Maybe the funeral scene is too sensational, or maybe there are still people in the distant Flower City waiting for news.
Anyway, "Cier Mei" didn't go to the Hong family's "Thank You Banquet" after noon.
Instead, he took the subway alone and ran to the telephone building on Chang'an Street to make a long-distance call.
As soon as the phone call came through and the person on the other end of Huacheng asked a question, "Ciermei" couldn't help but complain.
"Sisters, just hurt me! I really shouldn't agree to you!"
"You know, you are so heartless! Xiao Wu has been waiting for so many years, and your 'living funeral' not only completely hurt him, but also made the old people of the Hong family suffer!"
Then, she talked for seven or eight minutes without letting the other party interrupt or ask questions. She just described what she saw and heard at today's funeral and all the details.
Her tone was extremely excited and full of fire.
In the end, I couldn't help but say with regret, "Sisters, why are you doing this? I can see that Xiao Wu doesn't care about your appearance at all! The Hong family really treats you as their daughter-in-law! We here
Ciquan did something wrong, please come back, there is still room for things, things will get better..."
Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to be as hard-hearted as ever, and the decision that had been made could not be changed at all.
"No! There is no room! This is the right thing to do, and it is good for everyone! You have to calm down!"
As a result, "Ciermei"'s anger completely increased, and her tone became harder and harder.
"You are so evil! I'm telling you, don't think you are suffering! I am also a woman, and I am just like you, struggling to survive in the gangster world until now. There is no way, this is fate!"
"But because of this, I understand that what you need most is a warm home and a good man who loves you. You can meet Xiao Wu and the Hong family. This is your blessing!
You don’t know what’s good and what’s good! You’re doing it on your own!”
"I'm also telling you, my heart is not that hard! Seeing everything the Hong family has done for you, and seeing Xiao Wu grieving in vain, I can't show it, I...I...I'm so damn quick
Crazy!”
"Tell me what you asked me to do! I regret it! I regret it, okay? If you don't come back, I will tell the truth!"
But as soon as he said these words, a heart-wrenching plea immediately sounded from the other side of the phone.
"Don't, don't... don't! I beg you! If you really do this, I... I will have to die!"
"Ciermei" was startled, covering the phone and shouting in complete disbelief.
"Ah? There are people who love you so much, there are so many people who care about you...you, you actually! You actually want to...you are crazy! Are you stupid?"
Is "Tang Xin'er" really crazy? Is she really stupid?
Of course not.
As her tearful voice continued to be heard from the phone, "Cier Mei" had to admit that she did have her own reasons.
"Can you put yourself in my shoes? I can't give birth, and my face is damaged. Even cats and dogs are scared when I take off my mask! How can I meet Xiao Wu when I look like a ghost at all?
, to meet people from the Hong family! I would rather die than do this!"
"Yes, Xiao Wu is sincere. For this friendship, I am willing to be his partner forever. The Hong family is also really good to me. I have already considered them my own relatives. But the more this happens, the more I
The more pain and pain I feel in my heart. This kind of feeling is an unbearable burden for me now!"
"Do you know the story of "Midnight Song"? There are conditions for the heroine to be with the disfigured Song Danping in the end. She stabbed her own eyes blind! The two of them will never see outsiders again! But think about it
, is it possible in reality? I don’t know whether it can be done. If you really have a daughter-in-law like me, what does it mean to the Hong family? "
"What's more, I'm still in trouble. Let's not talk about things in the capital. How do you think I got a foothold in Huacheng? How did I hold Huacheng's train station and shipping station in my hands? Again
How can I get the deputy captain of criminal investigation to obey me? There is no human blood and no conspiracy here."
"Do you think the person named Guan really serves the people? Do you think "A Liang" and "Lao Zai" who obey my orders are all docile kittens? Let me tell you, one of them is a black man who has the leverage in my hands.
The police. All that’s left are the bad guys who wish they could start their own business after I leave. This is the last thing I can make them do!”
"So now I can't leave even if I don't want to! And I can't even stay in the country! This is a condition that has been reached a long time ago. If I dare to go back on my word, the black and white will eat me together! They have no patience anymore. Then
They will choose to fight to the death!"
