Anxiang

Chapter 10

Cheng Ren turned his back to his sons and daughters, his fists were white, his cheeks were sharp, and he never looked back at his son.The boy was quickly taken away, sobbing, and drifted away from his father and sisters on the beach.

The sea and the beach quickly turned around, and the boy stood on the ground, still weeping and telling: "...my mother fell into the sea in a car, she went to heaven, and my father didn't want me anymore! I want my sister, I want my sister!"

The white woman and her husband looked at each other, hugged the boy lovingly, and said in blunt Chinese: "Don't be sad, this is America, and we are your parents! God will bless you, what's your name?"

The boy sobbed and replied: "...Cheng Yuan."

The dream was far and near, and the young man had it repeatedly for 16 years, and every time he was terrified.

"Cheng Yuan...Cheng Yuan!" An American youth patted Cheng Yuan's head and shouted.

Cheng Yuan was startled, opened his eyes, frowned and said in English: "No, there is no Cheng Yuan here. I am Whitson, George? Whitson! Tom, I have said it many times."

Tom laughed and said, also in English, "Maybe I should call you a Wall Street wunderkind!"

Cheng Yuan asked suspiciously: "Child prodigy?"

Tom held a newspaper and said: "This is not my invention, it is what the Wall Street Journal called you today. It said that your assessment and prediction of the financial crisis sweeping Europe and the United States is the most accurate investment guide at present!" "

Cheng Yuan stretched out one arm lazily, took the newspaper, covered his face, and said lazily, "This is Hawaii, and I'm on vacation. Don't talk to me about the New York Stock Exchange or the Dow Jones stock index..."

Tom also lay down and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Women? Look, quick, the thong over there!"

Cheng Yuan murmured: "You know, you interrupted one of my dreams. Although I don't want to have this dream, I have been doing it for 16 years, and I still want to complete it."

Tom was a little surprised: "16 years? A complete dream? What are you playing?"

Cheng Yuan laughed: "Playing with dreams, I like daydreaming!"

Tom said with some envy: "If I was like you, graduating from Harvard at the age of 21 and having a place in Manhattan within a year, I would also daydream."

Cheng Yuan said sadly: "It's different. If I had a family farm in Iowa with four generations living together like you, I wouldn't have this kind of dream."

Tom suddenly looked up at the sky and shouted: "Oh my God! Cheng Yuan, ah no, Whitson! Look at that big guy."

Cheng Yuan tore off the newspaper on his face: "What are you doing?"

Tom pointed to the distance, a helicopter landed on the beach, everyone on the beach was watching, and someone whistled.A group of Asians got off the plane, carrying suitcases, and walked straight in the direction of Cheng Yuan. The leader was the lawyer Qin.Cheng Yuan slowly sat up from the sand, feeling a little bewildered.

Lawyer Tan walked up to Cheng Yuan with a serious expression, stretched out his hand to him, and said in Chinese: "Mr. Cheng Yuan, hello, I am Tan Wensen, a Malay lawyer!"

Cheng Yuan frowned, knowing that they came from Malay, he felt something vaguely.

Lawyer Qin said, "Mr. Cheng Yuan, can we talk?"

Cheng Yuan stood up and patted the sand on his body, "Of course, as long as you are not here to sue me." He raised his head and thought for a while and said, "It seems that I have never committed a crime, let alone a transnational one."

Lawyer Qin laughed and made a "please" gesture.The two walked into the lobby of the hotel and sat down, Attorney Tan said: "Your father, Mr. Cheng Rencheng..."

Cheng Yuan walked around in casual hot pants and thongs, and said angrily: "He is not my father for a long time, my adoptive parents are in California, and I take their surname now!"

Lawyer Qin ignored his emotions and said calmly: "Yes, your father sent you away when the Cheng family was in great danger. For this reason, he asked you to remain anonymous and even declared that you would follow you." My mother died in a car accident together. Your existence has always been a secret of the Cheng family!"

