After the group visited the temple buildings on the mountainside, there was only a plank road on the top of the mountain left to visit in Wuzu Temple.
"There seems to be an ancestral temple on the mountain. After we climb the mountain path, we can go down the mountain from the other side." Mei Fang explained.
"Ah...are you still going?"
Du Zihan gasped for breath, "I, I can't walk anymore, you guys go."
"Du Zihan, you need to exercise more. Otherwise, girls won't like you."
"What do girls like to do..."
Du Zihan retorted, patted his butt and stood up, as if he was ready to set off with everyone.
"Ah, this is too hard-headed..."
Yue Xinyi watched Du Zihan stand up with the encouragement of Peng Xue, and suddenly felt a little sorry for this little fat boy who was being played around by Peng Xue.
Lin Youxi was not in a good mood all day, and Guo Yun kept talking to her.
"Captain, can you still walk? If you really don't have the strength, why don't you rest here? I can accompany you."
Lin Youxi shook her head. "It's okay. I'm much better now."
Guo Yun felt bitter inside. Why was it so difficult to find a good reason not to climb the mountain
Climbing a mountain is indeed a very strenuous job for a fat man. Before the group had walked up many steps, Guo Yun and Du Zihan were left far behind. Guo Yun didn't like to drag others down, so seeing this, she tried hard to climb a few more steps.
"It's okay, it's okay, take your time!"
Xia Yuan walked down the stairs to patiently encourage Guo Yun, "Everyone will be waiting for you, just follow your own pace."
"Hmm..."
With Xia Yuan's encouragement, Guo Yun regained some strength and finally managed to catch up.
The plank road leading to the top of the mountain is winding, and everyone was talking and laughing all the way up the mountain.
The ones who made the most noise on the road were Peng Xue and Yue Xinyi. The two of them would always start fighting over trivial matters. Usually, Peng Xue would provoke Yue Xinyi first, and then would circle around the Yuanxi duo.
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi basically walked forward hand in hand, but Xia Yuan would occasionally come up to Mei Fang, point at the distant scenery together, and then say some naughty words. At this time, Zhang Ming beside Mei Fang would tactfully avoid them.
Guo Yun and Du Zihan were in the third echelon, but because everyone was running out of energy, the two gradually widened the gap in the second half, and Guo Yun caught up with Mei Fang and the others.
"Huh... we've finally reached the top of the mountain!" Peng Xue stretched lazily.
“Ah, is this already the top of the mountain?”
Yue Xinyi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Why do I feel like I'm still halfway up the mountain..."
"You haven't climbed enough, right? If not, run down and climb some more!"
"I don't want to! If you want to climb, just climb by yourself."
Peng Xue and Yue Xinyi were arguing with each other, and then they saw Mei Fang talking with Xia Yuanlin Youxi while looking at the scenery in the distance on the platform, and they couldn't help but quiet down.
"Peng Xue, who do you think Mei Fang will choose in the end?"
"Who to choose? I can't tell."
Peng Xue shook her head. "But the three of them have such a good relationship, the topic of who to choose always feels cruel."
"It's impossible not to choose any one. That would be too weird."
"What's so strange about that... It's not impossible that you chose a third party because you didn't want to hurt anyone, right?"
"You don't think you have a chance?"
Peng Xue chuckled, "Although I really want to tease you, I'd better not make Yuanyuan too unhappy."
She suddenly smiled gently again, "Moreover, based on my understanding of Mei Fang, he will never tolerate any other girls besides these two in his life."
"That's true." Yue Xinyi nodded, "After all, the three of them have known each other for almost 10 years..."
Guo Yun was listening to their conversation while unconsciously looking at Mei Fang's tall back.
A self-aware fat girl like her had never had any improper thoughts about Mei Fang.
However, Mei Fang is a very special person to her. It was he who strengthened her determination to pursue her dream of painting.
It would be a wonderful thing if I could become Mei Fang's companion, right
But first, there are still many areas where I can improve...
Guo Yun clenched her chubby, sweaty hands and made a decision she had never made before.
