The Senior Citizens University Choir sang the song in Chinese first. The song echoed in the park and attracted many people to watch and listen.
"Just as pear blossoms were blooming all over the sky, soft gauze was floating on the river."
"Katyusha stood on the steep bank, and her singing was like the bright spring sunshine."
The singing soared, with different voices interweaving yet in unison, high and low notes intertwined, echoing in the park for a long time.
This song is a traditional Russian song with a history of nearly a hundred years. It has been sung from the war period to the present.
This song was originally a love song, and the lyrics tell the story of a girl named Katyusha, who stood on the river bank waiting for her lover who joined the Great Patriotic War. Later, because of its special significance in the era, it gradually became a passionate song with a strong red connotation.
Most of the members of the Senior Citizens University Choir are retired cadres. They are still working hard to improve themselves after retirement and are full of enthusiasm. When Zhuang Baihua approached them, they immediately agreed to sing "Katyusha" when they heard that they were going to sing it.
"A young soldier stationed on the frontier misses the girl far away."
"Fight bravely to defend the motherland, Katyusha's love will always belong to him."
The theme of this song is love and justice. It can be majestic when advancing or gentle when retreating. Coupled with the affectionate interpretation of the retired cadres, it is simply shocking.
Zhuang Baihua asked Wei Congsen: "How do you feel? Are you touched?"
Wei Congsen stood there blankly. He lived between China and Russia, and this was the first time someone asked a choir to sing "Katyusha" for him.
He had mixed emotions, his entire body enveloped in a red atmosphere.
When the choir finished the song, the crowd applauded. Zhuang Baihua said to Wei Congsen: "I have never experienced war, but I know how cruel it is. This song was born in war, but we are singing it here to praise peace."
He pointed to the choir members and said, "They have all worked peacefully for fifty years and retired with honor. As long as you can get out of the shadow of the past, you can live a peaceful life like them."
Wei Congsen knew that Zhuang Baihua was trying to comfort him, and suddenly he felt that Zhuang Baihua's image became taller.
Zhuang Baihua continued, "They are going to sing it again in Russian. Will you sing with them?"
Wei Congsen was pushed into the crowd by Zhuang Baihua in a daze. The people around him began to sing "Katyusha" in Russian. His body seemed to be out of control. He opened his mouth automatically and sang along with the senior choir.
Wei Congsen: “…”
Singing this song in Russian has more power. Wei Congsen is sandwiched in the team of the retired choir. The 1.9-meter tall man is like a sheep that has strayed into a pack of wolves. After a while, when the song reaches its climax, he gradually blends in and even begins to tap his trouser legs with his fingers to keep the beat actively.
Zhuang Baihua stood aside and looked at Wei Congsen with loving eyes.
I believe that after a few more baptisms like this, Wei Congsen will definitely be able to defeat the devil.
When it comes to the construction of spiritual civilization, Zhuang Baihua has many, many methods that he can lead Wei Congsen to experience one by one.
Tang Feng and Xiyin had no chance before, and Wei Congsen was completely defeated this time.
Wei Congsen was considered a half-international friend, and Zhuang Baihua tried hard to assimilate him into Davarishi.
After spending some time together, Wei Congsen really didn't have time to think about those things anymore. The war scenes in his mind were replaced by scenes from historical documentaries, and the sounds of gunfire and bombing were replaced by passionate singing. He hadn't remembered what happened in those years for a long time.
Doctor Zhao also said that Wei Congsen's condition had improved. She also said that Zhuang Baihua's approach was in line with physical therapy, replacing negative and painful memories with positive experiences, allowing Wei Congsen to get out of the situation step by step.
Zhuang Baihua is helping Wei Congsen get over his past memories, while Dr. Zhao is trying to alleviate Wei Congsen's fear of blood.
Unlike Xiyin, who relies on blood to prove her existence, Wei Congsen loses control when he sees blood, as it awakens his inner fear.
Doctor Zhao adopted a systematic desensitization method to help Wei Congsen accept blood little by little. He told him that blood does not mean violence and harm, but also means warning and treatment. Slowly, Wei Congsen was able to see a small amount of red liquid without going berserk.
During this period, Chi Yue has been cooperating by his side. He carries a three-piece small bag and is always ready to transform into Natasha to calm Wei Congsen down.
As for the concept of "Natasha", what Dr. Zhao said is similar to what Zhuang Baihua thinks. Natasha was basically imagined by Wei Congsen. He hoped that there was such a goddess who could save him, so he regarded the image he saw at first sight when he was unconscious as his goddess.
When he comes out of the shadows and his psychological problems are solved, he will naturally understand that Natasha does not actually exist.
This was the first time that Zhuang Baihua had systematically transformed a paranoid male supporting character, and he was very excited and full of energy.
If Wei Congsen can defeat the devil, it means that the plot can also be defeated.
When he thought of this, Zhuang Baihua became full of fighting spirit.
