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阿辉 05-28-2010 20:03

认识楚梅(文芊改名)

认识楚梅(文芊改名)

前些日子写别人的故事时,我给她取名叫文芊。

但她说:“你不能叫我文芊,我妈妈虽然是画家,但她是自学成才的乡土画家。

真实的文化程度,也就是小学毕业。

能读书读报,重视孩子教育,但她取不出文芊这样的名字。”

她还说:“我爸爸,油漆工人,初中毕业。

喝酒,玩牌,打篮球;粗鲁,仗义,打孩子。

标准的蓝领工人。名义上初中毕业,但他不是个喜欢读书的人。

真实的文化程度,还不如我妈。

我也不认为他能想得出文芊这样的名字。

所以,你还是叫我楚梅吧。”

楚梅姓周,周扒皮的周。

周扒皮可是作家高玉宝笔下,一个响当当的人物。他为役使长工多干活,而半夜学鸡叫的故事,曾让几代中国人,家喻户晓。

周扒皮,这样一个特殊年代里的特殊词语,至今仍顽固地与我们的生活发生着联系。

小时候,因为语文课本里一篇高玉宝的“半夜鸡叫”,还有改编成木偶剧的“半夜鸡叫”,周扒皮成了中国欺压百姓的恶霸地主的典型代表。

在所有中国孩子的心目中,是比坏蛋还要坏蛋的人物。

楚梅因为姓周,曾饱受小朋友的欺负和讥笑。


想写楚梅的故事,有很多年了。但懒惰如我,一直都停留在想想的阶段。

每次同她聊天,听见她极富感染力的笑,都能触动我写她的欲望。

她的笑并不悦耳如银铃,她的普通话也常常带有浓郁的地方口音。

但我,常常被她吸引。

她的半生经历,每一段,在我看来都是平凡人生的传奇。

从今天开始,我将慢慢地开写楚梅的故事。

阿辉 05-28-2010 20:16
重贴以前贴过的一段。我把文芊改为楚梅。


楚梅是个热心传福音的基督徒。我常想,若是世界上的基督徒,都有楚梅的执着和耐心的话,这世上就没有非基督徒了。

认识楚梅,源于周末在中文学校教中文。

我教的是一年级。

开学几周后,校长找我谈话:“阿辉老师,跟你商量个事儿,我想转你班上一个学生。”

“转就转吧,不用这么严肃。”

“先给你打个预防针哈,这个孩子转过三个班了,没有老师能收拾得了他。”

“孙猴子转世?”

“只怕是比孙猴子都难对付。唐僧手里还有个紧箍咒呢,老师手里可什么都没有。这孩子,多动,上课没有一分钟安宁。话多,老师说上一句他接下一句。前面三个老师都被他气哭过。欺负同学,前后左右,没人敢离他近。总之,在你班上,试一个星期,不行,撵走算了。”

转过来的孩子叫亚伦,白白净净,看起来聪明伶俐惹人疼的那种。

一进教室,我就让他坐在讲台边,写一个胸牌“老师助理”贴在他衣服上。

其主要职责是,上课擦黑板,下课捡地上的纸团,和负责把桌椅摆整齐。

别人站起来读书的时候,负责告诉我谁读错了,别人上黑板上听写生字的时候,指出哪个字写得不对。前提条件是,他自己必须得会读会写。

不知道是换了几个老师换怕了,还是真热爱“老师助理”这个头衔。他在我那班上,老老实实,尽职尽责,每次都忙着看书,看黑板。

我想不出, 这个孩子怎会把老师气哭?

