felt that Luo Xia was a princess living in all the auras, carefree and unaware of the worries of life. However, she felt sympathy and pity for her because she clearly knew all Lu Cheng's plans, including the plans for Luo Xia.
The family is bound to fight back and take revenge. One day, the princess in this halo will accept the blow of reality. Lu Cheng will give her the most fatal blow in her life. It depends on whether she can bear it.
Because she knew this was inevitable, she was not hesitant. After revenge, the relationship between them might come to an end, and she, Liang Wan, only had to be the woman behind the man.
Pain flashed through my heart, how long has it been since I thought of Brother Cheng?
Liang Wan lowered her dark eyes, turned around, found a disposable cup, poured a glass of boiled water for Luo Xia and placed it on the table.
"There is no tea at home. I can only drink boiled water. Don't mind."
Luo Xia shook her head and said she didn't mind. She picked up the cup and put it in her hand, feeling the warmth on her skin. "Where is the child?"
Liang Wan became wary, her eyes sharpened immediately, she stared at her and asked sternly: "What do you want to do? Who asked you to come? Is it Nie Yunfeng?" Just three simple words made the woman who was originally not sharp at all
, her demeanor suddenly changed completely, and she saw hatred in her eyes.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just asking. He didn't ask me to come, I just wanted to see you." Luo Xia quickly clarified the purpose of her visit. Luo Xia found that Liang Wan was panicking. She couldn't bear it, so she came to see you.
She just wanted to see if she was doing well, especially after knowing that she had given birth to a child for Lu Cheng, she wanted to see that child even more.
Lu Cheng was once her childhood idol, even a beautiful secret love, and later became the brother in her heart. Even though many things happened after that, she once hated him, and all this hatred dissipated in his heart.
Death is imminent. When a person pays the price with his life for his fault, what else is there to hate?
"Liang Wan, don't be hostile to me. I just want to see you and his children, because in my heart, he is always my brother and my relative. And you and your children may be the world
My only relative."
Maybe it was the sincere words that touched Liang Wan, or maybe it was the word "brother" in Luo Xia's words that touched her guard, and the guard in her eyes relaxed a little bit. There was a kind of sadness in her heart, yes, except for her
Son, maybe the only person in the world who can find a connection with Brother Cheng is the woman in front of him.
Liang Wan sat opposite Luo Xia. Because she wanted to talk about her son, her originally solemn face became more loving. "It's a boy. I gave birth to a son for him. He looks like Brother Cheng and is also very smart."
, he is still in the middle class in kindergarten, and I will go to pick him up later."
"Is there a picture of him? Can I see it?"
"Yes, just wait."
Liang Wan took out a photo album from the bedroom. It was very thin and only showed two pages of photos. Looking at the time arrangement of the boy's growth from birth to the age of five, it was almost as if he could only take two photos a year.
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"Oh, Chengcheng doesn't like taking pictures very much, and I'm not good at taking pictures. I just use these photos as a way to record his life. So I only take him to the photo studio to take one on special days."
Liang Wan, who had always been silent, became chatty when talking about these things about her son, like every loving mother.
The growth of her son was the only thing in Liang Wan's life these years. Maybe the law is nothing more than human kindness. Although she was the lover of the number one criminal leader and was sentenced to ten years in prison. But because she was pregnant, the court was particularly lenient.
He was sentenced to supervised release and suspended for five years.
In other words, she is no longer a criminal, but an ordinary citizen.
Luo Xia felt suffocated when she heard the name, "His name is Chengcheng?"
Liang Wan smiled bitterly and said: "Well, it's honest Cheng. He is very sensible. Such a little kid will follow me to do housework." He raised his hands to a height, his expression was full of pride, and his face was full of pride.
A gentle smile appeared on his face.
But looking at her like this, Luo Xia couldn't help but feel sad. Liang Wan named Lu Cheng's son Lu Cheng. Even though it had the same pronunciation but different names, it was a kind of torture to herself. How much she didn't want to forget Lu Cheng.