Cheng Yuan was stunned for a moment, and asked back: "So what? Since my biological mother has already died for this, and he also sent me here to stay for 16 years, why are you still looking for me?"

"Your living expenses, tuition fees and even scholarships for the past 16 years were all provided by Mr. Cheng. He has been paying attention to your growth. He has videos of your life in every important period, and has all your transcripts from elementary school to university. In the United States , by your side, there are always eyes arranged by him, protecting your safety and guarding your life all the time."

Cheng Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief. If Lawyer Tan hadn't said it today, he wouldn't have known that there were so many eyes staring at him around him. It was a bit scary to think about it. He stared at Lawyer Qin, and he couldn't restrain himself Excited, he yelled loudly: "You mean that I have been here under the eyes of so-called protection for 16 years? This is a nightmare! Who does he think he is? CIA? FBI?"

"Mr. Cheng Yuan, don't say that about your father. He is a well-known Mr. Cheng in the Chinese circle. You should understand his painstaking efforts towards you!"

Cheng Yuan sneered, "I don't understand!"

Lawyer Qin sighed and said, "I may not be able to convince you for a while, but can you understand our responsibilities?"

Cheng Yuan calmed down and asked, "What are your responsibilities?"

Lawyer Qin took out the document and said, "This is a will, the will of your father, Mr. Cheng Ren. You are the first order heir of Cheng's enterprise. We are taking you back to Jinchan Island. It is your will." birthplace!"

Cheng Yuan was shocked and said: "A will? You mean he..."

Lawyer Qin quickly said: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Cheng is seriously ill, but he is still alive. He looks forward to seeing you, his only son, and the only successor of the Cheng family in your generation. Now, The entire Cheng enterprise is waiting for your return, because you will be a new generation of Mr. Cheng!"

Cheng Yuan was stunned for a moment, and asked, "I want to know, what kind of disease did he have?"

Lawyer Qin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved...

Farewell to Lawyer Tan, Cheng Yuan quickly packed his things in the room, Tom asked him in surprise: "Who are those people, what are they looking for you for?"

"My father is sick, they want to take me home!"

"Oh? Mr. Whitson ill? This is really sad news."

"It's not Mr. Whitson, it's Mr. Cheng from Malay!"

"Great, you've found your true roots and you can finish your daydreams!"

Cheng Yuan packed his suitcase and patted Tom on the shoulder: "No, I will come back and continue to dream, waiting for me in New York!" He walked a few steps back and said to Tom: "Can you help me?" a bit?"

"It's a pleasure to be of your service," said Tom, laughing.

"I don't want to go with the group of people outside. You go and tell them, just say I'm leaving first."

"OK!" Tom spread his hands and walked out.

Cheng Yuan walked out of the back door of the hotel with his suitcase.He called his adoptive father in California and booked a flight to Malaysia.

Sitting on the cruise ship from Kuala Lumpur to Jinchan Island, Cheng Yuan was full of thoughts. After 16 years of absence, he did not expect to come back in this form today.The memory of the father 16 years ago has been blurred and fragmented. He only remembers how decisive his father was when he sent him away 16 years ago.Thinking of his father lying powerless on the hospital bed, Cheng Yuan felt a pang of sadness in his heart.At this moment, he suddenly felt that he and his father were so pitiful.

Cheng Yuan stood up and walked around the luxury cabin.He was a little tired after a long journey, so he went into the bathroom and planned to take a good bath.

13.back to old ground

In the second-class cabin of the same cruise ship, Wu Yue from Beijing was excitedly looking at the scenery outside the window, while patting her boyfriend Li Kejin on the back, and said happily like coaxing a child: "Good boy, don't vomit anymore!" Throw it up, it's fine if you spit it up, it won't be disgusting anymore!"

Li Kejin looked up from the spittoon with a mournful face, and complained: "Do I have to take a boat? We came all the way from Beijing to Malaysia for travel, not to spend money to buy sin!"