一天下课后,一个圆脸大眼,短发齐耳的女子,抱着几个月大的BABY站在门口:“我是亚伦的妈妈,楚梅,特意来说声谢谢。”

“不用客气,我也没做什么。这是你的老二?”我逗了逗她怀里的孩子。”

“不是老二,是老三,亚伦还有个小他二岁的弟弟。”

“你这么年轻,还有,你身材保持得这么好。”我想,我那天是真的吃惊。

她看起来,还有几分青涩,就像一个刚毕业的大学生。

还有,她的身材,哪儿像是一个生过孩子的人啊,还生了三个?看着她,我不由得就收了收腹,挺了挺胸。

“我们周末有个聚会,就在你家附近,希望你能来参加。”她一边说,一边递给我一张纸片,上面写着地址,和聚会介绍。

她所谓的聚会,就是本城华人基督教会设在校园里的一个查经班。

我那时,是坚定的无神论者。

先入为主,无知无畏地认为,一切宗教,都是愚昧无知的迷信,并对其嗤之以鼻。

我怎么可能去吸食这麻醉人民神经的精神鸦片?

但是第二周,这个叫楚梅的女子又抱着孩子等在门口。照例的寒暄,照例的递给我一张纸片:“我们周末有个聚会,在你家附近,希望你能来参加。”

我礼貌地接过纸片,但是,心里充满了悲悯:你这愚昧的人啊!

第三周,她又等在门口。

第四周,她还是等在门口。

一周复一周,她一成不变地等在门口,等着递给我一张纸片,等着重复一遍,我已经烂熟于心的那句话。

我也每次都脸不变色心不跳地接过那纸片,单等她转身,就不屑地把那纸片丢进垃圾桶。

我这样聪明有学问的人,怎会上无知人的当?

这样不变的节目,整整上演了一年。

第二年,过了暑假,中文学校开学,亚伦升二年级了。

我长出一口气,不会再看见楚梅了。

哪知道,第一周上课,放了学,我照例最后一个走出教室。

楚梅,牵着个已经会趔趔趄趄走路的娃娃的手,等在教室门口。

又递给我个纸片:“快中秋了,这个周末,我家有个PARTY,希望你能来。”

我拿着那纸片,感慨了很久。

我不是对什么PARTY有兴趣,我是对这个叫楚梅的年轻女子有兴趣。

是什么样的力量,什么样的信仰,能让她这样百折不挠,孜孜以求?

她让我想起小时候读过的革命故事里,不达目的不罢休的英雄人物。

那个周末,我们全家如约前往。

也是在那个周末,我才知道,在我眼里迷信宗教,走火入魔,生了三个孩子的楚梅,竟是本校化学系的博士后。我当时的一惊,真是非同小可。

一边读博士,一边生孩子,博士学位到手,三个孩子出世。

在北美的华人圈里,还有没有第二个?重要的是,老公也读书,家里还没有老人做帮手。

楚梅当时的解释,我并不能理解。她说的是:“靠着上帝加给我的力量,什么都能做。”

餐前,楚梅的老公,领着大家祷告,我虽然也低着头,但我不敢说“阿门”我怕我说了这两个字,就泥足深陷,从此脱不了干系了。

至于后来,楚梅与我之间,持续了三年之久的你来我往,唇枪舌剑,斗智斗勇,那是另一个长长的故事了。

我为了批判文芊的信仰,挽救这个有为青年,做了无数的笔记,翻烂了一本圣经,那真是比我读学位都用功啊!

直到有一天,我竟然被她挽救,不由自主地跟着她,小声说“阿门!”。

intenseplum 05-28-2010 20:34
Ding Ahui, even though I am not so welcome here! I have been waiting for this story for a long time.  Thanks for sharing your experience.

阿辉 05-28-2010 20:56
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引用第2楼intenseplum于05-28-2010 20:34发表的  :
Ding Ahui, even though I am not so welcome here! I have been waiting for this story for a long time.  Thanks for sharing your experience.


谁说你不受欢迎了?

这些日子,你跑哪里去了?

还有,你怎么改用英语了?

wenwendywen 05-28-2010 21:03
等更多。。。。。

谢谢阿辉。。还没有开始写楚梅,光在另外的故事里提及她,就很喜欢她 了。。。

等更多故事。。。。 [s:93]

intenseplum 05-28-2010 21:24
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引用第3楼阿辉于05-28-2010 20:56发表的  :

.......

