After returning to the Tong family, she did not come back to visit the Tong family here for three reasons.
First, she
was too busy. Since returning to the Tong family, she has been fighting with people in her hometown, changing jobs, looking for a house, helping Su Xiuying report her husband, and then something happened at school. It was not until recently that she had time to relax and take a breath.
Secondly, she was deliberately alienating them.
At the beginning, she did want to maintain a good relationship with the Tong family, but the last time she went back, Tong Zhenzhen beat Tong Mianmian. In the end, although Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm, as long as Tong Zhenzhen was there, they could not live in peace.
If she had been in contact with the Tong family, it would only stimulate Tong Zhenzhen and make her hate herself even more. She was not worried that she would target herself.
She was worried that she would go crazy and attack the three siblings, especially Tong Mianmian, who was too young and had no ability to protect herself.
So she chose to distance herself.
The last point is that blood is thicker than water. The
last time Tong's mother saw her being beaten by Tong Zhenzhen, she didn't care whether she was injured at first, but asked her not to call the police.
It was the same in the book. Tong's mother always said that she loved her biological daughter and adopted daughter equally, but later when Tong Zhenzhen framed the original owner and made her marry her husband in her previous life, who was a second-time domestic violence man, the Tong family did not save the original owner.
Later, the original owner was beaten to death by the domestic violence man, and Tong's father and mother did not seek justice for the original owner. Therefore
, after Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm, she didn't contact the Tong family much.
But not contacting them much doesn't mean that she did nothing.
Last time, when she asked Fang Jingyuan to return money to Chen Yueling, she bought some snacks for her to take to Tong's house .
She was supposed to go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it rained and she couldn't go back. The next day, Fang Jingyuan came to the hotel and asked her to bring moon cakes and dumplings she made to Tong's house.
This time, when she heard that Tong's mother was hospitalized, she came immediately.
She was sorry that she didn't go back often, but she didn't expect Tong's mother to say such a bad thing about her.
A nurse came over, looked at her strangely and said, "Are you here to visit the patient? Why are you standing at the door without going in?"
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "I was just about to go in."
Tong's mother inside heard the sound coming from outside, and she was stunned, and her face suddenly became very ugly.
Tong Xuelu pushed the door open and walked in. The aunt who had just spoken to Tong's mother suddenly looked at her and asked loudly, "Who are you looking for, young lady?"
"Hello, aunt, I'm here to see my mother." Tong Xuelu smiled sweetly, then turned her head to look at Tong's mother
and called out, "Mom." Tong's mother twitched her lips but couldn't say a word.
Tong Xuelu didn't seem to notice Tong's mother's embarrassment and put the snacks on the counter next to her.
She poured her a cup of warm water and handed it to her, "Mom, I didn't know you were sick before. I only found out today when Jingyuan told me."
Tong's mother took the enamel pot, sighed twice, and didn't dare to look her in the eye.
Seeing this, the aunt at the side exclaimed, "This is your daughter? Oh, she's so pretty!"
"Sister, you are so lucky! Your daughter is beautiful and considerate. When she heard that you were sick, she immediately came back from the country to visit you. She is such a conscientious child!"
"..."
Tong's mother's face was as stiff as it could be. It was not right to answer, nor was it right not to answer.
Depressed.
After the aunt finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was wrong: "No, my daughter, you just found out today. How come you came here so soon? Is the country you went to not far away?"
Tong's mother was afraid that Tong Xuelu would let slip, and was even more afraid that she would tell the story of Tong Zhenzhen being locked up in the farm, so she quickly said, "Yes, the place where she was a sent-down youth is not far from Beijing."
The aunt said "Oh" and said nothing, with a meaningful light flashing in her eyes.
Just now, when she heard her praising her daughter to the sky, she thought her daughter had gone to some hard-working farm to be an educated youth. It turned out that she was nearby.
The production teams near Beijing were not only geographically convenient, but also economically prosperous. One had to have connections to be an educated youth in those places, and nine out of ten people who went there did so to avoid being sent to a remote place as an educated youth.
So stop flattering yourself by saying "respond to the call of the country"!
Tong's mother understood what the aunt meant, but she couldn't explain it, so she could only swallow this dumb humiliation.
