Winner in life

It can be said that Liu Congbin single-handedly promoted Wu Meifang and his wife to go to Beijing, and the uncles and aunts from their hometown helped persuade them. Uncle Liu said: "If the children ask you to go, just go! You can go and see where the children live. Doing business? Doing business! Don't you think at all that your children won't be able to come back after the Chinese New Year?"

Think and think.

In addition, Liu Congwen had not contacted his family, which made Wu Meifang and his wife heartbroken from the beginning. After hearing from relatives in the distance that they saw Liu Congwen in the next city, presumably because he was visiting the woman's house, Wu Meifang finally felt chilled. Nodding, the couple went to Beijing to celebrate the New Year with their two other sons.

Even though she nodded, Wu Meifang, who had never been out before, still had no confidence and her hands and feet were shaking as soon as she got on the plane. Liu Weihe had finally taken his son to film a movie before, and had watched other parents of young actors in a hotel. He had learned a few superficial skills. He pretended to be calm with a straight face, holding Wu Meifang's hand to board and get off the plane. luggage. He is tall, and the three brothers of the Liu family inherited their height from him. The two of them were dressed plainly and had a simple temperament, especially Wu Meifang, who looked restrained. But with Liu Weihe's hand, they met Liu Congbin smoothly without any encounter. In the mission, Wu Meifang was worried about "liars, kidnappers, bad guys" and other situations.

After arriving at the new house, it took several days to adapt. After Wu Meifang dared to go to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables alone, Ruihe also took a vacation. Today, she met the friendly boss of Lao Er again, and Wu Meifang felt even more relieved: "Beijing is a really nice place, and all the people I meet are good people." She told Ruihe about the kind people she met at the vegetable market these days, " I don’t speak Mandarin very well, and those elder brothers, sisters, and aunts don’t laugh at me, but they are so enthusiastic. Look, I bought these dishes myself.”

Ruihe is very happy that Wu Meifang has adapted to life here. The capital accommodates visitors from all over the world, with a blend of cultures and a broad mind. The people doing business have seen many people with different accents, and they can always use their best words when facing the cramped new tourists from outside. The patient attitude makes you feel the gentle and kind side of this city.

"It's a pity that your boss's wife doesn't want to stay for dinner." Wu Meifang still felt a little pity. Ruihe comforted her, "They just got married and today is the 29th of the New Year. They also have to prepare things for the New Year. , after all, there are two parents who need to be filial."

When Wu Meifang said this, she understood: "Yes, the Chinese New Year is a big event. In the past, when your grandparents were still alive, I started to be busy on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, buying New Year's goods, fried snacks and pastries... Hey, they You look pretty young, why did you just get married?”

While helping to pick vegetables, Rui He briefly talked about the love history of Fan Junli and Sister Zhen: "Childhood sweethearts, we both focused on our careers, and they didn't have time to get married until this year." As for the waiting and waiting in those years, Rui He If you don't say it out loud, it's not something you can talk about.

The lunch was very sumptuous. If Rui He hadn't stopped us, the four of us would have eaten eight dishes. "Save it for New Year's Eve dinner."

After dinner, Liu Congbin helped Wu Meifang wash the dishes. Wu Meifang rushed Ruihe to the living room: "Watch TV with your dad." Liu Congbin also said, "Dad is not very good at adjusting the channel, brother, go and help."

The second brother/second brother is so busy that he didn’t come home until today. Where can I let him work?

Rui He always felt that this looked familiar. Sister Zhen and Xiao Hu treated him like this, often driving him out and not letting him work. He paused, and just as he turned around, he saw Wu Meifang looking towards the door. Just in time to see him stop, she immediately said: "Go out and play quickly." She waved her foam-covered hands vigorously, "Go, go, go."

When he arrived in the living room, Liu Weihe smiled at him awkwardly and waved: "Want to watch TV?"

"Yes." He sat next to Liu Weihe, with a body distance between them. It happened to be An Sutai in the TV series. Liu Weihe rubbed his palms: "This is the station that said there is a play for you in the second grade of junior high school. Just wait a moment, the preview will come soon." Ruihe turned to look at Liu Weihe, this fifty-year-old man The aged man looked at the TV with a hopeful look in his eyes, and then he turned back to look at him, looking at him nervously and lovingly.