Wu Yueyu said earnestly: "How many times have I told you that the destination we went to is Jinchan Island, which is the place that every Chinese who travels to Malay yearns for most. From Kuala Lumpur to that island, you can only take a cruise ship Or, you can get there by helicopter.”

Li Kejin jumped up and said, "Ah! What about the helicopter, this cruise ship has cost me two months' salary!"

Wu Yue was angry and funny, and said: "Okay, I said you are narrow-minded and you still don't admit it, we value money so much before we get married! This is only second-class cabin, and this lady hasn't asked you to buy luxury goods for me yet." What about the cabin!"

Li Kejin smiled and said, "Didn't I want to buy you a bigger diamond ring?"

Wu Yue didn't care, and said fascinatedly: "I said, my dream is to travel all over the world with my beloved in my lifetime, what is a diamond ring! Isn't it just a small stone?"

Li Kejin boasted appreciatively: "Wu Yue, you are such an extraordinary girl..." He put his arms around Wu Yue's waist and said falteringly: "Look, this place is really nice, today we... just honeymoon here Bar!"

Wu Yue stared and said, "What are you thinking? Stay well and don't vomit anymore. I'll go out and have a look at this boat!" She picked up the camera, and ran out of the cabin like a rabbit.She took random photos on the cruise ship, and took a selfie from time to time, and she was so beautiful.At this time, a waiter walked over solemnly pushing the dining car with a straight face. The corridor was narrow, and the waiter stopped behind Wu Yue.Wu Yue hurriedly gave way, thought for a while, and quickly chased after her, begging: "Hello! Can you take me to the luxury cabin to have a look? Just one, I promise!"

The waiter still had that face, ignoring Wu Yue.Wu Yue took a picture of his back with the camera, and muttered and cursed: "I'll take a picture of you, let you drag me." Checking left and right for no one, she tiptoed in.

The waiter used the key to enter Cheng Yuan's room.Cheng Yuan asked in English in the bathroom: "Who?"

The waiter replied: "Waiter, bring refreshments."

"I didn't call!"

"Every luxury cabin is free." The waiter put down the tea, looked around the room, and left quickly.

Cheng Yuan wiped his hair with a bath towel and came out. He glanced at the refreshments, but was quickly attracted by the TV content, "According to an insider, Mr. Cheng Ren, the third generation of Cheng's enterprise, is getting worse and dying... It is rumored that the latest negotiation between its shipping group and the banking industry has run aground. As a Chinese industrial and commercial giant and one of the main economic pillars in Southeast Asia, the future development direction of Cheng's enterprise deeply worries all citizens. The Chinese government has expressed the highest level of concern. According to an insider from the customs office, nearly 30 Chinese businessmen from [-] countries have gathered on Jinchan Island where the Cheng family lives..." As he watched, he frowned and looked solemn.

Wu Yue, who sneaked into the deluxe cabin area, wandered around in the corridor, feeling that it was not interesting, when she walked back, she found Cheng Yuan's cabin door was open, she poked her head and took a look, the extraordinary style inside immediately attracted her.Wu Yue thought for a while, then raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Cheng Yuan thought it was the waiter again, and without turning his head, he responded in English: "Come in."

Wu Yue stuck out her tongue and walked in, she was dumbfounded by the luxury inside.

Cheng Yuan sat on the sofa with only half of his head exposed, raised his hand and said, "Coffee!"

Wu Yue squinted her eyes and thought for a while, walked to the dining car habitually, poured a cup of coffee, and brought it over.When the two met each other, Wu Yue saw Cheng Yuan on the sofa who only wrapped his lower body with a towel, said "ah", threw the coffee out, and ran out with the camera in his arms. go out.

Cheng Yuan caught up with Wu Yue in the corridor, and asked in English, "Stop, what are you doing with the camera? What did you take?"

Wu Yue innocently handed the camera to Cheng Yuan, Cheng Yuan saw Wu Yue with different expressions one after another, frowned and said, "Why are you still taking pictures of this while you're working?"

"Me? Work?" Wu Yue was a little confused, and also talked to him in English.