She felt so depressed!
Tong Xuelu's eyes flashed with sarcasm: "Mom, how are you? What did the doctor say?"
Tong's mother frowned: "The doctor prescribed medicine, and it doesn't hurt much today."
Tong Xuelu: "That's conservative treatment. Is the follow-up treatment going to be surgery?"
When Tong's mother heard the word "surgery", her brows immediately frowned: "What surgery? I don't have a serious illness, and I don't feel any pain now. I can be discharged tomorrow."
In Tong's mother's view, surgery is a very unlucky thing.
How can it be a good thing to have your body cut open by a knife?
Thinking of this, she became more and more irritated.
The best way to treat appendicitis is surgical resection. Although conservative treatment can relieve symptoms, it is very likely to develop into chronic appendicitis, which will be more troublesome.
Tong Xulu thought about it and told her mother about this possibility.
But Tong's mother interrupted her impatiently after just hearing the beginning: "What do you know? You are not a doctor, don't say anything, are you expecting me to have surgery?"
Okay, you are stupid and you have the final say.
Tong Xulu shut up. She had reminded the other party when she should have, and it was her business if the other party didn't listen.
The aunt on the side looked at the way the mother and daughter got along, and the more she watched, the weirder it seemed. She
wanted to praise her daughter to the sky just now, why did she have a gloomy face when the daughter came over?
Tong's mother felt the scorching gaze of the aunt opposite her, and she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles: "I'm fine, you don't have to stay here with me, go back."
Tong Xuelu stood up and said: "Okay, then you have a good rest, I will come to see you when I have time."
She never did things that would make someone feel cold.
At this time, the door was pushed open again, and Cai Chunlan walked in.
When Cai Chunlan saw Tong Xuelu, she immediately yelled, "Why are you here?"
Tong Xuelu: "I came to see mom."
Cai Chunlan curled her lips and said, "The visit is fake, the closeness is real, right? Could it be that one of your brothers is in trouble again, and you want us to help you?"
Before Tong Xuelu could say anything, her aunt couldn't stand it anymore: "How can a sister-in-law treat her sister-in-law like this? Sister, are you just going to watch your daughter being bullied by your own wife?" If
her wife dared to bully her own daughter like this, she would definitely slap her in the face.
Tong's mother opened her mouth and said dryly: "Chunlan, don't talk nonsense."
Seeing Tong's mother's attitude, Cai Chunlan's attitude suddenly became more arrogant: "Mom, why are you still protecting her? She is not a member of our Tong family. It has been a shame to raise her over the years. How dare she come to me?"
The aunt's eyes widened: "What? Isn't this your sister-in-law?"
Cai Chunlan didn't wait for Tong's mother to stop her and said: "What a shit sister-in-law, she has nothing to do with our Tong family. The Public Security Bureau made a mistake back then. Now the two families have figured it out!"
The aunt turned her head and glanced at Tong's mother, her eyes became more meaningful.
Just now, she praised her biological daughter to the sky and trampled her adopted daughter into the dirt. She really thought that the adopted daughter was very bad.
Now look at the attitude of this family, wow, they really dare to confuse right and wrong!
Tong's mother's face turned red and white, and her heart seemed to be really uncomfortable as if it was pressed by a stone!
She wanted to stuff her shoes into Cai Chunlan's mouth!
Tong Xuelu almost laughed out loud.
I'm not afraid of opponents like gods, but I'm afraid of teammates like pigs.
Cai Chunlan slapped Tong's mother's face!
At this time, the eldest sister-in-law Chen Yueling also came in.
"Xuelu, you are here?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "Yes, I knew that my mother was in the hospital, so I came to see her."
Chen Yueling remembered that last time her two younger brothers were expelled from school, the Fang family helped, but the Tong family pretended not to know, and her face suddenly became embarrassed.
"By the way, you gave me 20 yuan more last time. I haven't had time to give it to you. Now is the perfect time to give it to you."
In fact, it's not that they don't have time to go, but that the mother-in-law won't let them go
. Tong Xuelu waved her hand quickly: "No need. I borrowed money from my family when I left. Use the extra money to buy fruit for mom. I have to go back to work. I'm leaving first."