Liu Weihe's hair is half white, and his face is darkened by farm work and wrinkles caused by age, especially at the corners of his eyes, where the fine lines look like fish tails.

Every time they meet, Liu Weihe gets a little older.

"Second brother, this house is really nice." Liu Weihe chuckled and gently touched the sofa under him, "I'm so happy that you are making a difference."

Ruihe grabbed his hand and rested her head on his shoulder. Liu Weihe is tall, but as he gets older and has worked for many years, his posture is no longer as straight as when he was young. Rui He rested his head on his shoulder, feeling Liu Weihe's stiff bones and smelling the smell of soap. This was a soap that had been used in his hometown for more than 20 years. It was a local soap brand with high quality and low price. A local flavor.

"Dad, I remember that year you held my hand and took me to film. On the train you peeled eggs for me and you were reluctant to eat any of them."

Liu Weihe's stiff body suddenly softened due to his son's sudden closeness. His eyes were moist and he said "Hey": "Dad doesn't like eggs."

"You lied."

"I'm not lying to you. I brought you twenty red eggs from home. They are all eggs from chickens raised at home. They are delicious. They are all in the refrigerator. I will heat them up for you to eat on your birthday tomorrow."

"There's too much for me to finish. Dad will eat it together."

"I don't like eggs."

Rui He shook his head: "If you don't eat it, I won't either."

As he shook his head, his hair poked Liu Weihe's neck, reminding him of the few times he held the child when he was young. The child's soft hair rubbed against his face, making his heart melt. He couldn't help but smile, showing his teeth that were yellowed from smoking low-quality cigarettes: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

In the kitchen, Wu Meifang sneaked back and wiped her tears with her sleeves: "It's so hard for your brother to be so thin."

Liu Congbin had some regrets. In order to prevent his parents from being led by Liu Congwen, he exaggerated many of the difficulties of his second brother's work. well. He comforted Wu Meifang: "This is how I look good on camera. My second brother has a dedicated nutritionist following him and he also undergoes regular physical examinations. There is nothing wrong with his health."

"Look, your dad is already an old man. People say that people shrink as they get older, but your dad still looks bigger than your brother now. How thin is that!"

Wu Meifang was very sad. But after washing the dishes and coming out, she didn't let Rui He see any trace. When Ruihe entered the house to pack his luggage, Liu Congbin also came in. "What happened to Mom just now?" No matter how hard Wu Meifang tried to hide it, how could Ruihe not see it?

"Seeing how thin you are makes her feel sad."

"I will enlighten her later. In fact, I am not particularly thin like this. Mom has never seen other actresses who are so thin that there is only a handful of bones left. It is not easy to be in this industry. But looking thin, there’s nothing wrong with our bodies.”

"That's what I told her just now." Liu Congbin helped pack things and hang clothes, and then said with some regret, "Maybe I went too far." He said what he had exaggerated before.

"The eldest brother always takes money from home, and even asks his parents to ask you for money to help him buy a house in Huazhou, saying that you make so much that you should pay for it. Second brother, I hope you won't be angry when I tell you this, mom. She was heartbroken at the time, but she didn't dare to tell you directly. She called me privately and told me about it. I was so angry that if my eldest brother needed your help, we are brothers, so couldn't we just go to you directly? ? Isn't he asking you for money through your parents just to let your parents use their status to pressure you? We are all grown up, and he still thinks that such a large sum of money is like giving out candy when he was a child, and it all depends on his parents. ? I objected at that time. In order to dissuade Mom, I deliberately told her about your hard work and let Mom know that it is not easy for you to make money. "

After listening to Liu Congbin's words, Rui He suddenly realized: "No wonder, mom said before that my eldest brother wanted to buy a house in Huazhou. When she told me about it, she looked very discouraged about him, and she didn't ask me to help him buy a house in Huazhou." Obviously, in her previous life, Wu Meifang made the decision to use her whole family's efforts to buy a house for Liu Congwen in Huazhou. Unexpectedly, in this life, first the relationship between Liu Congwen and Liu Congbin was not as good as before, and then Liu Congbin persuaded Wu Meifang. Wu Meifang finally changed her mind and made a completely different choice.

