二零二八年一月二十五日，農曆年廿九。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmFAI7eaHO
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs2EeAG81T
西半山，「維壹」高層複式單位。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zpOzyhu7w
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHthCDgKeJ9
這裡擁有俯瞰維多利亞港的絕佳視野，落地玻璃窗外，是璀璨得近乎不真實的香港夜景。屋內的暖氣開得適中，與窗外那種帶著濕氣的寒意隔絕開來。客廳裡擺放著極具氣派的全盒，插著比人還高的桃花，處處透著豪門大戶的過年氣息。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBwBa8QUvr
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPylhgfmn0
陳文遜坐在真皮沙發的一角，手裡搖晃著一杯紅酒，眼神有些遊離。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxxpPAc2s3
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsamZoA4jJL
今年，父母又沒有回來。父親陳明道的生意版圖最近擴張到了越南，說是那邊的物流線正如火如荼，剛拿下了幾個關鍵的港口吞吐權，實在走不開。母親自然是夫唱婦隨，留在那邊打點一切。這種「被遺留」，陳文遜早就習慣了。反正自小學三年級起，他就已經習慣了在表叔駱致孝家「短住」，住著住著，這裡倒更像半個家。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW58odxcHc
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDnRWL9ac2
飯廳裡，表嬸黃信瑜正指揮著傭人將最後幾道菜端上桌。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnWF5fYcvV
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ8AZMR0Zn
「文遜，唔好飲咁多酒住，過嚟食團年飯啦。」信瑜的聲音溫柔，帶著一種與這個豪宅略顯不符的親切感，「今年你老豆老母唔返，表叔表嬸同你過。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79AI6mCyJd
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjO1d1cOSJt
「知道。」陳文遜放下酒杯，走了過去。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIWMheFn7Y
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c3929rwzf
餐桌旁，九歲的表弟駱仁禮已經坐定，手裡抓著一隻雞腿正在啃。這小子跟那個與他同年、但大一個月的黃諾藍（澄澄同父異母的細佬）完全是兩個極端。諾藍那是皮得像隻馬騮，而仁禮在陳文遜面前，乖得像隻鵪鶉。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvqbYgFiLZ
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYbagLXtF2
駱致孝坐在主位，看著陳文遜入座，給他倒了一杯茶。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnWSqIoQlT
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj83gUHRMtB
「聽日年初一，返大宅同你二姑婆拜壽。」駱致孝淡淡地說，「你知規矩。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNu3rvAgPbZ
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aHpKJK1pW
「知。」陳文遜點頭，「二姑婆八十大壽，成班叔父會齊人。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l8uPBpGfn
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgWZW7Zn7W
說到駱家大宅那位老太太，也就是陳文遜爺爺的二家姐、陳文遜的二姑婆，那可是個傳奇人物。當年洪興龍頭的女兒，嫁入了駱家，雖然洗手作羹湯多年，但在江湖上的輩份高得嚇人。今年大壽，洪興那些碩果僅存的叔父輩，肯定會傾巢而出，到大宅給這位「二姑奶」祝壽。這也是為什麼今年信瑜表嬸特意改了行程的原因。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFJONUFavE
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoXZKrfGkQ
「文遜呀，」信瑜一邊給仁禮擦嘴，一邊說道，「今年初一，我就唔帶澄澄同諾藍過大宅啦。嗰邊人太雜，費事嚇親佢哋。我初二先返興華邨同阿爸阿媽拜年。」陳文遜夾了一塊鮑魚，神色平靜。「係應該避一避。班叔父飲大了，講嘢無分寸。黃靖澄嗰種性格，一個唔覺意就可能頂撞兩句，到時好難落台。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLEl4hQFnI
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPx7mVeTjk
其實黃家上下，除了信瑜知道內情，其他人都不知道駱家、陳家與洪興的深厚淵源。在阿信和兩老眼裡，駱致孝就是個成功的事務律師，陳文遜就是個讀書叻的乖仔。這層窗戶紙，還是不捅破的好。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3tisVrwaz
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnLOfveTbQ
「係囉。」信瑜嘆了口氣，「所以今年你哋兩個細路，起碼要有三四日見唔到面啦。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1S1lfwVh2
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLVDRju4oY
陳文遜咀嚼的動作頓了一下，隨即若無其事地嚥下去。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ2Ou1K9n5
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF15sPd7FX
「清靜幾日都好。」嘴上這麼說，但看著對面空蕩蕩的座位——往年這個時候，如果是兩家人一起食飯，那個位置通常坐著會搶他碗裡這塊鮑魚的黃靖澄——陳文遜心裡突然覺得，這塊頂級的吉品鮑，好像也沒什麼味道。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9xOsS0k91
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3HkvyByzf