After that, she turned around and walked out of the ward.
Cai Chunlan's voice came from inside.
"Sister-in-law, why didn't I hear you say that Xuelu gave me 20 yuan more before? If I hadn't seen her today, you wouldn't have kept it to yourself, would you?"
"Chunlan, what are you talking about..."
"You two idiots, shut up!"
Tong's mother was so angry that her chest heaved up and down. She felt that she had never been so embarrassed in her life!
The aunt on the side pouted, turned around, and planned to never talk to this family again!
Tong Xuelu walked out of the hospital. It was sunny outside, and the sunshine was warm on her body.
She didn't use any tricks to embarrass Tong's mother just now, not because she was jealous or she was a glutton.
But she felt it was unnecessary.
Tong's mother raised the original owner, and if she won, others would think she was unreasonable.
Besides, not everyone can be her target.
Like Liu Dongchang, she never attacks trash.
In the future, she will distance herself from the Tong family.
As long as Tong Zhenzhen doesn't come to harass them, everyone can be well.
**
Back at the hotel, Tong Xuelu found that Meng Qingqing's eyes seemed to be swollen, as if she had cried.
"Qingqing, did something happen to you?"
Meng Qingqing's eyes were red, her eyelashes blinked constantly, and the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed into a line.
Master Meng is not in the hotel now, Tong Xuelu feels that she has an obligation to help him take care of Meng Qingqing.
So she took her hand and walked to a corner: "Qingqing, if you are willing to believe me, you can tell me that I will help you as long as I can."
Meng Qingqing bit her lower lip and frowned: "Xuelu, I..."
Just at this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps at the door. Tong Xuelu and the other looked up and saw Liu Dongchang walking in with his feet turned outward. When
Meng Qingqing saw Liu Dongchang, she shuddered like a frightened little animal and said, "I forgot to clean the alley this morning. I'll go and clean it now!"
After that, she lowered her head and hurried away.
Tong Xuelu looked at her back, thinking.
In the following time, she paid special attention to Meng Qingqing and Liu Dongchang.
She found that Meng Qingqing had been avoiding Liu Changdong and would be frightened when she saw him.
Liu Dongchang's eyes would fall on Meng Qingqing from time to time, as if he was sizing up his prey. When he saw that Meng Qingqing was afraid of him, a lewd smile would appear on his face.
Tong Xuelu had to think of the worst.
Liu Dongchang was avoiding her, would he turn around and look for Meng Qingqing?
She dared to directly confront Liu Dongchang, but Meng Qingqing was so timid that she would not be able to do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Tong Xuelu's face sank.
When it was time to get off work, Tong Xuelu originally wanted to go home with Meng Qingqing, but she didn't want her cousin to come and pick her up.
With her cousin there, she naturally didn't have to accompany him.
When she got home, she heard a terrible scream as soon as she entered the door. The sound seemed to be from Xiaoliu.
She closed the door and hurried over, and then she saw Tong Jiaxin and Tong Mianmian giving Xiaoliu a bath.
Xiaoliu was shivering from the cold, with chicken feathers sticking to his body, looking particularly pitiful.
Tong Xuelu had three black lines on her forehead: "What are you doing?"
Tong Mianmian saw her and immediately ran over with her short legs: "Sister, we are giving Xiaoliu a bath!"
Tong Xuelu didn't hug her like she usually did. She said with a stern face, "I know you are bathing Xiaoliu, but why are you doing this? You will make Xiaoliu sick!"
Chickens cannot take a bath. They can clean themselves with sand.
The sun has set now. Without the sun, there are no hair dryers these days. Xiaoliu might get sick after such a thing.
Tong Mianmian was stunned. Her big watery eyes flickered and a pool of tears gathered in an instant.
Tong Jiaxin was also stunned. His eyes rolled around. It was obvious that he had realized that he was in trouble again.
Tong Xuelu walked over and touched the water. He felt that the water was warm and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she went into the house and found some worn-out clothes to wipe Xiaoliu's feathers, and then made a nest for it in the kitchen, where there was a stove and the temperature was relatively high.
