【Cold River Snow】(Part Eight, Chapter Thirty-Three)

Thirty-three
. My mother was executed. My parents' ashes hadn't even been buried yet. Yanqiu's job ran into trouble. Someone
reported him for suspected murder, and he was suspended. Fortunately, he was only called in for questioning by the police for an afternoon; he wasn't
detained or beaten. However, perhaps because someone above was annoyed by his constant troublemaking, he was suspended.
Come to think of it, it was all my fault!
That winter, Yanqiu took me and the child back to Shanghai!
Shanghai winters aren't very cold, but that bone-chilling cold is somewhat unpleasant. We
found a hotel near Fudan University in Jiangwan District. Yanqiu first led me on a joyful tour of Shanghai.
Shanghai truly is a fashionable and elegant city. We climbed Sheshan Catholic Church, strolled along the Bund, burned incense at Longhua Temple, and looked at clothes on Nanjing Road. The haste and pain of the past six months 　　were completely wiped away in
this carefree sightseeing . We deliberately avoided the deep scars in our hearts, intentionally refraining from 　　touching them
in this carefree freedom . 　　But what's meant to happen will happen. Four days later, in a small hotel room, filled with trepidation, I held my child and 　　got into a car with Yanqiu. We drove directly into a heavily guarded villa compound. 　　Yanqiu's only relative, his second uncle who had been reinstated after the Cultural Revolution, had transferred from the military 　　to work in Shanghai four years ago. I didn't understand politics very well, and besides, with my limited knowledge as a country girl, I couldn't possibly access 　　such high-level information. So Yanqiu didn't talk much about his family. I only vaguely remembered that he seemed to 　　have mentioned that he had an uncle who worked in the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. 　　But I never imagined that his uncle's position was actually that of vice mayor! 　　The car slowly moved through the lush green compound, with armed police officers on duty everywhere saluting our car. 　　My already uneasy heart was made even more bewildered by this imposing atmosphere. 　　The car stopped in front of a detached house. The driver got out and saluted the soldiers standing guard at the gate 　　. Yanqiu helped me and the child out of the car. When I looked up into the yard, my eyes met those of 　　an extremely imposing old man standing in the foyer. His sharp gaze swept over my eyes, gripping the child in my arms tightly 　　, his eyes fixed on him. Then he turned his gaze to Yanqiu, his eyes filled with anger. My heart sank to the bottom. 　　The old man, however, turned and went into the house with his hands behind his back. 　　I secretly glanced at Yanqiu; his face was pale. His Adam's apple was clearly moving. He seemed to want to say something 　　, but after a few movements, he didn't speak. Instead, he held my arm tightly in a defiant manner. My 　　heart warmed up again! 　　I slept anxiously in this villa, where everything exuded nobility, so incongruous with my status. Yanqiu 　　's aunt was quite polite to me, but I could feel the contempt that unconsciously showed in her bones. 　　Yanqiu's aunt was a professor at Fudan University. Her family had remarried after the Cultural Revolution, and she was part of a newly formed family with Yanqiu's second uncle. They 　　had no children of their own; in fact, Yanqiu was practically his uncle's adopted son. 　　It was for this reason that his uncle was exceptionally strict with 　　him. Perhaps the hopes of both their fathers and brothers were pinned on Yanqiu alone. His uncle's strict demands were likely to appease Yanqiu's father's spirit. 　　However, his promising future, and even his potential happy marriage, were ruined by me and my mother 　　. 　　That night, with its annoying winter rain, I tossed and turned in bed with my child, wanting to eavesdrop on 　　what Yanqiu and his uncle were arguing upstairs. But how could I dare! 　　I could only stand by the door, pressing my ear against it, and vaguely hear loud shouts from upstairs: "You're confused! 　　You bastard! Do you even have a brain?!" 　　A night of wind and rain, a night of panic. I finally fell asleep in the latter half of the night, my heart pounding with fear. The next morning, I 　　was woken up early by Aunt Luo, the nanny, when it was already broad daylight. When I came out of my room, I didn't see Yanqiu 　　or his second uncle. 　　I stayed in the villa alone for half a day, feeling uneasy. Aunt Luo fed the baby formula and changed his diaper, then 　　went about her business. 　　At dusk, my second aunt came back first. She called me to the table and told me to eat. The two of us ate in silence 　　, without waiting for Yanqiu and my second uncle to return. After dinner, my second aunt called me into the study. She made me a cup of freshly ground 　　coffee, which was the first time I had ever drunk coffee! 　　"Child, you and Yanqiu have a child. In a way, you should be considered our daughter-in-law. So I 　　am your elder. When an elder asks you questions, don't hide anything, just tell the truth." 　　I was stunned and didn't know how to answer her. She looked at me, took out 　　a pack of cigarettes from the drawer, lit one, and took a leisurely puff. 　　"Your mother and Yanqiu's affair, his uncle and I both know. I know you and Yanqiu have feelings for each other, 　　you love him, don't you?" 　　I nodded, staring blankly at my second aunt. 　　"Then if you had to make a sacrifice for Yanqiu, would you be willing?" 　　After asking this question, she looked at me for a long time, and I didn't answer. 　　"Then you can go out first, I've finished asking!" 　　I was about to say something when my second aunt covered my mouth. I didn't even know what to do with my hands in front of her, 　　so I got up and left the room as she spoke. As I closed the door, I vaguely heard her mutter, "Quite ambitious!"

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