“taitai，zheishichenguanlousonglaidelidan，niqingguomu。”
管家将礼单呈上。
liuwanshinaguolidanyikan，qingxiaoyisheng，“tadaoshishede。”
ququshiliangyinzideliwu，liuwanshizirankanbushangyan。danshiyichenguanlourujindechujing，shedesongchushiliangyinzideliwu，bidingshiqingjinlequanli，keweishichengyishizu。
“taitaiyaobangtama？”xiaoyahuanxiujuanxiaoxinyiyixunwen。
liuwanshipieleyanxiujuan，sixiaofeixiao，“zenmezhe，kanshangtale。”
xiujuandadafangfangdechengren，“qiaotaitaishuode，neimejundelangjun，sheibuxihuan。buguonubidaobushikanzhongtadewaimao，ershinandechenshiyizuhaiyourenyuanyishangjin，buxianqitianlaonaishijianye。taitaimofeishixiantabushiqu？”
liuwanshiheheliangsheng，mianlulengxiao，“xiujuan，yiwangkecengyourendidangbentaitaidegongfa？”
“bucengyouguo。neixierengegefangfosezhongegui，bukanrumu。weiduchenguanlouliwai。”
“pianpianjiushitamianduibentaitaidegongfa，buweisuodong。cizijianglaibifeichizhongzhiwu。nishuowogaibugaibangta。”
秀娟顿时谨慎起来。
jibunengzhijieshuobang，keshibubangyouhenweixin。takandechulai，chenguanlouzhendehenzaiyitianlaozheifenchashi。
tabianzhenzhuodao：“jiranshouletadeli，zonggairanglaoyezhidaocishi。”
liuwanshidiandiantou，“youli！shouqianbanshi，shilaoyedeguiju。zhibuguoshiliangshaolexie。cishi……”taxiaolexiao，“haishidenglaoyehuilaihouzaishuoba。”
……
bangwan，liuguanshimangliuleyitianhuidaojia。liuwanshireqingdeyingleshangqu，qinshoujiaoleremaojinjitaxiliancashen，youshiroujian。
dengshenshangshutanle，yizhuojingzhideximianbaishangzhuo，liangkouzishenziaizheshenzi，yiqichichihehe。
“laoyejinerhuilaidetingwan。”
“fuzhongneixiegezuisuilanxinchangdepozi，zhengrilitoulanshuahuahushuobadao，chuandaoledageerdeerzhong，dalaoyeyezhidaole，falehaodayitongpiqi。womangzheanfudalaoye，youjiangneibangsuizuiziponiangjifamaile，jiudanwuleshijian。”
liuwanshiyiting，henshiyiwai，“houfukeshijishanzhijia，zenshedefamaixiaren。bupayousunmingshengma？”
“dalaoyedonglezhennu，sheidouquanbudong。jishanzhijia，yezhishishuoshuoeryi。”liuguanjiachixiaoyisheng，duanqijiubeiyiyinerjin。
liuwanshiganmangzhenjiu，jiangjiubeidaoman，“jinerwozheiyeyoujianshi。laoyecaicai，jinersheilaile。”
“sheia？”liuguanshibushenzaiyidewendao。
“chenchengzong，laoyehaijidema？jiushineigezaitianlaodangcha，naoziyoudianyudunde。”
“tasilehaoxienianba。”liuguanshixiangqilaile。
“tayougeerzi，yizhuanyanyijingzhangdale，jiaochenguanlou。jinerdengmen，tizhefengganyafengganjijiangrou，haibaoleyifengyinzi，yesuanyouchengyi。shuoshixiangjintianlaodangcha，titafuqindeweizhi。naihe，tafuqindeweizhizaojiubeirenzhanle。laoye，nishuozheishiyaobuyaobang？”
liuwanshizhuangsisuiyideshuoqicishi，shoulidekuaiziyemeiting，yizhimanghuzhejiliuguanshijiacai。xiandejiacaicaishizhengjingshi，chenguanlouzhibuguoshishundaiyitidexiaoshi。
liuguanshihezhejiu，“zheigechenguanlouruhe？”
“chenjialimianshaoyoudeyoushangjinxinderen。buguo，tajiahehoufuzaojiuchulewufu，yaowoshuo，gancuijiububang。bangleta，laoyeyoudebudaosihaohaochu。”liuwanshizhidiyousheng。
liuguanshibenbuxiangbang，keshiliuwanshizheimeyishuo，tafanergailezhuyi。
“bangtayebushibucheng。yejiushiyijuhuadeshiqing。”
“keshi，houfuneibianzongdedashengzhaohuba。”liuwanshidigudao，“wobuleyishangershaonainaineilifengcheng。zhishouleququshiliangyinzideli，haileidewopaoyitang，kuidale。”