Xiaoliu seemed to be frightened and refused to eat or drink. Tong Xuelu was worried that it would catch a cold and get sick.
Tong Jiaxin and Tong Mianmian knew that they had done something wrong, and the two siblings took the initiative to stand at the door.
Soon Tong Jiaming also came out to stand, saying that he did not stop them and was also responsible.
Tong Xuelu made them stand at the door for two hours before letting them in.
Tong Mianmian blinked her watery eyes and said with pursed lips: "Sister, Mianmian knows I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again!"
Tong Jiaxin dug his feet on the floor: "Sister, I also know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again in the future!"
Tong Jiaming: "I was wrong too, I didn't stop them in time."
Tong Xulu pointed at the ginger and sugar water on the table and said: "Drink a bowl each, otherwise you will have to spend money if you catch a cold tomorrow!"
The three of them hurriedly drank the ginger and sugar water obediently, and then stood in a row waiting to be scolded.
Tong Xuelu swept across each of their faces and said, "It's a good thing to know your mistakes and correct them, but if you do something wrong, you must accept the punishment. Tong Jiaming and Tong Mianmian will have their maltose deducted for three days, and Tong Jiaxin will have to clean the chicken coop for a month. If Xiaoliu is frozen to death, your pocket money will be deducted for three months!"
She would give each of them 50 cents of pocket money every month. They could decide whether to save the pocket money or buy candy. It was up to them. Once they spent
it, it was gone. Hearing this, Tong Jiaxin was as if he had lost his parents. He was completely depressed.
Tong Mianmian shed big tears, her nose was red, and she looked so pitiful.
However, Tong Xuelu did not coax her. She spoiled her when she should and criticized her when she should. She did not want to raise a naughty child.
**
Tong's mother did not know whether she was angry or her appendicitis was serious. She could have been discharged from the hospital the next day, but that night she suddenly felt pain again.
The medicine did not work, so she was finally scheduled for surgery.
After the anesthesia wore off, the incision began to hurt severely.
Tong's mother lay on the bed with a pale face: "It should have been healed, it's all Xuelu's fault!"
Tong's mother is not afraid to say this now, because the aunt in the next bed has changed to a new ward.
Tong's father poured her a cup of warm water. He frowned when he heard this: "Why is it related to Xuelu? Don't let your imagination run wild!"
Tong's mother gasped in pain: "Why is it not her business? If she hadn't come here on purpose to irritate me, how could I become like this now?"
Tong's father looked at her in confusion: "Why have you become like this? Although Xuelu is not our biological daughter, we have raised her for so many years. Didn't you say that you would continue to treat her as your biological daughter?"
Tong's mother leaned on the pillow, lowered her eyes and said nothing.
She didn't know when she started to change.
At first, she really wanted to have both daughters and love them equally, but the two of them were like water and fire, and they would quarrel as soon as they got together.
At first, it was Tong Xuelu who was aggressive. Tong Zhenzhen was forced to hide and cry every time, and she felt very uncomfortable watching.
Her biological daughter had never had a good day since she was a child, and now she was bullied by her adopted daughter. What was the reason?
It should be from that time that she began to be dissatisfied with Tong Xuelu.
Later, when Tong Xuelu left home, she felt reluctant to let her go. Until Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm for transformation, her dissatisfaction with Tong Xuelu rekindled.
Especially after seeing her daughter's skinny appearance, her dissatisfaction reached its peak.
If Tong Xuelu had not insisted on calling the police at that time, if she was willing to say a few good words for Tong Zhenzhen, why would Tong Zhenzhen be sent to the farm? Now Tong Zhenzhen is on the farm, and she is eating and drinking in the state-owned hotel. She felt
uncomfortable no matter how she thought about it!
Moreover, after Tong Zhenzhen was sent to the farm, it had a lot of impact on their family. Many people secretly laughed at her for raising a child for others, but her own daughter was a bad element.
She could have been rated as an advanced element this year, but because of this incident, it was also messed up.
Tong Xuelu changed jobs and moved away. Not only did she not mention it to them, but she also never came home. All kinds of reasons put together made her become what she is now.
Tong's father saw that she was silent and guessed her knot: "Don't say such things in the future. If you don't like her, then have less contact in the future."
