I want to be a painter...
You don’t have that kind of talent… Stop doing these things and study hard…
I want to be a writer!
I laughed my head off. You can only be a writer. Writers work hard, but your articles are sour, your temper is weird, and you are poor. It's a thankless job. There is no future for you. Put your mind back on it...
I want to be a driver...
Do you still want to fly a plane? At this stage, you should focus on the right path!
I like that person...
Can love be used to make a living? How can you get married without a car or a house? You are not young anymore. You are struggling with him. When will you have a child? Missing the best time will not be good for the child. When will the long-distance relationship end? Life is unstable... It is better to go with the person we introduced. His status and position are worthy of you. There is no emotion. There is no emotion. When you have a child, you will focus on raising the child...
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In the past years, there were always some things that were interrupted and strangled when you just tried to do them, and were extinguished by the ridicule of the people around you who thought you were maverick. Most people are used to huddling together for warmth, but they are afraid of you being different from them, and they are especially afraid that you are on the right side.
Those advices and speeches that are considered mainstream are like a wheel with huge inertia, pushing you to blend into the rolling torrent of the world of ordinary people, killing the man who was in his prime and ready to ride a gun in the wind and sand of time, leaving behind only a body that may not be buried until decades later.
You have to study hard, get into a good university, find a good job, get a house in one year, get equity in three years, have a promising future, have a bright future, have a car and a house, you should get married, maybe you don’t like each other that much, but you seem to be a good match for each other, and both parents are urging you to do it, so let it be, and be good to him or her…
Being pushed, wanting to fight but unable to break free, wanting to shout but the world is silent, entering into that turbulent and noisy world. Suddenly one day at the exit of the subway or in the car, I saw a sentence like "When you are young, you are always fearless at the beginning, but you are heartbroken at the end. When you are mature and old, you may avoid the so-called childish hurt, but you also miss the courage to start." I felt lost and tears fell like rain.
It turns out that what you have lost forever is not only my love, but also you.
Cheng Ran believed that he had a talent for painting. He had always thought so. When he was a child, he liked to use ballpoint pens of different colors to paint a scene vividly. In fact, there was no trick at that time. It was just that after learning painting classes, he worked on sketching little by little. Meticulosity and seriousness were the minimum requirements. Once the concentration reached a certain level, miracles could be achieved.
But later, this hobby was ruthlessly interrupted by his mother because of his poor academic performance. The scoldings that spoke of his future and destiny and his own immaturity made Cheng Ran determined to tear up all his sketchbooks and throw all the pens he had accumulated bit by bit into the trash can.
Later, when Cheng Ran was working, he saw a painter's painting with a ballpoint pen, which was as vivid as a photograph. The colorful brushes that he had abandoned more than ten years ago were like a beloved toy that he had lost, and the pain of never finding the passion again suddenly surged in his chest, catching him off guard.
Although it may not be possible to regain one's talents now, if one could revisit some of the moods and pleasures that have been lost in the process of growing mature and worldly-wise, wouldn't that be a little bit of beauty that is worth enjoying
Publishing a cultural wall newspaper is really something that has a sense of the times...
After lunch, Li Zhan walked to the office and met Zhang Ming. The last two classes this morning were his. He wanted to see Cheng Ran's expression after he was called to the political education department and his spirit faded... He had never seen a student who annoyed him so much before. He didn't expect that Cheng Ran, who was so timid, would show his tail at the last minute of graduation. He, Li Zhan, would not believe this evil unless he put down his arrogance.
However, when I saw Cheng Ran in class, he didn't look the least bit depressed. He was full of energy and didn't even show any resentment towards me.
Generally speaking, it is impossible for a student to be so scheming. Even if you, Cheng Ran, do not blame him, it does not mean that Li Zhan has no thoughts. But among all the students who were called to the Political and Educational Department and examined by Zhang Ming, especially those who were identified as having made mistakes by Zhang Ming, no one could be as intact as Cheng Ran.