Then I call my son's name every day and think of him? What kind of deep affection is this? Liang Wan really has a deep love for Lu Cheng.
There was moisture in the corners of his eyes, and he pretended to blink so that the other party wouldn't notice. There was a question stuck in his throat and he didn't know whether he should ask it. After pondering for a while, he finally asked: "You can take care of Chengcheng by yourself. You can take care of both."
Do you have to come over?"
Liang Wan was slightly stunned, "You want to ask me what I do for a living, right? I work in a community at the street office now, and my boss takes good care of me. He knows that I take care of my children alone, and as long as I work until four in the afternoon every day, I will
Let me go home to pick up Chengcheng. Sometimes they will help take Chengcheng to the community, so they won't be too busy."
Luo Xia nodded, with a calm expression on his face, but there was something in his heart. This seemingly normal neighborly love and help for each other, how much thought did Nie Yunfeng put into it? Needless to say, Nie Yunfeng must have secretly arranged the relationship.
, so there are so many people willing to help a single mother who is serving a sentence.
This society is not without good-hearted people, but the human nature is too indifferent. There are people who add fuel to the fire, but there are really few people who help when the time is right. A woman like Liang Wan, who has no background and a criminal record, without the protection of Lu Cheng's forces,
He will definitely be despised and even reviled by secular people.
She could almost feel Nie Yunfeng's cautiousness. He acted very covertly, fearing that Liang Wan would retaliate against him, so he would not show up to take care of him and help the mother and son in a real sense through other channels. In this way, his conscience
It would be easier for him. He regarded Lu Cheng as a brother after all.
It was a bit emotional that after not seeing him for many years, she could still feel his heart right away. What he thought and what he did, she could see clearly from the surface.
In fact, as soon as she walked into Liang Wan's house, she immediately discovered that Liang Wan's life must have been under his care, otherwise Liang Wan would not be able to live so peacefully and calmly. As for Liang Wan, does he really not know these things?
I don’t necessarily know the meaning behind it, I just chose to ignore it under certain circumstances.
After all, even if she hates Nie Yunfeng, she will not deprive her children of the possibility of good care because of her own selfishness. Otherwise, it will only harm Lucheng's children. Liang Wan will not understand this truth.
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Sunlight shone in through the window in the yard and fell on Liang Wan. She was packing some things and seemed to be getting ready to go out. Luo Xia looked up at the clock on the wall. It was already half past three. She should be going out.
Let's go pick up Chengcheng. I thought about it and made a request: "Are you going to pick up Chengcheng? Can I go together?"
Liang Wan glanced at her and nodded: "If you want to go, we have to leave now. It takes twenty minutes to walk from here to the kindergarten. We have to walk faster."
After a conversation, Luo Xia found that Liang Wan's attitude towards her had softened, which was a good sign. The two walked hand in hand along Linhe Road and arrived at the entrance of a kindergarten. There were already many parents waiting there, and they all looked at her.
In the garden, everyone was looking forward to it. When Liang Wan arrived at the door, she joined them and ignored her.
The bell rang, and children came out of the garden one after another.
Liang Wan's eyes lit up and her gaze was fixed on something. Luo Xia followed her gaze and saw a boy wearing a blue sweater. He was not jumping around like other children, but was very calm.
Come this way.
With just one glance, Luo Xia was sure that it must be Lu Cheng's son, because they looked so similar, and even his calm temperament was somewhat similar to Lu Cheng's when he was young. For some reason, tears burst out of his eyes instantly. Fortunately, the parents'
All the attention was on the child, and no one noticed the woman whose face was suddenly filled with tears.
That day, Luo Xia did not go out of her way to say goodbye to Liang Wan, but turned around and left quietly. She knew that the mother and son lived a good life, especially the child. His mother named him Cheng. In addition to mourning her beloved
Apart from being human beings, they must have figured out the right path of having their children and live a sincere and down-to-earth life.
Lu Cheng, if you know the truth in heaven, you will also smile with joy.
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Cheng and Cheng have the same pronunciation but different words. The former refers to a vast city, while the latter describes honesty and sincerity.