Heart Flutter

TangYanhadbeenfosteredatheruncle’scountrysidehomesincechildhood,growingupasachildoftheruralarea.Hermotherhadgivenbirthtoheroutofwedlock,andherbiologicalfatherwasunknown.Afterthecollegeentranceexaminationsthatyear,TangYan,throughherownefforts,wasadmittedtoHuaduUniversity.Theuniversitywasfarfromherhometown,andheruncle’sfamily,citinghercomingofage,nolongertookherin.

Afterhermotherremarried,itwasinconvenientforhertokeepTangYannearby.Consequently,hermotherentrustedhertosomeoneshesaidhadoncebeenkindtoherandwouldprovideassistance.“GotoHuaduandfindAuntJi.ShewillhelpyouquicklyadapttotheenvironmentinHuadu,”hermotherhadinstructed.

TangYanenduredovertwentyhoursonahardseatduringthescorchingsummer.Sherememberedthatontheeveninghertrainarrived,theweatherwasextremelyhot.Abeautifulwoman,impeccablydressedinthestyleofanurbanwomanwithgracefulmannersandeloquentspeech,cametopickherup.Thewomantooktheinitiativetohelpherwithherluggageandofferedawarm,lovelysmile.“Iamofthesamegenerationasyourmother.YoucancallmeAuntJifromnowon.”

“AuntJi…”TangYanfeltverytimid,unsurewhetheritwasduetotheunfamiliarbigcityorthewomanshewasabouttolivewithdayandnight.

However,sheneverexpectedthatenteringAuntJi’shouseholdandaddressingherasAuntJiwouldentangleherforlife.