"Do you understand or not? Normal life has completely left me. I have no other choice!"
"Tangxiner" cried.
These words finally convinced "Ciermei".
Because after thinking about it, she found that there was really no solution, and it would be the same for her, there was no other way out.
Under this situation, "Tang Xin'er" had no room for movement. She was like being thrown into a big lake with a very heavy shackle.
No matter how hard she tried to swim on the surface of the water, it was all in vain. She couldn't break free from the iron ring and could only be taken to the bottom of the bottomless lake.
"Then you...then he...you can only be separated like this! God is so fucking blind. You two are provoking someone. They are a good couple. Why is this happening? Why?
!Holy shit!”
"Ciermei" couldn't say any more, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The reply on the other side of the phone was a faint sigh.
But unexpectedly, "Tang Xin'er" choked up and persuaded "Cier Mei" instead.
"Sisters, nothing is perfect in the world. Living in this life is really not easy. If you want to think on the bright side, I am actually not at a loss."
"As you said, it is already a blessing for people to have this experience. No matter what the outcome is, as long as our hearts have been in touch with each other, it is enough. Really, I am quite content. There is nothing happier than this.
Things. If you are sure about something and think it is worth it, no matter what the result is, it will be worth it!”
"But on the other hand, if the window paper is broken, everyone will feel uncomfortable, and no one will be able to live a good life. It is better for one person to suffer than for everyone to suffer. I am not only helping them, but also accumulating virtue for myself, how wonderful.
So we still have to go as promised, block the news, and just go down the slope."
"Presumably when my name is engraved on the tombstone, this relationship will disappear. Although Xiao Wu will be sad, he will slowly let go of me. He will marry a wife and have children in the future, and there will be another
A good girl will accompany him throughout his life. Giving him what I cannot give him is exactly what I want."
"I have no other thoughts from now on. I just want to see you get better. As long as you all get better, I will be sincerely happy.
Hearing this, "Ciermei" burst into tears again just like when she was in the cemetery.
"Sisters, don't say that, I won't tolerate it!"
"It's all about 'reaching out', it's all about this bastard! He deserves the most death! You shouldn't let him live!"
But at this moment, "Tang Xin'er" herself stopped sobbing. Although her voice sounded a little sad, it seemed extremely calm and peaceful, like the sky after a storm.
"Silly words, this matter is purely fateful. Reflecting on it, when you get to this point, you are basically eating your own fruit."
"As for 'reaching out', he himself wants to die to make amends. But you have to know that he has good intentions. And he has already done everything he can for me. What's more, I, him, Big Eyed Lamp, Roller, we
They are both orphans and thieves. When I look at them, they always seem to see their own shadows. Since it won't help, why bother killing again?"
"Sisters, don't feel sorry for me, and don't take me to heart. Everything will disappear. The fate is over, and we will naturally part ways. You are an old gunner too. Be strong. Don't be so worthless. What's wrong with you?
Open?"
"By the way, finally I have to thank you. It's you who helped me achieve this point. You are my life-long friend. For this reason, I really want to do something for you. In this way, if one day, you
If you are getting married, you must tell me in time. I will give you a big gift. No matter where I am..."
"Tang Xin'er"'s sincere words were like a knife piercing "Cier Mei"'s heart.
Although she now fully understood the good intentions and real situation of "Tang Xin'er", the more this happened, the more heartbroken she became.
She was listening with the phone in her hand, but finally couldn't restrain herself and burst into tears while holding the phone.
This gaffe immediately attracted the attention of many pairs of eyes outside the glass soundproof room.
No one knew what she was crying about.
But most of the people waiting to use the phone had no intention of urging, and were still full of sympathy.
Because almost all people who live in this era and have experienced so many hardships understand one truth.
Everyone has their own difficulties. If you are not there, you will never understand them.
People, don’t think it’s easy to write a letter, but it’s really not easy to write well!
Parting words are sent again diligently, and there are infinite emotions in the words. In the Palace of Eternal Life on July 7th, when no one is whispering in the middle of the night, who would have known that they would part ways and die together, and the lingering hatred will never end...
——Quoted from Kunqu Opera "The Palace of Eternal Life"