You are the april day of the world

Chapter 24 Script (6)
Jing, don't be so angry with me, okay?You know that my handiwork is already superb. After a year of experience in the factory, I am used to the most complicated machines, and my hands are much more sensitive... Come on Qi, my head is not a complicated machine!

Jing (laughing and teasing Qi) I also know that it is not complicated, it is just a very simple thing!
Second Brother Qi, you are so annoying! (pushes him with the brush in his hand) Go ahead and dress yourself up, there are several ladies waiting to welcome you tonight!Go ahead, I don't want you to brush my hair...Jing (takes the brush and holds it up high) I can't imagine that after I've been away for a year, my delicate and obedient little sister has become such a fierce and pungent little sister. "Girls"!
Qi, you really pissed me off!
Jing, don’t be angry, don’t be angry, I’m so angry, someone will not agree to me now...Qi (Wang Jing, seriously) Second brother...Second brother...you haven’t told me, do you like Zhongwei or not? ? (embarrassed) Second brother, you have to tell me the truth...Jing (lovingly) Fourth, you know I like Zhongwei, he looks very childish, but actually I think he has something in him, now I just look at it How he develops his idea is really cool... Qi I know, I know, I think among many of us, at least he has something, something real, second brother, you think so too, I'm so happy... ...tonight we will announce our engagement.

The two gradually approached the fire.

Jing (gently pushing Qi) If you are happy, please sit down and obediently let me brush your hair...as a souvenir, after you get married, it will not be your elder brother's turn!
Qi (laughs) Brother, you are such a monster, why do you like brushing my hair so much?

Jing, you have to ask a psychologist. My own psychological analysis is: a real man must like a very feminine and feminine thing. I mean natural and feminine things, not those artificial, extravagant and greasy things. Terrible thing! (brush hair)
Qi scared!Take it easy... I'm sorry Jing, (brushes Qi's hair again) Is this okay?Let me tell you, for some reason, I feel that the hair of a girl who has just been washed shows a kind of cleanliness, a kind of gentleness, a kind of feminine grace, and I will have a kind of respect and a kind of love for it, It is both aesthetic and human...and at this time, I also feel a kind of harmonious happiness with my own temperament.

Qi really?Second brother.

Jing, look (while brushing his hair) I forgot the pride of being a man, and told a silly sister about the emotions around him, she still didn't believe it!

Brother Qi, I still remember that you used to like braids with other people. At that time, we all cut our hair, but Mei Zhen had braids... We all laughed at you as a good girl, and you ignored Mei Zhen for a long time...Jing (omitted Frowning) You still remember those, I forgot! (sigh)

May I smoke a cigarette?Well, (hands the brush to Qi) Brush yourself for a while, and I'll take a break...Qi (stands up after picking up the brush) All right, just brush a few times! (Frequently looses hair and shakes the water) Second brother, how many days off do you have?
Jing less than ten days.

Qin, why did you come back so late, why didn't you come earlier, let's get together for a few more days?You seem not to want to go home, afraid to go home like.

Jing me, am I really a little scared.

Qi (surprised) Why?
Fourth Jing, you really don't know?

Qi don't know what?I don't understand!
Jing, I'm afraid to see Mei Zhen...Qi (more surprised) Why, second brother?

Jing (sighs, takes two puffs of cigarettes, and remains silent for a while) Because I feel that I will embarrass my mother about Mei Zhen.

Brother Qi!How do you say this?
Jing (sitting down, bowing his head and smoking) Fourth brother, don't you...don't you sympathize with me? (beats the ashes) Sometimes it hurts - or maybe I'm not brave enough.

Qi (sitting next to Jing) Brother, can you tell me everything?I think... I can completely sympathize with you, Mei Zhen can really make people love her... (see Jing Wuyan) Now that you have said it, I understand how confused I am!I wonder how it didn't occur to me, I should have seen that you liked her...but there was a moment when you seemed to like Cancan—do you remember Cancan?I also invited her tonight.

Jing (laughs wryly): The younger sister seems to be more confused than the older sister.My eldest sister has been suspicious of me for a long time, staring at me everywhere, sometimes I am very embarrassed.She also knows my weakness, which makes me feel helpless and embarrassed, so I stay with Cancan on purpose, (throws down the cigarette, stands up) Fourth brother, I don't know what you think...Qi me?What do I think?
Jing What I mean is: I don’t know if you also feel that if I’m really good with Mei, this matter will make my mother suffer, (quickly) I’m afraid that people will use my affairs to ridicule her, saying that her son is worthless , fell in love with the girl.I think that statement is too embarrassing; the general slanderous words in society make me shudder too much.Let's just say that if I do marry Meizhen, it's even worse, I can hear all the bad things and ruin Meizhen... and my mother thinks so much about my son, I can't give people a chance to say Her son has no bones, (hately) I don't want to let people like my aunt have an excuse to be proud, you know?Fourth!