liuwanshiyilianxianqi，henbunaifan，xianliuguanshijitazhaoshizuo。banzhelian，henbugaoxing。liuguanshiquelehehedelouzhetaxiaodao：“nidoushuo，chenguanloushichenjiashaoyoushangjinderen，buguoshiyijuhuadeshi，bangjiubangle。”
“zaitianlaodangcha，nengyoushenmechuxi。”
“zheikejiunanshuole。wanyinatian，sheiluolenanguanzailetianlao，youtazailimian，haodaiyougezhaoying。”
“peipeipei！houfufuguibainian，nikebiehushuobadao。”
“niangzishuodedui。jiuxinkuniangziwangershaonainaigenqianzouyitang，jiangcishibaozhiershaonainai。womenbanglechenjiazidi，zongderanghoufujizhuwomendehao。”
liuwanshixieletayiyan，hengleyisheng，“bale，jiuyizheni。wokanzhongleyitaotoumianshoushi……”
“maimaimai，quandoumaihuilai。”
……
shutianzhihou，chenguanloudezhitianlaodechashidingle，yikedashitouzhongyuluodi。tateyigandaoliuzhaidaoxie，zheihuijimeijiandaoliuguanshi，yemeijiandaoliuwanshi，zhijiandaoxiaoyahuanxiujuan。
xiujuanbukenshoutadeli，zhishuodao：“dengniyouleqian，zhibanyifengengtimiandeliwulaidaoxie，gengxianchengyi。”
chenguanlouwenyanyixiang，shenjueyouli。dantayemeishouhuiliwu，nayousonglihaijiangliwutihuiqudedaoli。
xiujuanaobuguota，zhidejiangliwushouxia。
zhangjiedezhitagaodingletianlaodechashi，zhihupusabaoyou。dangtianjiutizheroucaihuidaochenjia。
chenchengzongguoshi，meiliuxiajigeyinzi，weiduliuxiayidongyijinxiaozhaiyuan，lizhehoufujiuliangtiaoxiangzi，lizhechaotinggedayamenyezhiyoujitiaojiedejuli。kanbihoushijingchengsanhuanneidehuangjindiduan。
dangchujializuikunnandeshihou，yemeishedemailezheidongxiaozhaizi。cinaimingzhizhiju。fouze，chenguanlouhaiyaolinfangzizhu。
chenjiazhangjiedamingchenxiaolan，ershihaoji，moyangshidianxingdexiaojiabiyu，yijiayishi。jiajilechengmenxiaolisudachengdexiaoerzi，riziguodehaixing，sanwutianzongnengchihuirou，jiushishoutoumeishenmeqian。
dangchenxiaolannachuyifengyinzijiaojichenguanlou，chenguanloushuoshenmeyebukenyao。
bierenbuqingchuchenxiaolanzaisujiaguodeshishenmerizi，tayiqingerchu。dangchuchenxiaolanxinhundeshihou，tahaishixiaopihai，genzhedajiezaisujiataoleliangnianshenghuo。dajiezaisujiazenmezuoxiaofudi，zenmeshoupopoqi，shouzhouliqi，tadoukanzaiyanli，jizaixinli。
sujialiangxiongdimeifenjia，zhengdeqiandouyaojiaojisudachengdeponiang，ranhouzaitongyifenpei。chenxiaolanshenweisujiaxiaoerxifu，genbenzhanbudaoyinzi。duokuijiefushiyaoershouchong，shoutouhaisuankuanyu，dajiecaiyouyinzishihuan。
zheixieyinzishidajiehaoburongyicongjiefushouzhongnalaide，tadeduohoushidelianpihuiyaozheixieyinzi。
“jie，nijiubiecaoxinwole。woquyamendangcha，yirisancandouzaiyamenchi，haiyousijizhifuchuan，genbenmeidifanghuaqian。”
“hushuo！jiusuanchichuanbuhuaqian，renqinglaiwangzongyaohuaqian。daoleyamendangcha，nibunengtaidu。dangnian，fuqinjiushixingshitaidu，yushideshihouyemeigerenbangchen。”
“renqinglaiwang，dajiegengbuyongcaoxinwo。dengnalexinshui，wojiuqingyamendetongliaochifan，dingbuhuilinse。zaishuole，jialideqingkuangyemeimanren，yamenliderenkendingzaojiudatingqingchule，zhidaowoxianzaimeiqian，buhuizheigeshihouyaowoqingke。dajie，niganjinbaqiannahuiqu。yaoshirangnijialaotaitaizhidaole，yougainaoteng。”
chenxiaolanchiyipianke，“zhenbuyao？”
chenguanloulianlianyaotou，jianjuebuyao。tadoudasuanhaole，nadaoxinshuizhiqian，tajiulaizaitianlao，jianjuebuhuayiwenqian。