When Cheng Ran received the box of milk and the note from Qin Qian, he wanted to curse at her the first time. The thirty-eight names were written on the note, which was extremely eye-catching, plus the unique brand name of the milk. If it were in the future, the whole audience would have laughed. However, looking at the pure eyes of Zhang Ping, Hao Di and others around him, Cheng Ran could not curse. This was the era of youth, and we had to protect...
Since Yuan Kui and others were called to the school to admit their mistakes and give their testimony, Cheng Ran's calmness was in sharp contrast. To use a phrase from the popular martial arts novels at that time, it basically means "I feel that this person is even more unfathomable."
Guo Yi and his group probably still had some hostility, but they concealed it. Originally, there were people around Guo Yi who were eager to provoke Cheng Ran in order to show their "temper", and that kind of domineering sharpness was thrown to Uruguay at some point.
Cheng Ran's attitude towards this kind of thing was okay. When facing the provocation of Guo Yi and his group, he didn't know why he couldn't get angry. Although he wanted to be serious, the inner muscles on his face couldn't help but pull up a smile.
Coming out of the cafeteria, someone called him from behind. He turned around and saw it was Luo Wei who had spoken. Beside him were Shu Jiexi, Marco and Su Hongdou. Seeing that they were hesitant to speak, Zhang Ping, who had never done well in school but had always been good at battling wits with teachers and class teachers over comic books, read their expressions and said he would leave first.
After Zhang Ping walked away, Su Hongdou and Marco looked at Cheng Ran with a smile. Since the last expert incident, the four of them seemed to be much more reserved in front of him, but also much more proactive. Sometimes when they met at school, they would come over to say hello to him and chat for a while.
Including the last time they heard about Yuan Kui blocking Cheng Ran, they made a special trip to find Cheng Ran the next day. On the one hand, they showed concern and asked about him, and on the other hand, they scolded that group of thugs, showing their indignation and shared the same hatred for the enemy.
Strictly speaking, Luo Wei, Su Hongdou and the other two are actually all friends in the government compound. Among them, Luo Wei's father works in the Information Department of the General Office, and his mother is the director of the Office of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress. The highest level in his family is deputy department level. But Luo Wei has known since he was a child that Jiang Hongshao has a close relationship with her family. The reason is that he currently has an uncle who is directly above him. In fact, the career of this pillar of the family has benefited from the favor of Jiang Hongshao's family.
Although Luo Wei was relatively mature due to the influence of his family and knew a lot about these adult matters at an early age, he did not really know the reason. He just could feel the special attention his uncle paid to Jiang Hongshao's family from the details and tone of his questions when his uncle came to their house for dinner during the Chinese New Year and other holidays every year.
In addition to their family, Shu Jiexi's father, who was transferred from the second government secretary to the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau, also benefited from the recommendation of Jiang Hongshao's mother. Relatively speaking, Su Hongdou and Ma Ke are probably the ones who have no relationship. Su Hongdou's father is the deputy director of the Provincial Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, and Ma Ke's grandfather is the deputy director of the Municipal People's Congress. According to common sense, Ma Ke's family should be considered the "most prominent" among the crowd, but she is careless and doesn't show it at all. She herself is not aware of this. Luo Wei is the leader among the four. Many things, such as going out for fun and activities, are initiated by him.
In fact, when Cheng Ran stood up to confront the experts, Luo Wei went back and told his parents about the matter. Luo Wei would tell his parents about many things in school, good or bad, let alone the one about Jiang Hongshao. He still remembered that after listening to the whole story, his father specifically asked Cheng Ran, and Luo Wei also told him that he was Jiang Hongshao's friend in Shanhai City.
At that time, his father pondered for a moment and gave him some advice, "Hongshao has a good relationship with him, which proves that he is trustworthy. Besides, it is not easy for a classmate of your age to say such things and have such insight. School is not only about learning from teachers, but also about learning from excellent classmates around you... And when you meet interesting classmates, you should establish a friendship that can stand the test of time. When you are as old as your father in the future, you will know what kind of wealth it will be."
Luo Wei and others' perception of Cheng Ran was actually constantly changing. Since their encounter at Shanhai, they knew that Cheng Ran was not simple. Even now, the drawing of Comet Hale-Bopp in the art gallery at the entrance of Shanhai No. 1 Middle School has opened their eyes. But at that time, they still thought that he was an outsider, not in No. 10 Middle School, and not in their inner circle.
But when Cheng Ran passed the transfer exam and came to No. 10 Middle School, coupled with the incident with Sun Xiao, and Cheng Ran's contempt and calmness in the face of Yuan Kui and his group, Luo Wei really looked at him with new eyes, thinking that Cheng Ran was indeed very different from many students they knew, even the excellent ones. He was very calm and thoughtful beyond his age.