二零二八年一月二十六日，大年初一。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMbKSqB5cq
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7o0sO0FJwX
港島南區，駱家大宅。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcpJoCkeR0
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKvxlXqhxl
今日的大宅，比往年任何時候都要熱鬧，也都要森嚴。大門口停滿了各式的房車，花園裡站滿了穿著黑西裝的彪形大漢，雖然都掛著笑臉，但那股子肅殺之氣，連路過的野狗都不敢吠一聲。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrmsRTiVTd
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDjpXvg8o4
客廳內，煙霧繚繞。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRaaJUwro4
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL70acVRBTz
七八個年過六旬的老人坐在酸枝椅上，正圍著那位滿頭銀髮、精神矍鑠的老太太——陳文遜的二姑婆。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmOtIUnBkQ
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91zyBUzYo6
「二姑奶，祝妳福如東海，壽比南山！」一個缺了半隻耳朵的老伯——洪興的「福伯」，帶頭舉杯。這群在外面跺跺腳都能讓銅鑼灣地震的老江湖，此刻在二姑婆面前，恭敬得像群小學生。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUPhiHelIU
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yB2qtuXBi
陳文遜穿著一身剪裁得體的休閒西裝，安靜地坐在二姑婆身邊。他是陳家唯一的男丁，也是陳明道的獨子。在那群叔父眼裡，他是「阿公」的親孫，是社團精神上的「太子」。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt3dDm66s3
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEngyuvunA8
「文遜少爺，大個仔啦。」福伯轉過頭，笑呵呵地看著陳文遜，「聽講讀精算？好呀，幫你老豆計好條數，唔好俾外人呃。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJrS1D9iam
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LOzfjSuTi
「福伯有心。」陳文遜微微點頭，舉止得體，不卑不亢。他從小就知道怎麼應付這群人——保持距離，但給足面子。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHorVs2J37U
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxw8MING3y
應酬了一輪，陳文遜藉故退到了偏廳。這裡稍微安靜一些，長桌上擺滿了精緻的賀年糕點。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeLMHnQXdR
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl5GsQLhgP
陳文遜的目光，落在了一盤晶瑩剔透的桂花糕上。那是凍點，還冒著絲絲冷氣。這是黃靖澄最喜歡的。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J7BpmMuA8
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpyz7hAfSL
往年的大年初一，信瑜表嬸總會帶著澄澄和諾藍過來拜年（自從2018年澄澄父親阿信受傷那次開始，這就成了慣例）。那時候，這盤桂花糕就是戰場。陳文遜通常會負責「守護」這盤糕，不讓仁禮和諾藍這兩個化骨龍偷食，專門留給那個總是喊著「好悶呀」然後一進門就找吃食的黃靖澄。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjxDUmZlHo
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1u2W9yXSIE
但今年，她不在。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisC905Zloh
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiErCjtiVyI
因為外面那群滿身殺氣的叔父，她被「隔離」了。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfeyBP2Xj0
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkQkdNPGJT
陳文遜盯著那盤糕點，眼神有些發直。沒有了那個會從他手裡搶食的人，這盤糕點擺在這裡，就像個笑話。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dWTGdUBJf
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxwAT5qmmr
「表……表哥……」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKvzKj8KDO
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS6cqiAkPb
一個怯生生的聲音打斷了他的思緒。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNySTQ8cZA
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiSQyKsHAg
陳文遜轉頭，看見九歲的駱仁禮正站在桌邊，眼巴巴地看著那盤桂花糕，口水都快流下來了，但雙手死死背在身後，一步都不敢靠近。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKH7gsIKEt
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhPrgPSi95
「做咩？」陳文遜挑了挑眉。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvhiIYU7Fh
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJjYwvARZb
「我……我可以食一塊嘛？」仁禮吞了口口水，聲音都在抖，「阿媽起外面招呼緊啲大人，我……我好餓。」仁禮很怕陳文遜。非常怕。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop7k4oIYcc
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7a1lsAdfr
