Ai Qing "selling cigarettes"

□ Cui Hetong

In 1998, the year after Ai Qing's death, his lover Gao Ying met the writer Ma Feng. While chatting, Ma Feng told Gao Ying a short story that happened when he and Ai Qing went to Paris in June 1980 to attend the "International Symposium on Chinese Anti-War Literature".

Ma Feng said that during the meeting in Paris, he ran out of cigarettes he had brought from home and wanted to go to the embassy to buy them. Ai Qing said he could sell some of his cigarettes to Ma Feng. In this way, Ma Feng gave Ai Qing money, and Ai Qing gave Ma Feng cigarettes.

Gao Ying laughed and couldn't catch her breath after hearing this, she said, "How did Ai Qing become a businessman and start a business with you?" He should have given you a few boxes of cigarettes. Ma Feng said, "Ai Qing wants to turn cigarettes into money so that he can buy you gifts." He didn't tell you about it? Gao Ying replied, "No, if you don't tell me today, I don't know about Ai Qing's 'selling cigarettes' to buy watches." Ma Feng sighed, "Ai Qing is really good to you, thinking of you everywhere you go." ”

Gao Ying knew that the watch that Ai Qing had brought back to her as a gift from Paris had originally come from this way. Unfortunately, she didn't wear that watch for long before she gave it to someone else, if Ai Qing could tell her the story of him selling cigarettes and buying a watch, she would definitely stay with her forever.

【Source: Unity Daily】

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