In fact, the two families could not continue to contact each other.
Tong Zhenzhen's knot with Tong Xuelu was so deep that when she came back, if she saw that they were nice to Tong Xuelu, she would be upset.
Therefore, for the sake of their biological daughter, they also had to distance themselves from Tong Xuelu.
Tong's mother was silent for a long time before she responded, "Okay, I won't mention it anymore!"
She could not mention it, but the mother-daughter relationship would definitely be gone.
**
After Wen Rugui returned to the base, everyone with a discerning eye noticed that he looked even more cheerful after returning.
Zhou Yan, on the other hand, was like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head down and a sad look, as if he was carrying a shadow wherever he went.
At noon that day, Huang Qimin came to have dinner with Zhou Yan and Wen Rugui.
Seeing Zhou Yan's expression, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why are you so mean? Didn't you go to celebrate your girlfriend's birthday on Sunday?"
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth in anger: "Huang Qimin, you are such a jerk! I didn't look for you, but you still have the nerve to look for me! If it weren't for you, why would my girlfriend ignore me! You jerk!"
Huang Qimin was scolded and didn't understand: "What do you mean by that? Didn't you do what I taught you that day?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan became even more angry: "It's because I did what you said, my partner kicked you and me, and it's still swollen now!"
Zhou Yan pulled up his pants, and sure enough, there was a large bruise on his calf, which was shocking to see.
Wen Rugui's eyelashes twitched, and he said "fortunately" in his heart.
He was going to say that her face was big that day, but when he saw Tong Xuelu's face, he subconsciously said the wrong thing.
Because her face was too small, it seemed not even as big as his palm, how could such a face be said to be as big as a basin?
Huang Qimin was also shocked when he saw this: "This is impossible, every time I say this to my girlfriend, she is very happy, why not you, you must be wrong, say what you said that day to me again!"
Zhou Yan snorted: "Xiao Yun, your face is really big, bigger than a washbasin!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Huang Qimin: "..."
Huang Qimin came back to his senses, coughed and said: "I said you are wrong, you said your face is big " It would be fine if it was as big as a basin, why did you mention such a shabby reference object?"
Zhou Yan blinked, looking confused: "What's the difference? Face as big as a basin, doesn't it mean the face is as big as a wash basin?"
Huang Qimin scratched his head and said: "It means that, but you can't say it like that. If you say it like that, it feels like you are scolding people! I said that to compliment her on her good fortune!"
Zhou Yan was dissatisfied: "Then what did you say to your partner at the beginning? You told her word for word." Let me hear it!"
Huang Qimin thought for a while and said, "It seems to be said, Nannan, I think the phrase 'face as big as a basin' was created for you. Your face is as big as a gold basin or jade basin. You must be the most blessed girl in the world with such a big face!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Zhou Yan: "..."
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth in anger: "You still said you were not cheating me, why didn't you tell me it was a gold basin or jade basin?"
Huang Qimin said innocently: "How could I know you would think of a basin! It's my fault too. We didn't agree on this, how about this, I'll teach you how to coax your partner, as a way to make up for your mistake?"
Zhou Yan looked at him suspiciously: "Are you sure you won't cheat me this time?"
Huang Qimin put his arm around her shoulder and said: "Who do you think I am? There are so many singles in our base, how could I hurt you!"
Zhou Yan snorted: "That's right, you have to teach me well this time, I don't want to be single like Rugui!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Why mention him when you can just talk nicely?
He already has a potential partner!
Thinking of Tong Xulu, a quick warmth flashed through his eyes.
The three of them went to eat together again.
After dinner, Huang Qimin once again taught the secret of love.
"Your girlfriend is annoying you now. If you call her, she definitely won't answer your call, right?"
Zhou Yan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right. I was at her house that day and she didn't even talk to me!"
Huang Qimin said with an "I knew it" look, "But it would be bad if you don't explain this misunderstanding. In that case, then you should write her a letter!"
Zhou Yan scratched his head, "Is it necessary? We're in the same city, it would seem weird to write a letter!" The key point is that his handwriting is not good and he can't show it off.
