Aunt Shen Yu
Shen Ziyao didn’t know that something unexpected had happened before she returned to China. After seeing her foot injury, she went to where she lived.
She was arranged to live in the quarters where the consulate staff on duty lived. The conditions were pretty good, with a separate bathroom, a refrigerator, a TV, and clean bedding with a faint fragrance.
She couldn't help but roll back and forth on the bed to vent her excitement. She could finally go back home. She wanted to eat hot pot and crayfish...
I counted the delicious food I wanted to eat on my fingers, and as I counted, tears began to flow from the corners of my mouth. At the same time, I made myself hungry.
In her previous life, she had a bad stomach and the doctor asked her to eat a light diet. She had not had access to chili peppers for many years and had forgotten their taste. Now that her stomach was better, she naturally wanted to enjoy a feast. She couldn't think about it anymore, otherwise she would drool.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
“Comrade Shen, I’m Xiaolin, here to deliver lunch.”
Just when she was thinking about going out to find a restaurant to eat, someone brought food over. Shen Ziyao sat up from the bed like a spring and limped to open the door.
"Thank you, Comrade Lin. I'm just hungry right now."
Shen Ziyao took the lunch and thanked him gratefully. Unexpectedly, as soon as she took the plate in her hand, Xiaolin picked up a bag from the ground and followed her into the house: "Comrade Shen, these are daily necessities."
"Thank you, that's very thoughtful of you."
Shen Ziyao thanked him again, but Xiao Lin did not take credit for it: "It was the director's order, I just followed it."
"We should thank them all. Director Du and Comrade Lin should also thank them."
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden "gurgling" sound was heard. It was Shen Ziyao's stomach. She was already hungry, and the aroma of food stimulated her appetite. It might be embarrassing for others, but Shen Ziyao didn't even move her eyelashes. Hunger is just a stress response of the human body. There is nothing to be embarrassed about.
Xiao Lin was worried that Shen Ziyao would be embarrassed, but when he saw that she was not embarrassed, he was no longer embarrassed. However, he still said goodbye tactfully. As soon as he left, Shen Ziyao hurried to the bathroom to wash her hands. She couldn't wait to eat. The aroma of Kung Pao Chicken was so tempting.
But just as she put the fragrant diced chicken with chopsticks to her mouth, the mobile phone in her bag rang. She was going to ignore it, but the noise ruined her appetite so much that she finally stood up and picked it up: "Hello, who is this?"
"Yaoyao, it's me." It turned out to be my aunt Shen Yu. Although her voice on the phone was a little distorted, one could still hear her tiredness.
Thinking about the fact that her cell phone was broken, Shen Yu still called her. It could only be said that she was anxious to find her, otherwise she would not have tried her luck and called her cell phone.
For no reason, Shen Ziyao's heart was a little panicked, and she hurriedly asked: "Aunt, your voice is a little wrong, are you feeling unwell, or is there something wrong?"
Shen Yu did not answer, but asked: "Yaoyao, are you and Zheng Yan together?"
Shen Ziyao: "No, I'm eating out alone now. Auntie, you haven't answered my question yet."
Shen Yu was very pleased with her niece's concern and replied: "Aunt is fine. Maybe I didn't sleep well yesterday and I feel a little tired."
After he finished speaking, he paused for a second and then continued to ask: "Yaoyao, has Zheng Yan been treating you well these two days?"
Shen Ziyao was a little surprised and asked: "It's the same as before, what's wrong?"
Shen Yu replied: "It's okay, just asking."
Shen Ziyao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she asked, "Did the eldest wife bully you again?"
Shen Yu replied in a low voice: "No."
It was obvious that he lacked confidence when he said this. It would be strange if Shen Ziyao believed it, so she asked again.
Shen Yu then said: "It's the master. He wants to marry a little star as the fourth room. The first and second rooms disagree. The family is making a fuss. It's wrong for Yuanyuan and I to stand on either side. We are a little bit pinched."
Shen Ziyao didn't read the book carefully at first, and didn't know whether Zheng Jiawang later married into the family, but the Zheng family was in a mess, and she really didn't want Shen Yu and her cousin to be trapped in that family again.
So she asked tentatively: "Aunt, if you can have enough food and clothing, are you willing to take your cousin away from the Zheng family?"
Shen Yu didn't know why her niece had such an idea, and hurriedly said: "Yaoyao, why do you say that? Why should Yuanyuan and I leave the Zheng family?"
