1、Chapter 1 Chen ...
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It’s the hottest time in Shanghai. Women’s perfumes are mixing with sweat.
He squinted. In the crowd, he found a short Chinese man who wears glasses holding a paper board writing Shanghai General Hospital.
He walked close to him.
That middle-aged man pushed up the small glasses and took out a photo, scanned. Then grinned, grab the hat off, reached his hand, saying excitedly,“Nice to meet you, Doctor Wilson. I’m Chen, the friend of Tomas.”
He is saying a pretty good English wearing a long grey Chinese tunic. The sweats, shining under the hot sunshine, are flowing through his sideburns into his fiery red neck.
Doctor Wilson grinned at Chen and reached his hand.
This is the first time Doctor met this great Chinese man Chen.
The streets of the afternoon Shanghai in the concession are so crowd. Rickshaws taking ladies wearing qipao or dresses are running through the streets remaining the fragrance of perfumes and roses.
The flowers, representing the adoration of gentlemen, are handed by bright and shiny silk gloves.
Young men who riding bikes are using one hand to control the direction with another hand shaking off cigarette butts. Bikes are breezing along the roads with lively laughters.
Various delicate buildings with different styles are formed in this city. Under those buildings, casinos, dance halls, brothels and opium shops along with banks, Police station and corporations from west are living together. This is the heaven for entertainment.
Chen is also a doctor in General hospital. He went to American studied surgery and come back to China last year. Tomas, Ed’s Chinese friend, is still working with a wound infection patient. So he can’t receive Ed.
The car went into a narrow alley where compacts cluster of residences are set.
They stopped in front of a small garden.
A women wearing a red apron about fifty is standing there, nervously.
Her name is Huyuhua.
“Call her Huajie. ‘Jie’ means sister. We Chinese normally calls Maids aunt or sister.”
“Nice to meet you huajie, I’m doctor Edward Wilson. You can call me Wei um… Each”Ed frowned and look at Chen for help.
“yisheng” Chen laughs.
Chen takes doctor travel around the house. It’s pretty tiny, built with woods. The host is Chen’s brother who have gone to Tianjin.
“Everything is perfect, but I don’t need maids. I mean, I’m used to leave alone. ” Ed says.
“That’s ok, she worked for my wife before. If you don’t need her help, I’ll take her back home. Frankly, my wife is reluctant to leave her. ”
“My wife is a brilliant cook. She invited you to have dinner. You have to have a try for her pork. ”
Mrs.Chen, a short, well-educated and elegant Chinese woman, having a curly short hair, wearing a green qipao without any make-ups, can speak English, German and French. Besides, really good at cooking.
“Wait! Streaky pork I’m sorry I don’t eat fat.” He can still remember clearly how disgusting the fat is, when he tasted it at his age of 6.
“Come on! Try some. It’s delicious. Or you can just have the tissue.”Chen put one of the unctuous pork in his plate.
“Um…fine.”
Doctor carefully divided the fat and the tissue with chopsticks.
It’s so tender! The sour and sweet source has been absorbed by tissue. The satin was increased by the remaining grease.
“My goodness, I like it! Madam, you gonna see me in your dinning room pretty soon. I wish to take is back to America, they will be allured. ”
They have a cute baby, who is raised by maids.
“I don’t even have time reading. Kitchen is the only place where I can isolate myself.” She said helplessly, but her smile to the baby is tender and warm, like the meal she make.
“Same things happen when having a younger sister. I don’t have my own space. I can’t even breathe. She always tackles me. ” Ed have a sister who is 3 years younger than him. He can’t tell exactly what is the reason he went to China, but Tiffany definitely occupied over 50% of it.
Most of his family members are doctors, but Tiffany is a heresy. She has fell in love with her teacher who is 15 years older than her. They eloped at hers 17. Yet she keeps asking them for money. And started to suck Ed’s wallet after Father and Mother died because of the cancer.
His friend Tomas went back to China a year ago. Since Ed is always enthusiasm in Chinese culture, after receiving the reply, he bought the nearest ticket to this splendid old country without thinking.
“I have one too, but my sister is an angle.” Mrs.Chen laughs warmly.
“You’re making me jealous, aren’t you”
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第1章 Chapter 1
