Virgin and Rabbit

Chapter 10 Video

Tang Mianjin didn't start learning self-defense until she was 22 years old. Without training her physical fitness, Duan Nian could only teach——

"Make full use of the strength of your knee, lift your leg and kick him hard in the blink of an eye."

Tang Mianjin was aggrieved: "I don't want to learn women's self-defense—"

"Then start running 1000 meters and fifty push-ups today, and then gradually add up to improve your physical fitness, and then learn other things, okay?" Duan Nian knew that Tang Mianjin's mind was full of Jackie Chan action movies, and supported him The palm of the thigh touched reassuringly.

"Okay, okay, I am willing." Tang Mianjin secretly clenched his fists.

Duan Nian trained Tang Mianjin all afternoon, and Tang Mianjin was as tired as an old dog, and he could only lie on his stomach in the gym and stick out his tongue—this could be said to be the first time he had exercised so much since graduating from university.Duan Nian wiped his sweat away, pinched his face and said, "Are you very tired?"

"What do you think?" Tang Mianjin's forehead hair was wet with sweat, and he leaned against Duan Nian, dying, "I'm a waste..."

"You're tired after only 1000 meters. Wouldn't it be more uncomfortable in the future? Or forget it, what should you do if you're tired?"

"No, no, no! I will run farther and farther in the future!" Tang Mianjin clenched his fists, and his eyes burst out with the light of longing for Chinese Kungfu.The exercise made his fair cheeks look pink, and the pair of bright black eyes under the sweaty hair showed firmness. Duan Nian couldn't help itching his hands when he looked at it, and pinched his face again.

With (my fantasizing) Chinese Kung Fu as the ultimate goal, Tang Mianjin proposed to watch a "Police Story" after dinner, so as to get a glimpse of his own skills in the future when he becomes successful.Duan Nian had no choice but to agree, but he asked Tang Mianjin to take a bath because he didn't want to lie down and watch a movie with Tang Mianjin who was sweating all over.

Tang Mianjin: "Then you go and do your own thing!"

Duan Nian: "My own business is to be by your side."

Tang Mianjin: "..."

So Tang Mianjin had no choice but to take a bath with a blushing face.After taking a fragrant shower, he felt refreshed all over, so he encouraged Duan Nian to take a shower as well, and went to the home theater to find movies first.

Tang Mianjin usually uses the set-top box to watch movies in the home theater, but he remembers that there are a bunch of Jackie Chan DVDs at home, because his second cousin was crazy about Jackie Chan action movies for a while, and he had to bring hard copies if he didn’t want to watch them. Tang Mianjin watched it together, and piled it all up there after reading it.

Tang Mianjin rummaged through the DVD racks and found several discs without covers, with the word "Jin" written on them with a marker pen.Tang Mianjin was a little curious, so he played one of them and found that it was a video of his family going to the zoo when he was ten years old.

That impression was too deep, because at that time Tang Mianjin was forced to hold the boa constrictor for a photo. He was obviously scared, and the whole family laughed and thought he was funny.That time left a shadow on Tang Mianjin, and he swore he would never go to the snake house again when he went to the zoo.

Hearing the third aunt's voice inside, "Mianmian, smile! Smile!", Tang Mianjin curled his lips, but couldn't help curling up the corners of his mouth afterwards.

One disc was finished soon, and Tang Mianjin went to put down another one, those who played in the water in summer, those who went to travel together to watch the stars at night, and those who were coming of age... Tang Mianjin didn't expect his family to record so much for his growth. , After watching the whole process with a grin, he went to put down another one.

There are lots of snowflakes in front of the next picture, stinging and stinging for a while, Tang Mianjin waited patiently for a while and was finally ready to turn it off, the image finally became clear, Tang Mianjin's hand extended to the remote control stopped.

On it was a plump-dressed kid bouncing across the lawn with a bubble blowing pipe.There is a female voice in the voiceover: "Baby—play one for Mom!"