Shen Ziyao sighed and asked, “Aunt, have you been happy these years?”
Shen Yu's nose suddenly felt sour, but it soon stopped. She was the third wife of the Zheng family, a wealthy family in Hong Kong. She didn't have to show up for work, and she had fine clothes and delicious food. Compared to those who had no place to live and worried about three meals a day, her life was heaven, so how could she not be happy?
After listening to this, Shen Ziyao calmed down for half a minute. She did not argue with Shen Yu about the definition of happiness, but only asked her: "Aunt, do you want your cousin to be like you in the future?"
This time Shen Yu did not answer immediately. After a minute of silence, her voice came from the mobile phone again: "Yaoyao, don't learn democracy and freedom from those foreigners in the United States. We women are not good at marrying. You are a student of a prestigious university. After graduation, you can marry into a wealthy family with your diploma.
You should get along well with Zheng Yan. Then, Zheng Yan and the first wife will remember your kindness and give you more dowry. Then you will be able to stand up straight in your husband's family. ”
Shen Ziyao held her forehead with her hand. She was asking about her cousin, but Shen Yu was asking about her instead. She also emphasized in her words that a woman's social value is to get married.
She couldn't help but shouted into the microphone: "I don't want to please Zheng Yan, let alone the Zheng family to prepare a dowry for me. I can live the life I want by myself."
Shen Yu was also angry: "Rely on yourself? I think you have never suffered. You think salary is easy to earn. The annual salary of a famous university student is not enough to buy a bag.
Yaoyao, when people struggle to survive, you will find that face and dignity are nothing. Be obedient, and your aunt will not harm you. ”
Shen Ziyao took a deep breath. She understood the importance of money, but having money did not necessarily bring happiness. No matter how much money a wealthy family had, it was not theirs. Without money, there was no freedom. Life was more depressing than having no money at all.
I wanted to persuade my aunt again, but just as I opened my mouth and before I could say anything, my mobile phone ran out of battery.
It was said that the battery would be charged for 10 hours and allow for 30 minutes of talk time. She only talked for 15 minutes at most, so how come the battery is out of power?
Looking at the "brick" in her hand, Shen Ziyao sighed. She was no longer used to being without an intelligent computer. Without a tool that could communicate at any time, she always felt insecure. When she encountered danger, she couldn't call the police.
Go back to China, go back to China quickly and make mobile phones, otherwise she will be annoyed to death by this big brother.
“Gugu…”
Her stomach sounded the hunger alarm again, so she touched her stomach, put down her cell phone, and prepared to eat. She thought she would have no appetite, but when the Kung Pao Chicken took a bite, the sweet and spicy taste immediately healed her. She took a bite of the refreshing and sweet almond tofu and drank a sip of chicken soup, and she felt she was ready again.
Isn’t it just that your values are different from your aunt’s? Take it slow, it's no big deal, except for the bottom line issue, she can find common ground while reserving differences with her.
After dinner and a twenty-minute rest, she got up and went to find Director Du. She wanted to ask if there was anything she could do.
She definitely didn't go there to ask about the progress of her return to China, but Director Du would always mention it to her when he saw her.
As luck would have it, just as she locked the door, Kobayashi came to invite her, saying that the director wanted to hold a meeting with her, but she ended up in the Consul General's office.
There were only two people sitting in the office, Director Du and Consul General Yang. When they saw her come in, they both looked at her. Although their gazes were scrutinizing, they were also very friendly. Shen Ziyao did not feel uncomfortable at all.
Just as she was about to say hello, Director Du stood up and came to her side, stood up and supported her: "Xiao Shen, you have an injury on your foot, sit down first, don't worry about those etiquettes, no one will pick on you."
Consul General Yang smiled bitterly. Didn't he just question Shen Ziyao's motives? Was it worth it for this old guy to listen to him?
Shen Ziyao's past experience was very simple, and the staff was efficient. Not long after Director Du's call was made in the morning, Shen Ziyao's experience from childhood to adulthood was placed on the Consul General's desk.
His parents died when he was young and he was adopted by his own family, but he was bullied. When he was nine years old, he was brought to Hong Kong by his biological aunt, Shen Yu, the third wife of the Hong Kong wealthy family Zheng Jiawang.