"Aren't you a waiter on the cruise ship?" He returned the camera to Wu Yue.

Wu Yue understood and said with a smile: "Please, I am a stewardess of the People's Republic of China. I am very dedicated when I am working! But now is my travel time. I am a guest on this ship just like you .It's just that you live in the luxury cabin, and I live in the second class!"

Cheng Yuan heard that it was from China, so he changed it into Chinese and asked, "So you are Chinese, why did you come to me?"

Wu Yue said in surprise: "So you can speak Chinese, my God! I thought you were a banana devil!"

"What banana devil?"

Wu Yue explained: "It's a banana man with yellow skin and white flesh, which is used to describe Chinese people who are completely Westernized."

Cheng Yuan gave a disdainful "cut", turned around and left.

Wu Yue suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned around to catch up with Cheng Yuan, stretched out her hand coyly and said, "I'm sorry! I don't know each other if I don't fight, let's get to know each other. My name is Wu Yue, from Beijing!"

Cheng Yuan thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and said, "George, Banana Man."

Wu Yue smiled "puchi", and said a little embarrassedly: "For the sake of the Chinese people in the world are one family, can you let me go to your room to take two photos?"

Cheng Yuan asked strangely: "My room? Why?"

Like magic, Wu Yue took out a guidebook from her body, opened it and handed it to Cheng Yuan, and said, "Look, Elizabeth Taylor and her husband lived in this suite in 1973, and I admire her the most... ..."

Cheng Yuan looked at the pictures in the book, then at Wu Yue, and asked casually, "Do you worship this Cleopatra?"

"what happened?"

Cheng Yuan laughed dumbly and said: "It's nothing, you can take pictures. The Chinese people in the world you said are one family, I will give you a place, you can take as many pictures as you want!"

Wu Yue said pleasantly: "Thank you, then I'll call my boyfriend first!" After speaking, she ran away.

Cheng Yuan said "Hello", but before he could react, Wu Yue had already disappeared, and he stood at the door very depressed.

When they came back, Wu Yue had already changed into a white gauze dress, and she and Li Kejin started taking pictures in the luxury cabin.Cheng Yuan sat helplessly on the sofa and watched TV. While marveling at the luxury of the room, Li Kejin shyly said to Cheng Yuan: "Thank you, we will finish it soon, we will finish it soon."

Wu Yue was excited about filming, so she simply turned off the TV in order not to dazzle the eyes.Cheng Yuan just wanted to explode, but seeing the two of them so happy, he endured it, thought for a while, and started to pack his suitcase.

Full of interest, Wu Yue entered the inner suite alone.

Li Kejin found that Cheng Yuan was packing up his things, and stepped forward and asked, "Sir, do you want to go?"

"Give me your ticket!"

Cheng Yuan's nonchalant tone made Li Kejin take out the ticket involuntarily.

Cheng Yuan said: "I see that your girlfriend likes this place very much, let's change it."

Li Kejin said in surprise: "I, we have no money..."

Cheng Yuan said generously: "You don't need to spend money! Here, the ticket here is on the table over there. You can come to the second-class cabin to pick up your luggage later!"

Cheng Yuan turned and left.Wu Yue came out from the room with a smile, saw Li Kejin standing there dumbfounded, and said sullenly, "What's wrong with you, are you going to take a picture or not?"

Li Kejin suddenly became excited, hugged Wu Yue and shouted: "We are rich, that idiot gave us this big house, this house belongs to us tonight!"

Wu Yue was hugged and circled by Li Kejin in a daze, Li Kejin picked up a big deal and cheered happily...

Cheng Yuan walked into the second-class cabin with the suitcase, put the ticket on the table, picked up the remote control and turned on the TV. There were all Southeast Asian-style TV dramas and variety shows on the TV. When there was no news from Cheng’s family, he threw down the remote control in disappointment. .

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Cheng Yuan said without looking back, "Please come in, the door is unlocked!"

Wu Yue came in cautiously and said, "Mr. George, I'm sorry, did we bother you?"

(End of this chapter)