Little Tang Mianjin pouted her mouth long and carefully blew out many bubbles.The bubbles slowly fell to the lawn and burst one by one. The child looked up at the bubbles and raised his face happily: "Look, Mom!"

"Mom saw it, wow, it's so beautiful!" Just as the female voice outside the camera finished speaking, the chubby little body leaned in front of the camera, and there was a loud "chu" outside the screen.

"Mommy kiss baby."

this is me?

Who is the woman?

Tang Mianjin stared at the screen tightly, the blood in his whole body seemed to be frozen, but his heart was beating violently. He watched that short video over and over unconsciously, until Duan Nian came over after taking a shower, and turned off the projector with a snap. up.

Tang Mianjin immediately went crazy, he rushed towards Duan Nian, "Give it to me!"

Duan Nian quickly suppressed him, and raised the remote control in his hand. Tang Mianjin wanted to climb up along his body, so scared that he quickly put it down again. Tang Mianjin grabbed the remote control and turned it on again, continuing to look at himself in the image. , the most important thing is the young, loving voice of the woman behind the camera.

His mother's voice.

"Duan Nian, this is a video recorded by my mother! I had a mother when I was a child!" He looked at the video and muttered, "I'm not an orphan..."

Duan Nian sat down beside him silently.

The video was played over and over again, and finally Tang Mianjin could no longer hear anything new from the video. He gradually calmed down and picked up the box of the CD in doubt.

"It's strange, I haven't seen it before..." He picked up the other plates that he had just let go, "Nor these."

"Maybe your family put it on a long time ago. Don't you rarely play movies on DVD?"

"That's true, maybe my dad still comes here from time to time to reminisce about my childhood." Tang Mianjin touched them, and then put them back on the DVD rack, his face gradually serious.

"Then they will know the existence of my former family members."

Duan Nian observed him and sighed secretly.

Tang Mianjin stood at the door of Tang Shuhe's study.

He rarely came to Tang Shuhe's study.There were only two times that he remembered the most. The first time was when he first entered the Tang family. Tang Shuhe called him to the study room after taking a picture of his family, and gave him a jade copper coin with the word brocade on it.His third aunt Tang Shuxiu smiled and said that it was specially made to meet him, and now the copper coin is tied with a red string and worn on his ankle.

The second time was after Tang Mianjin's college entrance examination, Tang Shuhe gave him a calligraphy and painting that looked a little old in his study.The calligraphy is very simple, a sentence "My family has a son who has just grown up", and now this calligraphy and painting is hanging in Tang Mianjin's room.

Although Tang Shuhe is Tang Mianjin's adoptive father, in terms of communication, he has the least contact with Tang Shuhe in the Tang family.Tang Mianjin did not have a adoptive mother, as far as he knew, his adoptive mother died of illness before he came to the Tang family. His second uncle Tang Shushan would sometimes take his son with him when he went to a business banquet, not to mention the third aunt Tang Shuxiu. You have to be concerned about whether you have enough food and clothing, and Tang Shuhe is the head of the family at home. Perhaps because of this role, he is often moody and angry. Tang Mianjin was very afraid of him when he was a child.Later, when he grew up, he knew that his adoptive father was the one who didn’t say anything when he said he wanted to read novels by so-and-so writers, but would buy him a set of writers’ complete works on his birthday (and would force his cousin to say yes he sent).

Still, he was terrified of his adoptive father.

"Knock, knock, knock." Tang Mianjin opened the door, Tang Shuhe was sitting at the table reading documents, Tang Mianjin said, "Father."

Tang Shuhe hummed, and Tang Mianjin walked up to him, lightly clenched his hands into fists on his knees, made a "nice" emoji, and said, "I want to talk to you."

Tang Shuhe paused, put down the document in his hand, and looked up at him.Tang Mianjin was a little nervous, but it didn't affect his performance. He said, "I've been having nightmares all this time."

"I know." Tang Shuhe said calmly, then reached out and touched his head with a rare loving expression: "Is it all right now?"

"No. I dreamed yesterday... I was playing hide and seek with someone who seemed to be my mother."

"..."

"And this." Tang Mianjin put the CD on the table.