There is nothing particularly special about the scenery at the top of Wuzu Temple.
Directly in front of us is a panoramic view of the temples consisting of pavilions and towers, and tourists at the foot of the mountain flow like ants in the crowd;
To the west are golden rapeseed fields with a strong rural atmosphere, and to the east are mountains and gullies that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Looking from the far northwest corner, you can see a river called the Yangtze River dividing the town into two halves.
Half of it is a group of low-rise buildings, and the other half is also a group of low-rise buildings.
Baimei County does not have any iconic buildings that can be called landmarks.
"I'm about to leave this place, and I'm a little reluctant."
Xia Yuan took Mei Fang's arm and said, "Ah Fang, you will never come back to this place except during the Chinese New Year, right?"
"I think so..."
"Pan Ji's beef noodles, a small potato, the barbecue at the Cultural Square, and the fried ice cream at the entrance of Huang Shang, those are hard to find anymore, right?"
"You can eat it during the Chinese New Year, but you can't have fried ice cream... it's only available in the summer."
"You can come back in the summer."
Lin Youxi pulled Mei Fang's clothes and said, "Don't make it sound like you won't come back often. Baizhou City is so close to here, you can come back whenever you want."
"That's right. I want to see Xiaoya more often, so that our relationship won't become alienated."
Lin Youxi nodded: "I think so too. Xiaoya's studies won't work without my supervision."
"Well... that's no problem."
Mei Fang smiled slightly, then looked towards his hometown in the distance, and suddenly he began to recite a song unconsciously.
"At the foot of the Dabie Mountains and the Yangtze River, future elites are active here—"
"To build a strong nation and govern the country, to cultivate oneself with sincerity, and to make China flourish is our responsibility—"
"… "
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi both looked at Mei Fang with strange eyes, "This song sounds familiar, isn't it the school song of our Experimental Middle School? I haven't heard of our school having a school song before."
"It's the school song of Baimei No. 1 Middle School." Mei Fang smiled slightly.
Lin Youxi showed a surprised look, "How come you can sing the school song of that high school?"
"I would occasionally hear it when I passed by Baimei No. 1 Middle School, and gradually I learned it myself."
"Alfang is always very good in strange places."
Xia Yuan patted Mei Fang on the shoulder, and then began to appreciate the scenery of Wuzu at sunset with Lin Youxi.
This is Baimei County, the hometown where Mei Fang has lived for two lifetimes.
There are still many pickpockets on public transportation these days. If you take an acquaintance to a store to buy clothes, they will charge you a lot. They also always shortchange you on the weight of vegetables you buy, and money dropped on the ground can never be found.
But living a new life has given him a deeper affection for his hometown.
There was a very significant turning point in his choice this time.
He gave up studying at Baimei No. 1 Middle School, which meant that his experiences in Baimei No. 1 Middle School in his previous life and his ties with Zhang Ming and other acquaintances were basically severed.
I still feel a little reluctant and confused about the unknown future.
Even though he is now a small boss worth tens of millions.
Of course, having said that, people always strive for higher goals, and they always want to reach higher and stronger places. Being nostalgic is not actually a good character trait.
But for Mei Fang, nostalgia is basically a deep-rooted part of his character.
This is also the important reason why he so highly values the bond of love that grows over time.
Just as Du Zihan staggered to the top of the mountain, Mei Fang suddenly turned around and looked at his friends in junior high school whom he had met due to fate in his past life or this life.
"I say... everyone should know that I'm making games now, right?"
"Ah, you're making a game? Developing a game? How come I didn't know about that?"
Mei Fang rolled his eyes at Zhang Ming and said, "Now you know. Shut up and listen."
"oh."
"What I mean is... I have now planned game development as my life's career. Yuanyuan and Youxi already know this."
Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi both nodded silently, expressing their support for their childhood sweetheart.
"What I'm telling you here is that if you are interested in this career, I would like to invite you to develop games with me."
"This way, even if we go to different places and are separated by the ends of the earth, we can still have common topics and keep in touch."
