"...Uncle Zhou, why do we have to start like this? I thought you were going to play some ballad music."
Zhang Yiling complained.
"Lyrical music? There's no such thing." Zhou Yiyang smiled and said, "I'm just trying to make you relax. If a person stays tense for too long, something bad will happen."
"The thing that has troubled me for a long time and has troubled my mother all her life is actually the same thing."
When Zhang Yiling's introduction came out, Zhou Yiyang remembered the last time he met Zhang Yiling's mother in Australia.
When he and Zhang Yingyuan were talking about Zhang Yiling's father, this decent and polite woman interrupted her father for the first time.
"Is it related to your father?" Zhou Yiyang asked casually.
"Yeah," Zhang Yiling nodded, took a sip of water, and then continued, "He left home when I was very young. But I already have memories of him by then, and I really can't like him."
Zhou Yiyang frowned. If he knew that this was a story involving a family dispute of the previous generation, he would never get involved.
But at this time Zhou Yiyang had no choice but to listen:
"He did something to offend your mother? It shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"
"Uncle Zhou, what are you thinking?" Zhang Yiling sighed. "He's just a cowardly scumbag, not a pervert. But ever since I can remember, I've felt that he doesn't like me very much. Other children have their fathers by their side when they are young, but I only have my mother by my side."
Zhou Yiyang did not interrupt Zhang Yiling, but listened to her story very seriously.
From every word she said, Zhou Yiyang could immediately imagine a scene in his mind.
This kind of family that appears to be harmonious but is actually alienated is actually quite common.
"Is your father secretly seeing his lover?"
Zhang Yiling nodded and looked at Zhou Yiyang with some surprise.
She didn't expect Zhou Yiyang to guess so accurately.
"Yes," Zhang Yiling smiled bitterly, "but my mother never noticed. She's always loved that man, and even if she found any clues, she would just make them up in her mind. So from then on, I really started to stop believing in love."
"You are still young and will meet many people and things in the future. Don't jump to conclusions." Zhou Yiyang touched his nose and felt that he had roughly guessed the plot.
Zhang Yiling's father had a mistress outside and would visit her from time to time, neglecting her and her son.
Until one day the truth was exposed and Zhang Yiling's father chose to abandon his wife and daughter.
Well, it does fit her judgment of her father: a cowardly scumbag.
"Our family has lived in peace like this for five years." Zhang Yiling suddenly stopped talking here. Her attitude made Zhou Yiyang a little confused.
"If you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it. There are some things you can never reconcile, so don't do it, forget it, ignore it."
"No," Zhang Yiling shook her head. "I don't need reconciliation. I'm a victim. Even if I've been tormented by my conscience over the years, it's because of him."
"I later found out that my mother, that man, hadn't touched her since she gave birth to me. He used a lot of lame excuses, and my mother actually believed them. She was so stupid."
Zhou Yiyang was shocked, but not by Zhang Yiling's mother's reaction. When a person is immersed in love, they will be moved by their own self-sacrifice.
What shocked him was this mistress. Her methods were too powerful!
Zhang Yiling looked at Zhou Yiyang's expression, chuckled lightly, and then said:
"It should have been winter. I remember it was very cold that year. My grandfather even suggested that our family return to China for warmth."
"I already had a deep affection for China by then. Every time I went back, I could eat all kinds of delicious food. I was immersed in a happy mood almost every day."
Zhou Yiyang smiled. He felt that Su Yin must have a lot to share and communicate with Zhang Yiling during this period.
"A week before I left, I just got home and saw them quarrel for the first time. Yes, they never quarreled. They were always so loving in front of outsiders. They were well-known as a model couple in our area. When I was a child, many of my classmates envied my family."
"I was terrified. My mother seemed like a completely different person that day. She was a top student, but now she was hysterical and mad. She lost her usual reserve and grace, and she was yelling at that man on the side of the road."
Zhang Yiling let out a sigh. Talking about so many things was equivalent to reliving the pain of that time, which was also a burden for her.
"That's when I started to feel that manners, decency, and rules were meaningless. Because when you're in a desperate situation, none of that matters."
"Then the most exciting scene came." Zhang Yiling said calmly, as if she was a narrator sharing a piece of gossip she had just learned.
But Zhou Yiyang clearly saw a great sorrow in her eyes.
"My mother broke down the door and told the people inside to get out."
"The man was completely naked, with nothing to do but cover his private parts with his hands. And he was a man, by the way."
Zhou Yiyang didn't know what to say for a moment.
He was still in shock.
If this was a story king competition, he would definitely give Zhang Yiling full marks.
"This ending is a bit unexpected."
"Yeah," Zhang Yiling laughed bitterly and downed the rest of the sparkling water. "It was so fucking unexpected. It really left a huge shadow on me when I was little. After that, I would get nauseous seeing naked men on TV. Of course, I'm fine now."
"I was just thinking about what I should say to you." Zhou Yiyang finally came to his senses: "Do you need me to scold him with you?"
"No thanks." Zhang Yiling waved her hand. "I don't object to same-sex relationships, but I really hate people who commit marriage fraud. Didn't he consider my mother when he did this? He knew my mother had a crush on him, and he took advantage of her feelings for him. In the end, he did this just to give his family an explanation!"
"Calm down, it's all in the past. But I will never advise you to forgive him, because if it were me, I wouldn't be able to forgive him either." Zhou Yiyang sighed: "Although it's immoral for me to say this, this story is indeed suitable for being made into a movie because it has enough ups and downs."
Zhang Yiling stood up and looked at Zhou Yiyang with gratitude.
"Thank you for listening to me talk for so long. Uncle Zhou, I have a favor to ask."
"Just say it directly, don't be so literary."
Zhang Yiling then spoke up, "The script... could you please revise it for me when the time comes?"
"Of course," Zhou Yiyang smiled, "but I have to invest in and distribute this film. Also, if you want to be a director, you'd better study hard and get into a film school."
"Okay, okay!" Zhang Yiling pouted. "I never thought I would start studying hard because of this!"
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