Tang Shuhe picked up the CD and looked at it, wondering: "What is this?"

"Dad, stop pretending." Tang Mianjin sighed, "I've already read the content. I know it's my mother."

Tang Shuhe's expression changed.Tang Mianjin observed it.

"I have forgotten the past for a long time, I know, you, the second uncle, the third aunt, and brothers and sisters, have always loved me and doted on me... You may not want me to recall the past, maybe Very painful? I can’t remember, maybe I was abandoned by them, maybe they died... But I’m 22 years old this year, I think it’s time for me to know who my real parents are.” Tang Mianjin finished in one breath , so nervous that she wanted to caress her chest, or let Duan Nian caress her chest.

Tang Shuhe was silent for a long time.Tang Mianjin looked up anxiously, was startled by his gloomy face, and quickly said: "If, if it's not the time, then I, I, it doesn't matter, I will..."

"No, it's none of your business." Tang Shuhe pinched the bridge of his nose, looking very tired, "Mianjin, I'm sorry, we all want to protect you well. Can we talk about this matter later?"

Tang Mianjin had no choice but to say, "Okay."

Back in the room, Tang Mianjin immediately threw himself on Duan Nian, begging, "Duan Nian, help me."

Duan Nian was overwhelmed by Tang Mianjin's embrace, hugged him and said, "What's wrong?"

The next day, Tang Mianjin went to find Qi Yufan.Thankfully, the Shura field finally returned to the lively and friendly R&D department of the past. Everyone cheered and passed on the snacks Tang Mianjin bought. Tang Mianjin sat next to Qi Yufan and asked, "Who was that person yesterday?"

"Young Master Qi, Qi Duan." Qi Yufan dug out a small spoonful of pudding, and reluctantly put it into Tang Mianjin's thirsty mouth.Tang Mianjin swallowed the soft pudding without even chewing it. A female colleague next to her came over to gossip and said, "Usually Mr. Qi is weak, so he wouldn't come here. When he came here yesterday, he criticized us and scared us to death." .”

"That's right, I'm going to be scared to death." Tang Mianjin deeply agreed.Then he asked curiously, "Why is he so weak? I think he looks healthy."

"Congenital heart disease, if we get angry in our department, I think we will all go out, who knows why he came here suddenly." A male colleague on the other side came to talk again.

"If you continue to gossip, I think you all have to leave." Qi Yufan, the head of the department, said.

Inviting everyone to eat pudding, and having a good talk with Qi Yufan, Tang Mianjin walked out of the company contentedly. On the way back, thinking of the family dinner tonight, he foolishly went to the bakery to buy a lot of pastries, Dad My favorite salty pancakes, my second uncle's favorite durian crisps, my third aunt's favorite mung bean cakes, my elder brother's favorite millefeuilles, my second brother's favorite junk food so I don't buy them, my third sister's favorite seaweed and meat floss egg rolls, I bought a little bit of both.

At night, after the family dinner, Tang Mianjin looked at Tang Shuhe expectantly, but Tang Shuhe wiped his mouth calmly and went into the study to deal with official documents.

Tang Mianjin lowered her head in disappointment.

At this time, the sound of the car engine sounded outside the door, and Duan Nian came back.He dressed up as a woman today, and as soon as he entered the door, Tang Mianjin threw himself in front of him: "How is it?"

Duan Nian, who was wearing a sky high, supported Tang Mianjin steadily, "Go back to the room and talk about it."

After going back to the room and taking a shower, Duan Nian held his hand seriously and said, "Mianmian, listen carefully."

"I checked the orphanage in M ​​City for you, and there is no one who meets your requirements on the list of orphans they adopted."

"I also checked the adoption records corresponding to that period 16 years ago. Those who adopted children during that period adopted children who were one or two years old. Some were about the same age as you at that time...all were girls."

"In other words, you should not have been adopted by your adoptive father's family from an orphanage."

Tang Mianjin was stunned.Then Duan Nian sighed and continued talking.

"Also... I'm going to leave you for a while."