因為去年，也是這盤糕。當時澄澄還沒到，仁禮貪嘴想偷食，結果被陳文遜一個眼神嚇退。那句「Addie 姐姐未到，邊個准你動筷？」至今還是仁禮的噩夢。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvCVI5FDPE
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5RY9WADfQ
陳文遜看著仁禮那副慫樣，心裡那股莫名的煩躁更甚了。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPJSPwWsNh
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFf7oCeFEv
「食啦。」他隨手拿起銀叉，叉起一塊桂花糕，遞到了仁禮面前。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYd91nYXbE
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UgZwtAqXX
仁禮瞪大了眼睛，彷彿見到了鬼。表哥轉性了？Addie 姐姐沒來，居然准我食？47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOHRrq678B
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37h86WszmB
「多……多謝表哥！」仁禮如獲大赦，接過桂花糕狼吞虎嚥起來，生怕陳文遜反悔。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76dYmcoQfH
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uT7qGSVlO
陳文遜看著表弟吃得滿嘴渣，嘴角扯出一絲自嘲的笑。規矩是用來給她在意的。她都不在，守給誰看？47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjPuA8sfla
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Axm9aAYVI
他拿出手機，看了一眼時間。下午兩點。興華邨那邊，現在應該剛吃完開年飯吧？47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1XMsaST8y
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiU7aH9O7s
他推開偏廳的落地窗，走到外面的露台上。冷風夾雜著海水的味道吹來，稍微吹散了屋裡的煙味。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y8ms3SNy9
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvbMbO2cOZ
他撥通了那個號碼。電話響了很久才接通。背景音嘈雜得要命，麻將聲、電視機裡重播的賀歲片聲、還有女人們高聲談笑的聲音混成一團。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99pYJkDmV9
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucySKFVyoJ
「喂！點呀陳文遜？你係咪悶到要起廁所打電話呀？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYNO8jwJEm
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALlkFwGxR8
電話那頭傳來黃靖澄的聲音，透著一股剛睡醒的慵懶，又或者是喝了點酒的微醺。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTioDjIuuX
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryib7FKYqC
「妳嗰邊做咩咁嘈？」陳文遜靠在欄杆上，聽著那邊充滿煙火氣的噪音，竟然覺得比身後那個豪華的大宅要順耳得多。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihqrVh880W
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrAP0b67GO
「唔好提啦！」澄澄抱怨道，「嫲嫲開咗兩枱麻將，殺氣大過你打八極。媽咪同姑姐……哦，姑姐未返……嚟。總之媽咪起廚房試圖炸油角，我懷疑她想炸咗間屋。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQHpCCnuKb
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3acpp17h22
陳文遜輕笑了一聲。藍穎珊進廚房？那是災難片。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZmiSZLX4E
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7gOVYomUf
「妳呢？」陳文遜問，「有無幫手？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGN54yEcOBl
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBI1wNVWxq
「我？」澄澄嗤笑一聲，「我負責食同埋睇電視。老豆飲醉咗，起嗰邊發酒癲唱緊歌。唉，好悶呀陳文遜。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrwwwOHmvN
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wooPLFxDa
「悶就溫書。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu1UFPpXzH
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo9tjJJgNL
「溫你個頭！」澄澄罵道，「喂，聽講今日你嗰邊好多『大人物』？係咪好似電影裡面咁，個個著黑西裝戴黑超？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6h9yBMpaZ
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTC6FP3hxs
「無戴黑超，不過黑西裝係真的。」陳文遜回頭看了一眼客廳，「一群阿伯，講當年勇，悶過妳睇電視。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqL5TJue7P
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KFkOM5b9U
「哈哈，我就知。」澄澄幸災樂禍地笑，「好彩姑姐今年唔帶我去，如果唔係又要起嗰度扮淑女，笑到面都僵。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9awQBZyOn
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRHX2vsf2s
「妳都有淑女嘅一面咩？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAPZ5nQLiw