In fact, Wei Congsen was really getting better. He even began to persuade Dr. Zhao to sign up for a card: "Doctors should not only pay attention to physical health, but also manage their bodies. Our boxing gym has self-defense training suitable for women. You can come and try it after get off work."
Doctor Zhao: “… The cost of treatment there is too high.”
Wei Congsen: "It doesn't matter, let Mr. Zhuang pay, he has money."
Zhuang Baihua: “?”
Wei Congsen, Zhuang Baihua and Chi Yue often stayed in Dr. Zhao's Institute of Psychological Hygiene. When Wei Congsen was receiving treatment, Zhuang Baihua and Chi Yue would not go far away.
Because Zhuang Baihua had bodyguards with him, Dr. Zhao specially cleared out a lounge for him so that he and his men could wait inside.
Wei Congsen's treatment took a long time that day and lasted until the evening. Zhuang Baihua asked the bodyguards to go out and buy dinner and then distribute it to the doctors who stayed in the institute.
After dinner, Chi Yue said she wanted to take a walk, and then she went away. Zhuang Baihua was sitting in the lounge looking at his phone. The bodyguards didn't want to stay in the room, so most of them were scattered in the corridor, watching over Zhuang Baihua and chatting with him.
Zhuang Baihua contacts people in the company through his mobile phone to handle some work matters.
Although he has to run back and forth to take care of Wei Congsen's affairs recently, Zhuang Baihua still feels that this kind of life is more leisurely than before.
After meeting Wei Congsen, except for the time when he went berserk, the rest of the time was so easy. I wish every paranoid boss was as easy to deal with as Wei Congsen.
Before I knew it, it was already eight o'clock and the moon had already quietly climbed up the sky.
Because the institute is special, the surrounding environment is very quiet, and there are many trees at the entrance, with lush branches and leaves, and they are very tall trees, which cover the institute's buildings tightly. If you don't know this place, you may find it a little scary, but Zhuang Baihua sat in the lounge and felt quiet and pleasant.
The lounge is on the second floor. Behind it are trees that remain lush and green until autumn. The moonlight flows into the room along the treetops, but unexpectedly it encounters bright lights halfway and can only quietly shrink back.
The moonlight could not penetrate silently, but the melody invisibly penetrated in through the window and into Zhuang Baihua's ears.
Zhuang Baihua heard a burst of music.
He listened carefully and found that someone was playing the harmonica.
On a quiet autumn night, the melodious sound of the harmonica rang out, carried by the breeze and drifting everywhere.
The sound of the harmonica is gentle and soothing, like the quiet flow of a stream, or like the whisper of a lover, gentle, lingering and moving.
What surprised Zhuang Baihua was that the melody of the harmonica was actually "An Evening on the outskirts of Moscow".
Zhuang Baihua's grandfather had a deep attachment to the Red Square. He would name his grandson "Baihua", tell him some old stories about Russia, and sing traditional Russian songs for him.
Among them, the more familiar ones are "Katyusha" and "Evenings on the outskirts of Moscow".
Different from the passionate singing style of "Katyusha", "Moscow Evenings" is more lyrical.
"The garden was quiet at night, and the leaves no longer rustled. The night was so beautiful that I was fascinated by it. In this charming night..."
On a quiet night, young lovers had a secret meeting in the suburbs. The scenery was beautiful and full of amorous feelings, but what was even more charming was their mistress.
May the long night of romance never pass away, and may you and I never forget each other from now on.
The clear sound of the harmonica aroused many thoughts in Zhuang Baihua. He stood up, walked to the window following the sound, opened it and looked out.
Zhuang Baihua saw Chi Yue standing under a tree beside the building, playing a small harmonica.
The moonlight stretched Chi Yue's shadow very long. The trees stood quietly beside him, setting off his tall and straight figure.
The little white flower really grew into a little poplar, and the little poplar grew taller at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Chi Yue saw Zhuang Baihua appear and looked over slightly.
Their eyes met, and they found that each other's eyes were as gentle as moonlight.
Chi Yue played the harmonica while keeping her eyes on Zhuang Baihua, never leaving his sight.
After he finished playing the tune, he put the harmonica into his clothes and suddenly did something that Zhuang Baihua did not expect.
Chi Yue climbed up the trunk of the tree and onto the branches. He stepped on the thick branches and actually reached Zhuang Baihua's window.
Zhuang Baihua was frightened by his actions. When he reached the window, he quickly reached out to hold him, and said in a reproachful and worried tone, "You are too brave."
Chi Yue was not in a hurry to turn over and go into the house, but fell to the windowsill and talked to Zhuang Baihua through the window.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Chi Yue supported the window frame with her arms and stared at Zhuang Baihua.
Zhuang Baihua inexplicably felt that the young man's gaze was a little fiery. He called Chi Yue to come in, but Chi Yue was unwilling.
"Does this feel like a tryst?" Chi Yue raised the corners of her lips into a smile, her smile like ripples on a lake.
The quiet night, the soft moonlight, the melodious music, and the two young people really met all the conditions for a tryst.