"… "
Mei Fang expressed his feelings in a very pretentious manner. Because of the sudden incident, no one knew how to respond for a moment. Only Xia Yuan took the lead in applauding.
"I will join! I will always be with Alfang and help him realize his dream."
"Me too."
Lin Youxi patted Mei Fang's arm and started clapping along with them.
Then everyone applauded one after another.
"Let's make games together. The one we made last time was quite interesting." Yue Xinyi nodded, "I'll help you write when I have time!"
"Besides making games, you can consider helping Youxi do something else."
"Huh? What is that..."
"Youxi will tell you later."
Peng Xue held her chin and thought for a while, "I don't know what I can do with games... But it feels quite interesting. Can I just put my name on it and not do any work? I still want to be like Yuanyuan and make music."
"This has no impact. Yuanyuan is already doing this."
Xia Yuan nodded and said, "Maybe we can form a popular band or something in the future?"
"Oh! That's fine! I want to play." Peng Xue was immediately attracted by Xia Yuan's idea.
"I've been invited to help before... Anyway, you can always come to me if you need me to draw something in the future."
Guo Yun nodded vigorously. "As long as you don't dislike my work, I will definitely help."
"Thank you very much! I will pay you later."
"Ah? I, I don't want money... I just want to draw, it's fun."
"We'll contact each other then."
Mei Fang smiled at Guo Yun.
Zhang Ming and the confused Du Zihan were both quite shocked. Zhang Ming started the conversation by saying, "This is the first time I've heard that you want to make a game... What kind of game is it?"
"I'll do any type of project. If you're interested, I'll send you my current project proposal."
Mei Fang thought for a moment and said, "But the learning pressure in the science experimental class should be quite high. I won't force you, okay?"
"It's okay to take a look. I think making games is quite interesting. The things made by those idiot planners are simply disgusting. The numbers are simply a bunch of shit. Maybe they are even worse than what I make."
"I feel a little unhappy when I hear what you said."
Mei Fang patted Zhang Ming on the shoulder and said, "I want to see what level of planning you can come up with by then."
"… "
Du Zihan was very interested in what Mei Fang said, and wanted to speak but was hesitant.
"Um, um... can I join in, too?"
"ah."
Mei Fang was stunned when he saw Du Zihan. He almost forgot about this person. He and Du Zihan just met by chance and he didn't think he could do anything for him, so he just perfunctorily said to him: "If you are interested, of course you can? But you have to wait until you pass the high school entrance examination first..."
"Yeah, not to brag, I play a lot of games and I'm pretty good at them!"
As Du Zihan was talking, he suddenly became excited. He took out his cell phone and showed everyone his results.
"This is the most popular game on the market right now, 'The Early Bird Gets the Flow'. I'm number one in our friend circle. Look at my score, see? Huh? I'm invincible!"
Du Zihan gradually regained some of his former arrogance, which was his original appearance.
When Xia Yuan saw the game screen on Du Zihan's phone, she couldn't help but screamed in surprise:
"Hey, this game... Isn't this the game you, Fang, created with Youxi many years ago? It's so popular now!"
"Fuck! I've played this game before..."
Peng Xue took the phone and looked incredulous. "You guys actually did this. You must have made a lot of money, right?"
"I made the free game for fun, I didn't make much money."
Yue Xinyi nodded immediately and said, "Okay! Then the game we made some time ago must be sold for 20 yuan a copy! No, it should be sold for 100 yuan!"
Zhang Ming was furious when he heard this, "Yue Xinyi! I think you are obsessed with money. You are the kind of idiot planner who only thinks about krypton gold and cheats players' money every day, right?"
"Hey hey... What's wrong with making money!"
Whether it is the scenery of your hometown or the people of your hometown, they are always changing, and no one will wait for you there.
But if you can meet a group of like-minded friends in the process of striving forward, even if they do not have the same outstanding talents or abilities as you, but being able to work together with trustworthy companions is enough to be called a joyful thing.
Although I have postponed it again, this chapter has 4,000 words, which should be considered a pleasant surprise!
Now the junior high school chapter has officially ended, and the high school chapter will begin next.
(End of this chapter)