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXi3w4Tjde
「黃靖澄嘅淑女只限於收利是嗰一刻。」澄澄理直氣壯，「係啦，嗰盤桂花糕呢？有無留俾我？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9mei172aj
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AkZUggnCX
陳文遜看了一眼手裡的空酒杯。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7SxL6KGNj
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7H7abARLN
「無。」他淡淡地說，「俾仁禮食晒。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvGJERq0Xo
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe9dqBPZdA
「咩話？！」電話那頭的聲音瞬間提高了八度，「陳文遜你有無搞錯！你寧願俾嗰個鼻涕蟲食都唔留俾我？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAK57WUMCw
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHiTQz5anX
「妳人都唔到，留來養細菌呀？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zt0MNrQKu
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfpD8ZM2sv
「你可以打包架嘛！聽日姑姐返來拜年叫佢帶俾我唔得呀？」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zRWmR4Yls
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6iGGSyuTE
「麻煩。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PlNAoI6E7
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWWAU5ZLJu
「你……死人陳文遜，你以後未使指望我再幫你做乜！」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2LtzIacLe
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBmgXXwwho
聽著她在電話那頭氣急敗壞的罵聲，陳文遜嘴角的笑意終於真實了一些。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXGXG7g9hu
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w3fo3NUHT
「黃靖澄。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAb30ZJUzz
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU3FqN5Iii
「做咩呀！」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrift5JN05s
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡum2JKyoYhS
「新年快樂。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBKA838Ph3
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUmQ7iIbMQ
電話那頭突然安靜了幾秒。背景的麻將聲似乎都遠去了。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsYD4DfLVc
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10rYxWtj0z
「……新年快樂啦，衰人。」澄澄的聲音軟了下來，嘟囔了一句，「記得幫我同二姑婆講聲生日快樂。雖然我唔係好識佢，但利是記得幫我攞。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3ZhqA3lIp
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrunklaFvMZ
「知道啦，貪錢。」47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQk4pefh3a
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTrlHoruGf
掛斷電話，陳文遜轉過身，看著屋內那群正在高談闊論的叔父，還有那個正吃得滿臉幸福的仁禮。這座大宅依舊富麗堂皇，依舊人聲鼎沸，但他知道，真正的「年味」，其實是在電話那頭那個擁擠、嘈雜、充滿油煙味的公屋裡。他將手機收回口袋，重新走回那個人情世故的戰場。反正，再過幾天就回學校了。到時候，再跟她算這筆桂花糕的帳。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6Kyggkcr0
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2UfxnYeja
【劇情吐糟】47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleqfoHanCk
這一章將重點放在了「距離感」與「家族底色」的描繪上。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBszTNKup4v
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXbJxtXtcQ
家族對比：駱家大宅的「黑道豪門」氛圍 vs 興華邨的「市井煙火」。一邊是拘謹的輩份與權力，一邊是混亂但真實的親情。文遜身處豪門卻感到孤獨，澄澄身處市井卻覺得無聊，兩人透過電話連結，形成了一種奇妙的共鳴。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YYEw6OJQD
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSpYdcVpPa
仁禮的幸運日：這個小表弟大概一輩子都會記得這一天。平時凶神惡煞的表哥，竟然因為表姐沒來而變得「仁慈」。這側面反映了文遜對澄澄的專屬偏愛——只有她在，規矩才成立；她不在，一切都無所謂。47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PyALsAwZ5
47Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfz7weN5rn
叔父的壓迫感：透過「福伯」等人的描寫，隱晦地展示了陳家背後的勢力。這也解釋了為什麼信瑜要刻意將孩子們隔開。這是一種成年人的保護。1234 copyright protection43ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRwFUuPdeO 尼

216.73.217.22