Qi Now I fully understand!No wonder you try your best to avoid Meizhen all the time.

Jing, I have liked her for a long time, let me tell you!But I always feel that if I treat her well, it will only cause her pain, and I will also create a difficult problem for my mother, making her angry for my obedience, so I always avoid it, and don't let people know what's in my heart, (shrugs shoulders ) is just a little pain for yourself. (stands in meditation)
Does Qimei really not know?

Jing was afraid that she might be suspicious!Maybe I have given her a lot of pain.

Qi maybe, but I didn't see anything... I also like Mei Zhen very much, but I want you to be close to her. The first one, the uncle must make a big mess with the mother, and the second one is the eldest sister, it must be If you are not happy, and you are an uncle who loves to tell stories, Mom will not be less troublesome.But just now I just heard something, Rong Sheng said that Mei Zhen... what she... (a bit afraid to talk about Xiao Song's marriage proposal)
Jing (obviously upset) What happened to Mei Zhen?
Qi Rongsheng said... [Zhang Aizhu enters with makeup.

Hey Zhu, it's so dark here, let me turn on a light for you!

Qi (winking with Jing impatiently) Why are you all dressed up!It's not warm here.

Zhu (Looking at Jing) Can I call you second child?You see, this one here is called your second brother and that one is called your second brother, neither one is appropriate for me to call it! (Smiling, with a heavy southern accent) Second child, look, is my pair of bracelets good? (reaches out)

Jing (politely) I don't understand this.

Pearl, do you think it looks good?

Of course Jing looks good!
What are the beads for, of course?
Jing (embarrassed) Because of course it should be taken for granted!

Zhu (laughs) There is no sincerity in what you say!Hey, fourth, you know, is your eldest sister crying there?

Qi she cried again, I don't know, anyway, she loves to cry too much.

You can't blame Zhu for this, (looks at Wangjing) She met Yuan Lan and Mei Zhen in this room this morning, and she didn't know how it was, they were so affectionate - she was very angry.

Qi what?No, no, definitely not!

Zhuhe, I saw it myself, is there anything wrong?you think.

Qi looked at Jing, and Jing turned to the door.

Jing, what you said is too complicated, I'd better go to the house and write a letter, maybe I have to leave tomorrow!
Brother Qi, wait... Jing can't, I don't have time.

Jing hurried down.

Zhu (looks at Jing's back in disappointment) Your second brother is leaving tomorrow?
Didn't Qi run away from us?Aizhu, did eldest sister really tell you those words?
Beads are not real!Am I lying?

Qi maybe she got it wrong and said that on purpose, because she herself doesn't like Brother Yuan very much!
Zhu, how can I get this wrong?I really don't understand how you think Mei Zhen is such a good person!Your mother said that she will officially invite Mei Zhen to be a guest here tonight, so that she can be equal to you. I think she will have more tricks in the future.Maybe Zhongwei will also be fascinated by her!
Qi loves beads!Don't talk like that!To be honest, Meizhen is really smart, and she is getting more and more beautiful now, why can't people like her? (laughs) If I were a man, maybe I'd be in love with her too.

Zhu (sneering) You are so generous, you can let your sister's (boyfriend) and your best friend fall in love with Mei Zhen, Mei Zhen is really lucky!

Come on Qi, I feel sorry for her!
Wen Xia pulled Mei Zhen up.

Xiamei is really angry. Mom asked her to come out tonight as a guest, but she would definitely not, and she must hide.

Why is Zhumei so polite? There are people who are waiting for someone to fall in love with you. Why are you running away and making people fall in love!

Miss Mei Zhang, what are you talking about?
Xia (pulls Mei Zhen) Mei Zhen, don't care what she says!Let me tell you, you have to come out tonight, if you don't come out, you just don't understand your mother's kindness, and I'm sorry for her.You are always dissatisfied with the social class habits, and today it is your turn, you can't escape that kind of consciousness, if you mind these things, you are worthless!
Qimeizhen, if I were you, I wouldn't hide!

Mei (sincerely choked up a little) I'm not doing it for myself, I'm afraid that someone will be unwilling, it doesn't mean much.

Zhu (Xiang Meizhen) Don't look at me, I don't understand what you mean!Missy won't come out tonight, why bother to say that.Anyway, this is none of my business, this is a dispute between your Li family... What's wrong with Xia?Eldest sister really won't come out tonight?That’s not okay, she also invited a lot of friends we don’t know very well...Zhu, then you can ask your elder sister, I don’t know, to be honest, I heard a lot of things today and I sympathize with her... [Ai Zhu to door, and walk away.