Meeting Cheng Ran at this time, and with Lei Wei being arrested, Chengdu is launching a campaign to crack down on crime and evil, a group of people now have many feelings and want to confide them to him.
Luo Wei said, "It's all right now, isn't it? Your family's problem has been solved. The gang of hooligans who blocked your way last time have also been brought up for a new definition of the case. Based on their usual behavior, I'm afraid they will all be held criminally responsible. This time, they are all in jail..."
Looking at the expressions of several people, Cheng Ran knew that this was good news for him and also brought him comfort.
Luo Wei and his family all live in the government compound. As for the rumors that Lei Wei and Wang Ligang suffered this misfortune because they offended Fu Long, as people who have received some information, they certainly think that it is not the case.
So now, unlike other students, not many of them stay away from Cheng Ran’s family background, and some even regard him as a victim.
Shu Jiexi said, "This time the situation is special. It was a police chief who broke into the provincial department with evidence, and then it developed into a crackdown on gangs and evil. It was also proposed by Jiang Hongshao's mother at the meeting. It is said that she said bluntly, 'My daughter is in that school. I don't want her to study hard in school in the future, but still have to worry about public security and gangsters' revenge on the way home from school. This is my worry as a mother. At the same time, I believe it is also the will of thousands of parents in this city. If we can't protect the next generation, any work we do will be meaningless!'"
Shu Jiexi said, and then said, "These were all revealed by Grandpa Marco."
Ma Ke nodded and winked at Cheng Ran, "My grandfather said that Jiang Hongshao's mother is as good as any man."
Jiang Hongshao had already revealed all this to him over the phone when things were progressing. Of course, Cheng Ran still nodded as if he had just learned something, listening to them talk about these "inside stories".
Luo Wei changed the subject and said obscurely, "My father said that Lei Wei is right under his nose. To be able to do this, he must have a backer... Now people from the criminal police team, the Justice Bureau, and the Construction Department have been implicated... But, do these people have enough support to protect Lei Wei's huge industry?"
Luo Wei followed his father's example and stopped talking. Cheng Ran did not respond. Of course, they did not need any response from him when they told him these things.
Cheng Ran thought that this kind of speculation was normal. Many people were actually watching this aspect. Lei Wei was still holding on, refusing to confess and changing his testimony in court. But after a while, he would completely stop and take the corresponding responsibility. The process was worth pondering, but this was the current reality.
However, this matter can be considered as a past. Whatever undercurrents there are, what kind of reshuffle, changes in the pattern and struggles this incident has triggered in Chengdu and even the province are no longer something he can worry about.
Even if he looked at the lines on his palm, he found that Jiang Hongshao's mother or related people might hate him to death, but that was it. He didn't care about them. They couldn't reach him anyway. If they had the guts, they could just hit him. Since they couldn't hit him, Cheng Ran probably wouldn't meet Jiang Hongshao's boss mother for a while. So he could have peace and tranquility in this corner of No. 10 Middle School, and still enjoy the view of the snow-capped mountains.
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Mountains and seas.
Yu Xiao ran down the corridor in two steps. Yang Xia, Yao Beibei, Liu Ying, Zhang Xin and others were standing downstairs. It turned out that Yang Xia's sworn brother Luo Zhixian from Chengdu had come and asked them to have dinner outside. In the evening, he booked a private room in KTV. Yu Xiao went back to get something, but saw the newspaper that his father had read on the table at home. After reading the content on it, he shouted "No way", and then rushed down from upstairs.
Yu Xiao waved the Chengdu Metropolitan Newspaper in the air, making a rustling sound. "Look, look... Qin Xizhen, Teacher Qin is having a concert..."
Everyone spread out the newspaper in Yu Xiao's hand and saw the report that Qin Xizhen would hold a concert at Rongcheng Stadium on the 20th of this month.
"The 20th... I can't go at all..." Yao Beibei stamped her feet fiercely, "Why isn't it during winter vacation..."
"Qin Xizhen will be in Hung Hom, Hong Kong during the winter vacation. That is the second stop of the tour..."
On the newspaper, there was a poster of Qin Xizhen, holding a microphone with light shining down on his head. Even though the newspaper was in black and white, one could still feel the brightness.
Seeing this poster, one subconsciously thinks of the Shanhai Music Festival more than a year ago, when Qin Xizhen was on the stage, put together a band, and there was a man on the stage who helped her compete against Zhao Le and Wang Zhonghua.
Qin Xizhen became a household name from there, and from the perspective of Shanhai’s friends, Cheng Ran’s trajectory was also somewhat elegant.
"Ahh... I really want to go..."
"Let's go, let's go eat first, Yang Xia's brother is waiting to see her..."
"Nonsense..."
"Hehe, that's right, otherwise do you think they invited us..."