谁说你不受欢迎了?
Mr. --- (powerful and popular).  I dare not mention his name.
这些日子,你跑哪里去了?
I moved back to xxx.  My computer is down, phone service down, car down, credit card number stolen, kitchen waste water pipe blocked, weeds growing all over the front and back yard, the dog doubled his size, what else......the to do list is so long,.....But the air is fresh...ha...

Chinese input down...

I, in general, feel anxious and down... 

intenseplum 05-28-2010 21:29
Ahui, you have an inquisitive mind.  You are too good at asking questions.

李子 05-28-2010 23:56
是的,在那个故事中除了女主角俺就特想知道,这位是怎么让你被她挽救,不由自主地跟着她,小声说“阿门!”。
期待!
一定精彩!

windy 05-29-2010 01:12
终于有新故事看了,一起看两篇 [s:90]

jiangwenxiao 05-29-2010 08:42
喜的是一下子有两篇,忧的是都是半成品啊。忍忍多点再看。呵呵

cexo 05-29-2010 08:58
好故事要留个位 [s:93]

卡拉 05-29-2010 18:36
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引用第2楼intenseplum于05-28-2010 20:34发表的  :
Ding Ahui, even though I am not so welcome here! I have been waiting for this story for a long time.  Thanks for sharing your experience.

我发现你这人说话很不厚道,很不厚道,很不厚道啊。

卡拉 05-29-2010 18:54
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引用第5楼intenseplum于05-28-2010 21:24发表的  :

谁说你不受欢迎了?
Mr. --- (powerful and popular).  I dare not mention his name.
这些日子,你跑哪里去了?
I moved back to xxx.  My computer is down, phone service down, car down, credit card number stolen, kitchen waste water pipe blocked, weeds growing all over the front and back yard, the dog doubled his size, what else......the to do list is so long,.....But the air is fresh...ha...

Chinese input down...

I, in general, feel anxious and down...
.......

让你和总版主作对,总版主说了,让intenseplum的computer  down,他的computer就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的 phone service down,他的 phone service down就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的credit card number stolen,他的credit card number stolen就 stolen了。7天以后他的Chinese input down,他的心情也down了。

哈哈,down with intenseplum!

intenseplum 05-30-2010 05:25
So I said Mr PP is more powerful than GOD!

I urge Mr PP to write a story complimenting Ahui's story, how he becomes more powerful than GOD.

I have already bowed to Mr PP daily to get some of the services up and running again.

阿辉 05-30-2010 16:13
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引用第5楼intenseplum于05-28-2010 21:24发表的  :

谁说你不受欢迎了?
Mr. --- (powerful and popular).  I dare not mention his name.
这些日子,你跑哪里去了?
I moved back to xxx.  My computer is down, phone service down, car down, credit card number stolen, kitchen waste water pipe blocked, weeds growing all over the front and back yard, the dog doubled his size, what else......the to do list is so long,.....But the air is fresh...ha...
.......

电脑,电话,信用卡,还有中文输入都出问题了......看起来是小事,但真的烦人。

我也会有这种时候,哪儿哪儿都不顺,正所谓喝凉水都塞牙的不顺。

但乐观的想,这些琐琐碎碎的不顺,正好可以操练耐心。

你不是也说了吗,至少空气还算清新。

阿辉 05-30-2010 16:19
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引用第11楼卡拉于05-29-2010 18:36发表的  :

我发现你这人说话很不厚道,很不厚道,很不厚道啊。

卡总,是不是我的理解力出问题了?

我怎么想起了这样几个词“欢喜冤家”“落花有情,流水无意”了呢?还有,还有,还有一个不好意

思出口,那我就先不出口了。

intenseplum 05-30-2010 16:24
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引用第12楼卡拉于05-29-2010 18:54发表的  :

让你和总版主作对,总版主说了,让intenseplum的computer  down,他的computer就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的 phone service down,他的 phone service down就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的credit card number stolen,他的credit card number stolen就 stolen了。7天以后他的Chinese input down,他的心情也down了。

哈哈,down with intenseplum!


Chief,

Sorry, I forgot to chant: "Long live, long live, long long live, Chairman(woman) PP"

Thank you for the magic touch and extremely generous support. 

Haha, Intenseplum is on the way up! 