Mei, you see, don't you?I don't think I'll come out, I'm not in the mood anyway... Third sister Qi, let's go see the eldest sister together, it's too bad for her to be awkward when a visitor comes back!
Xia (turning back) Meizhen, you should think about it, I advise you to be more courageous and pretend you don't know!Today is the time to test yourself...Miss Mei Hao, you go to see the eldest lady, let me think carefully, what is experimenting or not is full of foreign words!
Qi and Xia go down together, Mei Qi puts out the big lamp, leaving only the small table lamp, sits alone in a small corner in front of the screen with her back to the door, bows her head and sobs.The door opened gently, and Wen Jing came in wearing black trousers and a white hardshell shirt with evening clothes, a black tie half-tied, and a dark wool "morning gown" outside.

Fourth Jing, tie me that damn tie... Where did it go? (Seeing that there is no one in the room, she stretches her waist and sits downcastly on a big chair, takes out a cigarette, then goes to look for matches, stands in the middle of the room, and suddenly sees Mei Zhen) Mei Zhen... what are you doing here?
Mei (wipes her tears and stands up and laughs) There are a lot of things to sit here and think about... Jing (coldly) I'm so sorry to bother you!I didn't see you when I came in.

Mei, you haven't seen me for a while...Jing (gasp) Why should I pay special attention to you?May (stares in surprise) Who said that?How can someone talk like that, Lord Jing! (Trying to suppress it) I mean you've been away for a year...and came back today...everybody's happy, but you...you seem...to ignore people like that, it's so sad! (want to cry but stops tears)
Jing, I don't know what to call a man?Maybe you know how other gentlemen deal with you, but I won't do that... Mei (even more surprised by Jing's words) Lord Jing!Your words are a bit strange!Usually you don't like to talk, and you always speak straightforwardly. Why do you speak like this today?
Jing, you seem to understand very well, isn't that enough?There is no need for me to be straightforward!

Mei (angrily) I don't understand what you said, Lord Jing, you have to say it clearly!

Jing, I said that it is enough for you to understand, there is no need for me to say anything, anyway, I will leave tomorrow afternoon, why do you care if I am straightforward or not!Just be straightforward about your own business.Although sometimes when we do one thing, many others suffer for us...but that is helpless!

Mei (with crying) What on earth did you say?I'm so confused!I'm so confused. (sitting on the back of the chair and crying)

Jing was a little bit embarrassed, wanted to comfort Mei and went to her side, then turned around resolutely and walked away.

Wen Qi enters.

Brother Qi, (see Mei Zhen who is crying) What's wrong?
Mei (looks up at Qi) Miss Si, come quickly, and ask Master Jing what's wrong for me, I really don't understand what he said!
Qi (staring at Wen Jing at a loss) Second brother!

Fourth Jing, don't ask!I'm leaving tomorrow, and I don't have to worry about everything anymore, even my mother, I will leave it to you to take care of me...Second Brother Qi!

Wen Jing hurried out with a tense face.

Miss Mei Si!

Qimei is really good!What happened?
I don't understand Mei, I don't understand what Master Jing is saying at this moment... Qi What did he say to you?

Mei, I'm sitting here alone, he, he didn't see me at first when he came in, but then he saw me, Shang said coldly that he was sorry for disturbing me... I was a little angry at his ignorance, so I said something Sometimes it's like ignoring people anyway... He just got angry and asked me what it means to be ignorant!What did you say? Maybe I know how other gentlemen treat me. He doesn't understand that... The more I don't understand his words, the more... I'm so confused!
Qi (startled for a long time) Let me ask you, Mei Zhen, what's the matter with you, Brother Yuan?Were you talking in this room this morning?
May this morning?Oh, but how do you know, Miss Fourth?

Qi turned out to be such a thing! (Sigh) Zhang Aizhu told me, and my second brother heard it too.Aizhu said that the eldest sister saw you with your own eyes...Brother Tongyuan...Brother Tongyuan...Mei (urgently) But, but what if I didn't talk to Mr. Tang!He said, he, he...to me...Qi, isn't that the same?

Mei (urgently) Is it different!Is it different! (crying) Because I told him that I love another person, and I only know that one person is good... Ki who?Who is that?
Mei (sobbing and crying) That's right, it's your second brother!
Brother Qi?
Mei (still crying) But, Miss Si, you don't need to worry, it doesn't matter, I can promise Xiao Song tomorrow... to be the shopkeeper of his electrical materials store!That way, everyone can relax...it doesn't matter to me...Qi (sadly) Meizhen!You can't... Mei, why can't I, Fourth Miss? (stands up and wipes away tears) Just watch!Look... just look!
Qimei is really good!Don't... you... [Mei Zhen rushes out the door, Qi stands alone for a moment, then sits down dejectedly and covers her face with her hands.

Makushita
published in
May-July 1937 issue of "Literary Magazine" (unfinished)
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