"Oh, I can't help it. Brothers are unfamiliar with each other and I don't know who is right or wrong." Liu Congbin hung up his clothes and sat on the edge of the bed. Ruihe also sat over and reached out to touch the folded quilt. The quilt was fluffy and soft. Liu Congbin Said: "Mom will clean it after she comes here. She has washed and dried the quilts, pillowcases, mosquito nets, and put them back for you."

"Well, mom actually loves all three of us, and so does dad. As for the relationship between the three of us brothers, you don't have to think too much about it. It's all fate. If we get along, we'll get along. If we don't, we'll just be ordinary relatives. To be honest, My eldest brother and I are really estranged from each other. We haven't spoken a few words all year round. He doesn't dare to come to me to borrow money. I understand, and I can pretend not to know. You don't have to take this matter to heart. Let's stay together. Parents celebrate the New Year.”

Liu Congbin responded in a muffled voice, then looked back at the door and said cautiously: "Actually, I called my eldest brother this time and asked him if he wanted to come to the capital to celebrate the New Year too. He said no. I asked him how he would celebrate the New Year on his own. Alone? He said he had already taken his partner’s parents to Huazhou.” He sighed, “In the four years he has been in Huazhou, he didn’t even mention it to his parents. My parents are so filial.”

"Don't be angry, help me pack my things quickly, we will take my parents to buy new year's goods in the afternoon."

On this day, Rui He, Wu Meifang, his wife and Liu Congbin went to the market to buy New Year goods, and moved large and small bags home. Wu Meifang kept saying that enough is enough. Ruihe didn't listen to her and bought everything that needed to be bought. He told Wu Meifang that he wanted them to spend an unforgettable Spring Festival here and not save anything that should be spent or used.

On New Year's Eve, we prepared a large table of food and had a lively reunion dinner. After dinner, Rui He insisted on washing the dishes and asked Wu Meifang and Liu Weihe to watch TV outside. While washing the dishes, Ruihe accidentally got his clothes wet, so he went to the room to change. When he passed by the living room, he saw that the TV series had been turned off. Liu Weihe was squatting on the balcony smoking, and Wu Meifang was standing next to him, apparently talking on the phone.

When she came out after changing clothes, she saw Wu Meifang sitting on the sofa wiping her tears, and Liu Weihe patting her on the shoulder. He walked over and squatted in front of the two of them, holding Wu Meifang's hand: "What's wrong, Mom?"

"Alas!" Liu Weihe sighed, "You're celebrating the New Year, don't let the children worry about you."

Wu Meifang's tears soaked the tissue. "How could it become like this..."

It must be Liu Congwen again, Ruihe thought.

Speaking of which, the news he heard about Liu Congwen in the past few years was all from Liu Congbin and Wu Meifang, who did not want to interact with him, and he did not have the enthusiasm to "repair the brotherly relationship." How can we talk about breaking up the relationship and repairing the relationship if we have never done anything to apologize to the other party? He knew from Liu Congbin that Liu Congwen had demanded money from Wu Meifang and his wife, but he had never been asked directly by Liu Congwen.

It can be seen that Liu Congwen is principled in front of him, or has a strong self-esteem.

He doesn't have a deep sense of integration into this family, but more of a sense of responsibility for Wu Meifang and Liu Weihe. Because they got along with Liu Congbin, the two developed a deep brotherhood. As for Liu Congwen, he has almost become a symbolic figure in memory. But this was just his opinion. Whether it was Wu Meifang and his wife, or Liu Congbin who seemed dissatisfied with Liu Congwen's behavior, they still took Liu Congwen to heart.

That's the bond between them.

He watched quietly, a little touched, but still watching.

After all, he is no longer his original self, and his relationship with Liu Congwen has not developed.