阿辉 05-30-2010 16:27
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引用第12楼卡拉于05-29-2010 18:54发表的  :

让你和总版主作对,总版主说了,让intenseplum的computer  down,他的computer就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的 phone service down,他的 phone service down就down了;总版主说,让intenseplum的credit card number stolen,他的credit card number stolen就 stolen了。7天以后他的Chinese input down,他的心情也down了。

哈哈,down with intenseplum!


我真的是理解力有问题了吗?

这不明摆着的吗?

小男生想引起某女生的注意,通常都是怎么做的?故意惹她才能引起她的注意嘛。

用心良苦啊!

intenseplum 05-30-2010 16:33
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引用第14楼阿辉于05-30-2010 16:13发表的  :

电脑,电话,信用卡,还有中文输入都出问题了......看起来是小事,但真的烦人。

我也会这种时候,哪儿哪儿都不顺,正所谓喝凉水都塞牙的不顺。

.......


Thank you Ahui,  my dear sister,

Credit card company said that any merchant can steal the card number when you swipe the card.  So someone used the card in gas stations when I am not in the country.

Phone problem is wiring problem.  It has been solved.  ItalkBB is excellent to use if you need to call long distance.

Chinese input still does not work after I downloaded from google.

The dog has lost quite a bit of weight.  I walked him 40 minutes in the morning and 40 at night.

I just went to Home Depot and bought a snake for the pipe. 

Everything is starting to return to order.

阿辉 05-30-2010 16:35
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引用第16楼intenseplum于05-30-2010 16:24发表的  :


Chief,

Sorry, I forgot to chant: "Long live, long live, long long live, Chairman(woman) PP"
.......


喜欢最后一句。

但是,你知道吗?我这次读卡总跟贴,想起了什么?

”对牛弹琴,牛不懂......“

嘿嘿,我先闪了!

阿辉 05-30-2010 16:43
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引用第18楼intenseplum于05-30-2010 16:33发表的  :


Thank you Ahui,  my dear sister,

Credit card company said that any merchant can steal the card number when you swipe the card.  So someone used the card in gas stations when I am not in the country.
.......


你看,一切都在好起来.

我常用这样一句话,安慰自己,当所有的坏事情都来了,好事情也就跟着来了!

倾尘 05-30-2010 19:45
跟在帖子后面看阿辉,嘻嘻……

笨笨牛 05-30-2010 20:57
哈哈,听阿辉讲故事,看某某人眉来眼去 [s:111]

我没有别的意思,大家接着聊,只当我不存在吧。

很有可能 05-30-2010 22:02
偶们要看故事……等待

茜茜 05-31-2010 02:40
我也跟,坐着等啊等。:)

intenseplum 05-31-2010 02:49
A tribute to Ahui's Search For The Soul

My darling your highness viper auntie PP,

Mom has been quite upset since she came back home.  No matter how much I jumped around her, licked her hands and face all over, she stared at me as if she did not see me.  Mom's "walk like a zombie" behaviour bothers me tremendously.  I have not seen her for months and I ate, slept, ate again, slept again, just to wait for the day of her return.  Now she is back, without the company of her soul.

My happiness and survival depend on Mom's state of mind.  From what I observe, this is of course from a dog's perspective, Mom logs on to computer, read and read, searching for her series of so called "cover-up ID"s, like Mr. TG as the most recent suicide, jumping off the 200 something floors into the Indian Ocean, and only you and Mr. Ad (possibly the same person in front and behind the scene) should know that these "cover-up ID"s are real flesh and blood located in different continents.

First thing first, Mom gets up every morning, retreats to her shrine, bows to her idle, and murmurs something I can't understand, something like revival from death, cultural renaissance... I follow her everywhere she goes and she allows me to do so.  When I enter the shrine and see the statue of a Field Rat sitting on the alter, I have to gather all the strength to control my urge to leap on the alter and paw the rat, ...My apologies, I am after all a dog and equipped with natural instinct.  No disrespect.  I know I have to respect what Mom worships, but hey...please...let us respect true religion, no idles.