The more Li Zhan thought about it, the angrier he became, so he went to Zhang Ming to find out what was going on.
What Li Zhan saw in the office was Zhang Ming sitting on a chair, holding a cigarette between his index and middle fingers. The ash that had not been shaken off was a long piece, and the ashtray on the table in front of him was full of cigarette butts. Li Zhan's heart sank immediately. Did something happen to Zhang Ming at home? And judging from the look of him, he probably didn't even go to lunch.
"Old Zhang... what's wrong? You don't want to eat... What are you doing here in a daze? Is there another document that has been pressed down?"
Zhang Ming suddenly woke up, and Li Zhan then noticed the distracted look in his eyes.
Looking at Li Zhan, Zhang Ming felt a surge of evil fire in his heart. Li Zhan saw that his eyes suddenly became sharp, as if coming towards him, which made his scalp tingle, but then Zhang Ming's expression disappeared, and he just remained gloomy, which made Li Zhan very uncomfortable.
Of course, Zhang Ming would not turn against Li Zhan directly. Although he was furious at him, he still suppressed it on the surface. He didn't even know if his facial muscles were trembling. Although Li Zhan had suddenly brought him such a heavy stone, he also realized that there is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. How did Cheng Ran know all that? If it weren't for what happened today, wouldn't he not even know how he died? Fortunately, Cheng Ran didn't seem to know much. Fifty thousand or seventy thousand was not all... This made Zhang Ming feel that there was at least a buffer.
"What about that student in our class... These little bastards, if we don't teach them a lesson, their tails will be all over the sky..."
When Li Zhan was halfway through his words, he saw Zhang Mingji waving his hand impatiently to interrupt him, and his words were cut off in the middle.
Show him what you can do... I'm just trying to show my power to you! You little bastard, you're just a bastard! Zhang Ming was furious.
Even Zhang Ming's words were extremely solemn, "Listen to me... Don't provoke that student in your class now. Remember what I said, otherwise you will regret it..."
Li Zhan looked at Zhang Ming who said this in a daze. You know, Zhang Ming is also very powerful, and his background is not much weaker than Li Zhan's. As the vice-president, he also has a wide network of contacts. If this sentence refers to the principal Zhou Tao, or other similar people, he would accept it...
A student, you told me not to mess with him? Otherwise I will regret it
This world is a bit messy.
Zhang Ming took a deep breath and tried to speak in a calm tone, "What do the parents of Cheng Ran in your class do..."
Although Li Zhan was extremely suspicious, he still told Cheng Ran everything. However, he didn't know much. Cheng Ran's parents had never invited him to dinner or given him gifts, so how could he know so much? He just said that his family was probably from Huatong Company, and his father was probably a small official in that company...
Huatong Company was good in the past, but now it is on the verge of collapse. People like Li Zhan certainly wouldn't take it seriously. Why would someone with Cheng Ran's family background also arouse Zhang Ming's fear
Zhang Ming came back to the topic at this time, "So... do they have relatives in their family who work in the Public Security Bureau...?"
"I haven't heard of it... I haven't heard of it... Even if there is, the Public Security Bureau shouldn't have anything to do with it, Director Zhang should have someone in the Public Security Bureau..." Li Zhan remained calm on the surface, but only then did he start to think about it. Could it be that Cheng Ran revealed a relative of his in the Public Security Bureau, and Zhang Ming asked for help when his family had something to do? But you, Zhang Ming, also know a few people in the Public Security Bureau. Didn't you just say something that couldn't be settled at the last dinner table? Can Cheng Ran affect you in this kind of thing
Zhang Ming saw Li Zhan looking at him, so he put out the cigarette in his hand and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay... I'm going to eat... As for Cheng Ran, I just want to say that Zhou Tao has set the tone and supports the bet between students and teachers... Strictly speaking, this is not disrespectful to the teacher... He didn't say any bad words, so it's not easy for the Political Education Department to record him..."
Li Zhan looked at Zhang Ming. Why did you change your tone? You, the director of the Political and Educational Department, are really full of tricks...