"Mom, don't cry. If you have anything, you can tell me. I guess it's the eldest brother, right? Maybe you think I'm too cold for saying this, but the children have grown up, and your and my dad's responsibilities have been completed long ago. I don’t know what eldest brother said to you to make you so sad, but what I want to tell you is that you and dad don’t owe us anything. If I don’t be filial to you in the future, it’s also me who is unfilial. I should be struck by lightning from the sky. With you It’s okay.”

"What are you talking about!" Wu Meifang quickly asked him to stop talking, "I'm thirty, don't talk nonsense, hurry up, bah bah bah."

Ruihe followed her instructions and sighed twice.

Liu Weihe was a little frightened. He saw that his second son had coaxed his wife, but he also saw the expression on his second son's face when he talked about the stranger when he talked about his eldest son.

He was excited.

The Spring Festival has arrived.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Rui He and Liu Congbin went for a walk with Wu Meifang and his wife. They spent the whole day playing. At 7:30 on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ansu TV broadcast "Brothers and Sisters" on time. As the opening song "Brothers and Sisters" played slowly and soulfully, Ruihe sat upright. With his professional vision, he began to watch his first drama of 2017 seriously.

At the beginning of the film, Da Shuan's parents passed away. With the help of his uncle, the eighteen-year-old Da Shuan took care of his parents' funeral arrangements. At this time, his younger brother was only thirteen years old, and his two younger sisters, one eleven and one nine, had already begun to be sensible. , but still needs parental care.

*

Da Shuan was adopted. He still vaguely remembered that when he was short, he was held in the arms of an unknown person. The person choked and said: "You don't have a father or a mother anymore. Cry quickly. Cry quickly." Then. He cried hoarsely.

Later, he had parents again, and a few years later, he had a younger brother and two younger sisters, both biological children of his adoptive parents, whom he helped, coaxed, and kissed to raise.

Only his close uncle knew about his life experience. The uncle said: "Your brother and sister are young, how can you afford to raise them by yourself? Why don't you give away your two girls? I know two good families, and there is no shortage of them." There will be no shortage of food and drink. Your sisters will get married in a few years, and you will have someone to rely on for the rest of their lives. Take good care of your brother and leave a legacy for your parents. "

Eighteen-year-old Da Shuan was extremely angry. He clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were red: "Why should I give my sister away? I can afford it myself!" What he was angry about was not that his uncle did not treat him as his father. , he remembered all the good things his parents had done to him. What made him angry was that the uncle actually said that he wanted to give away his two soft and obedient sisters, whom his parents regarded as their pet peeves, as child brides?

The uncle said that he was ignorant and would regret it one day, and then slammed the door and left.

The young Da Shuan bit his lip, his eyes as red as a rabbit. The younger sister poked her head out of the door and said, "Brother?" His hair was messy and there were two red marks on his face.

"What's wrong?" Da Shuan rushed over and picked up his sister. He gently touched the red marks on her face with his fingers. It turned out that they were scratched by nails. The younger sister's mouth tightened and she cried: "Daniu said that I am a worthless girl without a father and a mother. I will be his little wife in the future..."

"Nonsense! He's talking nonsense! We're not going to his house, we're staying at our own house!" Two lines of tears rolled down Da Shuan's tanned face, and he pressed his sister's hand into his chest, "Brother is here, don't cry."

The scene changes and Da Shuan goes to chop firewood. The girl he likes, Qingzi, hesitantly says to him: "I heard that you are unwilling to give away your eldest and younger sisters?"

"Well." Facing the person he likes, Da Shuan finally showed his vulnerability, "I can't send them to be child brides, that's not a good place. My parents wouldn't let them go if they were here. Qingzi, the eldest sister and the younger sister My sister likes you, please help me accompany them when you have time, okay?"

He originally thought that Haruko would nod like before, but he didn't expect that the cheerful Haruko said hesitantly: "My mother, my mother said that if you can marry into my family, you will agree to our marriage."

Da Shuan looked at Qingzi with confusion, "But wasn't our marriage agreed last month?" His heart beat suddenly, and uneasiness gripped his heart. In just half a month after his parents passed away, he Having experienced the hardships of survival, "Did you hear me wrong?" he asked gently.