Now no one dares to get close to Mommy in order to avoid becoming the next victim of the imminent jumping off the floors.  From what I understand, in the realm of her universe, whatever you say goes, no questions asked.  All the challengers are condemned to hell.

I beg you, your highness, the ultimate immensely super powerful, in the absence of proper execution of existing laws and regulations, ( I say this, because going to Mr Ad to complain about your highness is the same as going to the right hand to complain about the left hand, nothing will be done.  The left hand and right hand depend on each other to survive) ...oh, please ... you know what to do.  Now I forget what I want to beg you to do.

I know Mom will continue to worship you.  She is an ordinary person with average intelligence.  She understands fully now that your highness has the supreme power.  Your words determines life and death of many or any.  In a not-for-profit private enterprise, established with donated resources such as time and money, whatever your highness says goes above and beyond is perfectly alright.  However, how this system works reminds me of a country that I have lived, I forgot where.  Is it alright for that country to run like a private enterprise?  Sorry, sorry, no politics.  Your highness, please forgive the old dog.

I need to go for a PP break now, after all these writing.

With due respect affectionately,

Kala (Mom changed my name from Coco to this strange name, I usually do not respond to her when she calls.)

Wagging my tails to your highness one more time, and you can shut me, Kala's screen now.

阿辉 05-31-2010 05:56
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引用第23楼很有可能于05-30-2010 22:02发表的  :
偶们要看故事……等待


谢谢楼上各位捧场。

我会一段一段写。

这几天我会把“警察来了”先写完。

阿辉 05-31-2010 06:03
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引用第25楼intenseplum于05-31-2010 02:49发表的  :
A tribute to Ahui's Search For The Soul

My darling your highness viper auntie PP,

Mom has been quite upset since she came back home.  No matter how much I jumped around her, licked her hands and face all over, she stared at me as if she did not see me.  Mom's "walk like a zombie" behaviour bothers me tremendously.  I have not seen her for months and I ate, slept, ate again, slept again, just to wait for the day of her return.  Now she is back, without the company of her soul.
.......


我是不是老年痴呆了?

想到“老年痴呆”这个词,有点心惊啊!

我怎么读不懂了啊?

卡拉 05-31-2010 12:10
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引用第18楼intenseplum于05-30-2010 16:33发表的  :


Thank you Ahui,  my dear sister,

Credit card company said that any merchant can steal the card number when you swipe the card.  So someone used the card in gas stations when I am not in the country.

Chinese input still does not work after I downloaded from google.

.......

首先,帮你解决中文输入的问题。不然你老认为我是个恶人。

我觉得,如果你重装了系统,你原来的设置可能就不存在了。依我看来,你可能还是windows XP 系统。如果是这样,你必须重新设置东亚文字的setting。具体步骤请看下面链接的网页
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/yourlanguage.mspx

你必须check “install files for East Asian languages".

如有问题,再具体提出来,看大家还有更好的办法。

论坛需要你的中文贡献,不是你那晦涩的英文呓语。

maxjames777 05-31-2010 14:21
想起小时打乒乓的童语:老太婆削,老头子抽,削抽削抽有妙头。

jiangwenxiao 06-01-2010 07:30
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引用第25楼intenseplum于05-31-2010 02:49发表的  :
A tribute to Ahui's Search For The Soul

My darling your highness viper auntie PP,

Mom has been quite upset since she came back home.  No matter how much I jumped around her, licked her hands and face all over, she stared at me as if she did not see me.  Mom's "walk like a zombie" behaviour bothers me tremendously.  I have not seen her for months and I ate, slept, ate again, slept again, just to wait for the day of her return.  Now she is back, without the company of her soul.
.......

洋洋洒洒这么多英文啊,我能看懂的没几个单词。羡慕啊

intenseplum 06-02-2010 03:25
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引用第28楼卡拉于05-31-2010 12:10发表的  :

"首先,帮你解决中文输入的问题。不然你老认为我是个恶人。"

I dare not.  I am not totally unreasonable as you believe.

你必须check “install files for East Asian languages".