Because she was bullied in mainland China as a child and was influenced by the Zheng family, she is actually not friendly towards mainland China. Just last week, she ridiculed and mocked international students from the mainland.
So when she came to the consulate so suddenly to hand over advanced technology, anyone would have doubted her motives, not to mention that she was a student majoring in economics and management, and occasionally took classes in other majors, but she actually developed the most advanced technology in the world. Is this reasonable?
When it comes to national interests, they cannot be negligent in the slightest and should not be emotional when it comes to raising reasonable doubts.
"Comrade Shen, thank you for giving the country advanced technology. I have two questions for you to answer."
After Consul General Yang waited for Shen Ziyao to sit down, he spoke gently. Director Du glared at him, then looked at Shen Ziyao apologetically.
Shen Ziyao smiled at him slightly, indicating that she didn't care. Director Du felt better. Through his contact with the child in the morning, he could feel the child's deep love for the motherland. The sincerity in his eyes when he mentioned the motherland could not deceive anyone.
Not to mention that he also benefited a lot from communicating with her about information technology. This child has an amazing reserve of knowledge, and she is definitely a genius.
Geniuses are generally conceited, and he was afraid that their suspicion would chill her heart. Unfortunately, he was unable to stop the reasonable doubts in the end.
And Shen Ziyao really didn't worry at all. The people at the consulate didn't suspect anything at all, but she suspected that they were not worthy of their positions.
After Shen Ziyao sat down, Consul General Yang first showed concern for her foot injury, and then asked: "Comrade Shen, can you tell me why you suddenly changed your attitude towards the mainland? And was the technology you submitted developed by yourself? Or did you have a team?"
Shen Ziyao couldn't tell anyone about the book she had traveled through, nor did she dare to play tricks in front of an elite like the Consul General. She could only say, "I suddenly realized it. As for 2G technology, I can only say that I'm standing on the shoulders of giants."
After saying that, he shrugged and continued, "I know my reasons cannot convince you, but the technology I gave you is mature, is that undeniable? So you can't deny the conditions I mentioned earlier, and whether I am right or wrong, I can only leave it to time to prove it."
Consul General Yang was less suspicious when he saw that she was single, but he still had a doubt in his heart, so he suggested: "Xiao Shen, the United States is the world leader in science and technology. You can learn more advanced knowledge here. Why do you have to go back to China?"
This is a good question, but Shen Ziyao can only continue to be single: "I want to return to China, it's that simple."
Seeing that Consul General Yang was still trying to persuade them, she pretended to be surprised and said, "You guys don't want to default on your debt, do you?"
Consul General Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that she was determined to return to China, he stopped persuading her and told her about the arrangements: "Columbia University will first arrange for you to take a leave of absence, and it will also leave you a way out. If you want to become a citizen of the mainland, the Y country overseas resident passport in Hong Kong will have to be cancelled, and you will have to go to Hong Kong again, but don't worry, there are staff there to help you, and by the way, they will also help Comrade Shen Yu improve his status in the Zheng family.
As for college, wait until you return home and see which university you want to go to, and then make arrangements. ”
Consul General Yang's arrangement was very good, but Shen Ziyao was somewhat dissatisfied with the first one: "I will just drop out of Columbia University. I know very well that I don't need to leave a way out."
Consul General Yang glanced at Director Du, wanting him to persuade him, after all, if he dropped out, his student status would be gone. Director Du also thought that taking a leave of absence was better than dropping out, but before he could open his mouth, Shen Ziyao looked at him and said firmly: "I want to drop out."
After hearing this, Consul General Yang asked again: "Do you really want to drop out of school?"
Shen Ziyao replied firmly again: "I want to drop out of school!"
Consul General Yang finally respected her wishes: "Okay, you should write your application for withdrawal today, and someone will accompany you to the school to handle the formalities tomorrow morning."
Shen Ziyao was delighted: "Okay, I'll go write an application for withdrawal now."
Consul General Yang and Director Du both shook their heads and laughed. Columbia was a world-renowned university after all, and others were fighting hard to get in, but she was the other way around and couldn't wait to get out.
Shen Ziyao retorted: “I don’t dislike school, I just want to return home.”
The return trip was finally arranged, and Shen Ziyao finally put her mind at ease, but Zheng Yan was furious because she heard from others that after seeing Shen Ziyao enter the Chinese consulate, she never came out again. She felt a sense of betrayal and shame.
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