Chapter 18, The grudge between Ai Qing and Ruan Xiuqin
Du Shuangling has a delicate face with clear facial features. Today she wore a beige windbreaker.
Her hair is held loosely. Some of the hair ends are soft on the shoulders, some of the hair ends are hanging in the neck, and some of the hair ends are gathered on the drooling chest. The tips of the hair seem to open their mouths ferociously, representing the hearts of the men who want to take a bite.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Du Shuangling is obviously still a girl, but Du Shuangling is like the only light in the dark world, her temperament seems natural and harmonious, so dazzling.
However, what impressed Zhang Xuan most about this woman was not her excellent temperament and appearance, but her voice.
She speaks with a unique rhythm, neither urgent nor slow, like the tinkling of mountain spring water, cool and sweet to the ear.
I remember it was 1987. When the first-year students came on stage to introduce themselves, the moment Du Shuangling opened his mouth, the boys in the class seemed as refreshing as eating mints on a hot September day.
It is said that Du Shuangling's family came to have a wedding banquet today, and it was related to Ai Qing.
Ai Qing and Ruan Xiuqin are both from Zhu City. They were intellectual youths who went to the mountains and countryside in that era. The relationship between the two has always been very delicate. They are enemies but not enemies, friends but not friends.
They didn't get along very well when they were in the city. Later, when they were assigned to the same place in the countryside, the relationship had eased. But even so, while the two of them regarded each other as good friends, they also disliked each other and were competing with each other overtly and covertly.
They competed when they were studying in the city, they competed when they were in the song and dance troupe, and they still competed after going to the countryside, but they were always neck and neck.
Unfortunately, Ai Qing was the winner in the end. Although the phoenix has fallen, she still made full use of her beauty advantage and became the mayor's daughter-in-law. Later, with the support of the mayor, she went to medical school and worked as a doctor at the town health center. Now she is the director.
Looking back at Ruan Xiuqin, the Zhang family had been hospitalized at the town health center several times, and had received favors from Ai Qing overtly and covertly.
Especially when Zhang Xuan suffered from severe acute enteritis and went into shock due to bleeding, Ruan Xiuqin bowed to Ai Qing for the first time, and thus the story of Du Jinling taking Western medicine back to Germany from Xiangya Hospital overnight came into being.
Moreover, it was also the relationship between Du Shuangling and Ai Qing that allowed Zhang Xuan and Yang Yongjian to take Du Shuangling's express train to go to high school in Shao City.
Otherwise, these two poor people want to go to Shao City to study, and they still haven’t woken up from their spring and autumn dream?
Therefore, in the view of Zhang Xuan, who has lived in two generations, Comrade Ruan Xiuqin and Ai Qing both have many shortcomings and are hypocritical.
Obviously the two of them hate each other emotionally, but rationally they pay attention to each other's every move. If one of them suffers, they will feel distressed and sad.
Du Dudong and Wu Guorui each held a large circle of firecrackers and set them off.
Ai Qing and her eldest daughter Du Jingling walked up to Ruan Xiuqin, smiled and said congratulations, and handed over red envelopes respectively.
Everyone's curiosity was answered when the bookkeeper of the canteen shouted: "Ai Qing 888 yuan, Du Jinling 620 yuan."
As expected of a rich man, he spends generously! Neighbors in the surrounding area were thinking the same thing as they looked at the beautiful mother and daughter, and there was an indescribable sourness in their hearts.
The money is indeed quite a lot, which is considered a huge red envelope these days!
But only Zhang Xuan knew that the money was just a formality at most, and Comrade Ruan Xiuqin would never accept it, not even a penny.
If she had suffered, she would not be Ruan Xiuqin.
After bringing several people into the house, Zhang Xuan personally served them hot tea.
From the oldest to the youngest, when it was Du Shuangling's turn, Zhang Xuan looked up and down and asked doubtfully:
"Am I delusional? You grew taller again during the winter vacation?"
Du Shuangling took the teacup, held it in both hands, lowered his head and took a sip, saying "hmm".
Zhang Xuan tilted his head and frowned: "No, I'm talking to you, and you just hum?"
Seeing that he was rarely naughty to her, Du Shuangling stared at him for a full 10 seconds. At a certain moment, that beautiful face bloomed like a peony, showing boundless smile and joy and said: "I am now 166, and I have grown up." One centimeter.”
"Hmm..." The vengeful Zhang Xuan also hummed and left to get busy.
In the morning, guests came one after another, and Zhang Xuanke, who was serving tea and pouring water, was exhausted. Fortunately, Du Shuangling had the foresight and helped.
After serving tea to another group of people, Du Shuangling took advantage of the break and said, "Your sister looks great today."
"My aunt brought someone to put makeup on her this morning." After explaining, Zhang Xuan leaned against the eaves and pillars and said half-truth and half-lie:
"Don't let your mother hear this, she won't be convinced."
"Yes!" Du Shuangling admitted with a smile.
She was also helpless. It was unusual for two enemies to be so angry at this age and act like children at certain times.
After 12 noon, according to custom, no more guests would come, so Zhang Xuan could finally put down his baggage and rest.
Taking Du Shuangling into his room, he fell down on the bed, closed his eyes and yawned:
"The house is shabby, you can just find a place to sit, and I won't be polite to you. I didn't sleep last night, and now I'm very sleepy."
Du Shuangling immediately stared at the person on the bed quietly for a while, and then looked at the various gifts piled on the desk and bench. Are you really just sitting there? But where should I sit here?
In the end, she had no idea. After hesitating for a while, she was really tired of standing today, so she chose a corner at the end of the bed and sat down.
The woman's eyes slowly scanned around the room, and finally her eyes rested on the illustrated magazine.
Finally he asked: "Is your uncle's snoring affecting your sleep?"
"Hey, it's not just the impact. I'm going to collapse these days." After complaining, Zhang Xuan asked subconsciously: "How do you know?"
Du Shuangling said: "You told me and Yongjian when you were in the second grade of junior high school. Your uncle snored and kept you awake for several days."
"Really, did I say that?"
"Well, that day is the twelfth day of the first lunar month. I said it when I came back from winter vacation and started school."
"Oh, I don't remember." After so many years, Zhang Xuan still doesn't remember such a thing.
One was lying with his eyes closed, and the other was sitting upright. As usual, the two were just chatting...
In the middle, Du Shuangling thought of something, got up and went outside to bring in two boxes of dark chocolate, and said softly: "I brought your favorite thing from Changsha."
"What? RMB?"
Zhang Xuan opened his eyes in time, glanced at it, took it, and said happily: "It's chocolate. It's rare that you still think about me. I haven't eaten this for a long time."
Zhang Xuan was greedy when he saw the chocolate. Zhang Xuan decisively opened the package, handed a piece to the woman, and then started eating.
Halfway through the meal, he looked up and asked, "Have you left any for Comrade Yang Yongjian? Do you want me to leave some for her?"
Du Shuangling nodded lightly: "I left it for her at home."
Then she asked with concern: "You ask for RMB, are you short of money now?"
Zhang Xuan ate something in his mouth and answered vaguely: "You are not asking a good question. When will our family not be short of money?"
Du Shuangling, who was choked and speechless, smiled beautifully, ate the chocolate in small bites, and was wise enough not to continue.
Seeing her look like this, Zhang Xuan gave her a pass in his heart. It seemed that his guess was right. The "Xinhua Dictionary" and the 1,000 yuan were really not gifts from her.
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