Huang Qimin looked at him with annoyance: "It's because there is no need. She will be surprised when she receives the letter! Unexpected surprises emphasize that she should not expect it. Think about it, if she suddenly receives your letter at work, how can she not be surprised?"
Zhou Yan thought about it and it seemed to make sense. If he suddenly received a letter from his girlfriend, he would also find it very novel and surprising.
Huang Qimin saw that he was convinced, and continued: "So, after work today, go back and write a letter to her, explain it to her, and tell her your feelings! Girls are easily moved. She will definitely forgive you when she receives your letter!" "
And the letter can be kept. When you are old and gray in the future, this letter will be the best souvenir to recall the past!"
Zhou Yan was convinced.
It was simply so well said, so wonderfully said!
Why didn't he think of such a good idea!
He thought of the future when he would have children and grandchildren, and he and his girlfriend would be gray-haired and read letters head to head, and he suddenly felt extremely warm. He
decided that he would write a letter to his girlfriend after work, which would be a souvenir of their love!
Wen Rugui, who was standing aside, still had a dull expression on his face, and no one saw that his hand under the table tapped the chair lightly.
The three of them separated, and Wen Rugui returned to the office.
He took the notebook out of the drawer, crossed out the word "big" in the sentence "complimenting her big face" and changed it to "small".
Then he added another line on it:
5. Write a letter to her, a letter is the most beautiful souvenir.
After work that day, Wen Rugui and Zhou Yan wrote letters together without any prior agreement.
Zhou Yan bit the tip of the pen, his hair was messed up.
He was a typical science guy, he was good at math and physics, but asking him to recite poems and write
essays was almost a death sentence for him. The same goes for writing letters.
After thinking it over, he decided to keep it simple and not be too fancy.
"Xiao Yun, I didn't know how to speak that day. I actually wanted to compliment you on your face being as beautiful as a golden basin or jade basin, and that you were so blessed, but you also know that I'm not good at talking, so I said the wrong thing, please forgive me!"
In the middle, he added a paragraph about the little things from the time they met until now, and at the end, he wrote a summary: "Xiao Yun, I really know I was wrong, please don't give up on me, okay?"
After he finished writing, he was about to check it again, and Wen Rugui's figure appeared at the door of the office.
Wen Rugui pursed his lips and said, "I'm going to the post office to mail something. Do you want me to help you mail a letter?"
Zhou Yan nodded quickly, "It's true that someone handed me a pillow when I was dozing off. I was just looking for someone to help me mail a letter!"
He had to work overtime tonight to do an experiment, and writing a letter was already time he had taken out of his busy schedule.
He quickly put the letter into an envelope, and when he handed it to Wen Rugui, he saw the letter in his hand and asked curiously, "Are you going to the post office to mail a letter too?"
Wen Rugui's eyelashes fluttered slightly, "Yes, I'm sending it to a friend."
Zhou Yan did not ask any more questions. He was single and it did not interest him to know who to send the letter to.
Wen Rugui took the letter to the post office and mailed it.
A day later, Tong Xuelu and Wang Xiaoyun received the letter. When
Wang Xiaoyun received the letter, she was surprised and happy, just as Huang Qimin said.
Her co-worker saw it and teased her with a smile, "Xiaoyun, did your boyfriend send you a letter?"
Wang Xiaoyun blushed and nodded shyly, "I didn't expect him to send a letter. We live in the same city. If you have anything to say, just say it in person. Why send a letter? It's such a waste of money!"
The man said, "Oh, it shows that he has you in his heart. How romantic!"
Another person also teased, "You should say it's so romantic!"
"You all laughed at me, I won't pay attention to you!"
Wang Xiaoyun's face turned redder and she stomped her feet and ran away.
When she reached a deserted place, she opened the letter with bright eyes.
The first few words were well written, Wang Xiaoyun's face turned redder, and she even cursed, "Your handwriting is like a dog's crawling!"
But when she saw the last sentence, her face suddenly changed.
It only said -
"Xiaoyun, I really know I was wrong, please don't fart in me, okay?"
Wang Xiaoyun was so angry that her face turned red and white.
Zhou Yan, that bastard, when did she fart in front of him?
She would never do such an indecent thing, what kind of person did he think she was?
Bastard, go to hell!
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