Qingzi turned her head away, avoiding Da Shuan's gentle and clean eyes that had always attracted her. "My mother said that she wants you to marry me. If you are willing, there will be a good time next month and we can get married."

Da Shuan put down the hatchet and rubbed his palms nervously on his pants a few times. He lowered his head and looked at the mud on his feet. His mouth felt dry, and he swallowed before saying, "What do you mean?" He raised his head again and looked at Haruko pleadingly. A grown man looked at her like this, Haruko's heart suddenly softened.

But there are six golden flowers in her family, and she is the third. The eldest sister and the second sister have all gotten married, and it will be her turn next. Her mother said: "Da Shuan is honest and capable, and we couldn't find a more suitable candidate. It just so happened that his parents were gone, and his younger brothers and sisters were not close, so we simply gave them away, and he just happened to marry into our family." This is also the case. At that time, Qingzi realized that Da Shuan was adopted.

"Da Shuan -" Qingzi held his hand, "I know you are reluctant, but I, I like you so much, and you like me too, and we agreed to get married. My mother said that your brothers and sisters are not kissing each other , you are not responsible for raising them, just agree, okay?"

Da Shuan's heart was completely cold, and the coldness spread from his heart to his whole body, making him angry and sad.

"And you?"

"W-what?"

"Then what do you think?"

Qingzi was stunned: "My mother said..."

"Don't ask your mother to tell you. I want to listen to your thoughts." Da Shuan's eyes turned red.

Haruko bit her lower lip, her eyes flashing: "I think so too."

"Okay, let's break up. I originally wanted to find time to talk to you about this." Da Shuan pulled his hand away, "I have to support the family. Before the three of them grew up, the family was under great pressure. "You won't have a good time marrying me. I don't want to delay you. It's okay now. I wish you find a better partner."

Qingzi looked at Da Shuan in disbelief, then felt angry and embarrassed, stamped her foot: "You bastard!" and ran away crying.

Da Shuan slowly squatted on the ground, and there were a few small, small water stains on the dry ground.

*

Outside the TV, Wu Meifang cried until her eyes were red: "Oh, oh, what a good young man, why are you so pitiful?"

After the first episode was aired, Da Shuan and Qing Zi broke up and shouldered the burden of supporting the family. He got up before dawn, mended clothes and shoes at night by kerosene lamp, and coaxed his little sister to sleep who was frightened by the death of her parents. After a sound sleep, he got up to make breakfast, then asked his brother to take care of his sister, and then went to the ground again. The first episode ends with the uncle bringing a "good samaritan" to the house. Who is this good samaritan?

"It must be a child bride!" Wu Meifang said, "It's miserable to be a child bride, but you can't do it!"

She is a woman who can empathize with TV series. She cries for the misery of the characters in the TV series and is angry for the injustice they suffer. Ruihe asked: "Mom, is it good?"

"Good-looking!" Wu Meifang blew her nose and sniffled. "My son is really capable. Looking at the way you do housework and farm work, it looks like he really knows how to do it."

Ruihe smiled, but is it really possible?

Ten minutes into the commercial, Fan Junli called and said briefly: "It's quite good. My mother-in-law even cried after watching it. The later stage of this drama was pretty good, and it has a sense of the times. After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Xu and the others went to work. I’ll ask them to sort out the ratings for another week. Don’t worry, the online reviews will be collected for you.”

Ruihe responded with a smile: "How do you feel about going back to your parents' house with Sister Zhen today?"

"It's good, it's good. It would be nice if my brother-in-law, brother-in-law, and aunt-in-law didn't hold me back for a heart-to-heart talk. I swear waiting for the baby to be born, changing diapers and feeding milk powder is more comfortable than having a heart-to-heart talk with them."

Rui He just laughed at him: "You will be eager to talk to your brother-in-law then. Do you think children are easy to take care of?"

"Hi! My mother said the same thing. It's okay. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. No matter how difficult it is, you have to carry it. My father did this to me in the past, and I will have to do this to my children in the future."

After hanging up the phone, the sound of fireworks flying into the sky was heard outside the window. Ruihe looked at it with a smile and reached out to hold it, as if he was also holding gorgeous fireworks in his hands.