This line is grey, not black.  I can't check the grey.  Maybe I have to reinstall the system.  There is another very old computer that has Chinese input.  I will switch to use that computer.  Thanks for the help.  Miracle has to happen to warrant a complete renovation of my computer proof brain. 

Chief, I appologize for writing in difficult English, poorly constructed in wee hours.  No further public embarrassment until Chinese input is restored then.  Qie!  Next time I write in French.

ps Max, I think your English is better than your Chinese.  Your Chinese is very good, too, maybe just not used for a long time.  Chief should decide for you what language you should use to post.  Qie! Qie! Qie!
.......


Sorry, Ahui, this is totally irrelevant to your original posting.  I stop right here.

maxjames777 06-02-2010 06:01
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引用第31楼intenseplum于06-02-2010 06:25发表的  :

ps Max, .... Chief should decide for you what language you should use to post.  Qie! Qie! Qie!
.

You mean the God?

清心 06-02-2010 12:28
终于看到文芊(楚梅)的故事了,等。。。。。。。。。。。 [s:93]

茶杯 06-02-2010 13:56
哈哈哈................

阿辉的包袱抖得好...总到关键的地方就且听下回分解了..............

那两个打情骂俏的也好.....调节得气氛很好啊........我估计这就是那个阿辉不好意思用的词儿了吧?

intenseplum同学所有的小麻烦都一点点的远去了.........也为你开心

燕双飞 06-02-2010 21:46
等着看阿辉写的故事和由故事的跟帖引申出来的故事....

intenseplum 06-03-2010 03:35
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引用第32楼maxjames777于06-02-2010 06:01发表的  :

You mean the God?


I mean, ..., 倒过来拼就对了.  (声明: 我中文词不搭意, 英文不敢写了)

为了朝着舵手指的方向前进, 俺的老机器被启动了, 从按开关到上弯曲10分31秒, 不知道的, 光听声以为这屋藏着mainframe.  新机器, 太年轻, 不靠谱,  等过几年老了再用吧.

在弯曲发个言, 语言有限制, 内容有限制.

我总结: 要说就用国语, 说外国事.

扩大一点:
可以说, 父母,公婆,孩子,吃喝拉撒睡.

最受欢迎话题: 个人私隐.





 

intenseplum 06-03-2010 03:52
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引用第34楼茶杯于06-02-2010 13:56发表的  :

那两个打情骂俏的也好.....调节得气氛很好啊........我估计这就是那个阿辉不好意思用的词儿了吧?
.......


俺老乡,

误会了,人家天上, 俺地下;  前门楼子, 对大鼻头子.

俺涛歌, 小H, 老L, 老P, 老U, Y妹, ...是跟俺一个种姓混的, 俺一个也见不着涅, 俺呼唤涅...

咱别耽误阿辉讲故事.

maxjames777 06-03-2010 10:37
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引用第36楼intenseplum于06-03-2010 06:35发表的  :


I mean, ..., 倒过来拼就对了.  (声明: 我中文词不搭意, 英文不敢写了)

.......

前几天, 有谁贴了个笑话:  Ipod是破滴 (倒过来看,成了podI).
今天,倒过来拼这个.... 

清心 06-07-2010 10:20
心里惦记这个楚梅呢 [s:93]

annaxiaohong 06-09-2010 19:12
阿辉还续不续这个贴了呀? 别是忘了吧。

阿辉 06-09-2010 19:42
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引用第40楼annaxiaohong于06-09-2010 19:12发表的  :
阿辉还续不续这个贴了呀? 别是忘了吧。

我没忘啊,我是想把警察来了,写完了,从头开始写这个贴子。不在这里盖楼了,翻页太麻烦,另起新楼盘。

我会从楚梅的父亲母亲,和楚梅的出生说起。

annaxiaohong 06-23-2010 23:37
太好了。 阿辉真好。 等着看了。

Sea 07-08-2010 23:59
看来,那个初恋还是辜负了楚梅的妈妈,不然楚梅不会说,他爸爸是油漆工人啊,在这儿寻到些蛛丝马迹哦!

angela_whz 07-27-2010 03:16
喜欢你的幽默!


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