The group from Fulongyuan arrived at the dining place reserved by Luo Zhixian, which is the famous "Laomao" hot pot restaurant in Chengdu. It opened in Shanhai, at the intersection of "Corruption Street". It is also a high-end consumption place today. Every night, it is the place where the local dignitaries of Shanhai gather.
Everyone had heard from various channels that Yang Xia, the foster brother, was very rich. Now it seemed that his generosity was extraordinary. After they entered, Luo Zhixian was already in the private room. He had some friends, some playing mahjong and some chatting. The conversation was mainly about Luo Zhixian. Luo Zhixian's family's medicinal materials business was booming. When he came back to Shanhai, he was naturally looked forward to by his friends.
Even when Yu Xiao was going to the toilet, he heard two people talking about Luo Zhixian driving back to Shanhai this time. The BMW E34 his father bought for him cost more than 600,000 yuan after completing all the procedures, which was astonishing.
During the dinner, Luo Zhixian was of course the absolute protagonist. Someone said with a smile, "Zhixian, I heard that your father is planning to expand his business and develop houses to sell? Those who can build houses are all big companies..."
Luo Zhixian just smiled and said, "It's just a partnership. My dad doesn't have so many resources by himself. Some of his old classmates are doing this now. They are preparing to build an alliance and let my dad join in. It's just a small fight. It can't be compared with real big companies..."
Although he was being modest, even with that modesty, Luo Zhixian made people feel that his family was at a very high level.
After dinner, someone suggested going to KTV, but Yang Xia and Fu Long's friends said they didn't want to go. In fact, they felt that they were not the same kind of people as Luo Zhixian and his friends. At the dinner table, they mostly flattered each other. After all, many of them were older than them, quite experienced and mature, and they couldn't play together.
However, Luo Zhixian did not expect that it was Yang Xia who refused. After a moment of hesitation, he said okay, letting the others go first and he would accompany them to catch the bus.
Walking alone on the street with Yang Xia, Yu Xiaoliuying and her group were walking in front. Luo Zhixian looked at the girl next to him again. It was different from the past when he saw her dressed up carefully. Although Yang Xia was dressed up when going out for dinner, her clothes were not as bright as before. Instead, she only wore a pure green dress today and a black pin in her hair. She didn't have any hairstyle and was very simple.
But he didn't know why, the little girl who used to come to his home in Chengdu to play and sit obediently during every holiday now made him feel more otherworldly. The girl had grown up, and he actually began to feel inexplicably moved.
Luo Zhixian smiled and said, "Why don't you go out and play together?" In the past, whenever he came to Shanhai, he could feel Yang Xia's special attitude towards him. Even the time when she mentioned going out to meet was when she did it on the phone. But this time, Luo Zhixian told her when he came, and then deliberately went out to play with friends the day before, only to find that Yang Xia had not contacted him from beginning to end to urge him to meet. It was he who took the initiative to call and invite her to dinner. After the meal, he said he wanted to go sing, but she declined.
Yang Xia turned around, smiled gently, and said softly, "I still have homework to do. I'm a little tired today. I'll go back and finish it and go to bed... Have fun, guys."
She no longer showed that shyness. Luo Zhixian didn't know if it was because of her growth, but for some reason, he felt unwilling in his heart.
Luo Zhixian was silent for a moment, then said, "Next year or the year after, my dad plans to send me abroad to study... Will it be hard for me to see him in the future?"
Yang Xia looked at her in surprise, and when Luo Zhixian saw her expression, he felt proud and satisfied.
But after a brief moment, Yang Xia thought for a moment and said, "How can that be possible? Don't you come back to China? You will come back at least once a year. So, don't say such discouraging words."
“Is that so…haha…” Luo Zhixian’s face was a little stiff.
Yang Xia said, "That's amazing, let's all work hard."
Luo Zhixian nodded.
There was a breeze, Yang Xia took a deep breath, and the girl's green dress fluttered in the wind. This was a slope, and there were lakes and distant mountains in the distance. Yang Xia looked over there.
Luo Zhixian accompanied her at the platform while waiting for the bus. When the bus arrived, Yang Xia and a group of people went in and said goodbye to him.
After Luo Zhixian waved his hand, he felt a strong and indelible sense of loneliness and unwillingness in his heart.
She didn't ask herself where to go abroad...
And since some time ago, she seemed to have been looking into the distance.
What he can confirm is...
In that distant place, there is no him.
This is a scene in Shanhai City this winter.
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Qin Xizhen's New Year's concert was held in Chengdu. A few days before the concert, Cheng Ran's phone lit up. It was a message from Qin Xizhen, "I'm coming to Chengdu for a concert."
Cheng Ran replied with two words, "I know."
There was no way of not knowing that the news about Qin Xizhen's concert occupied the front pages of all the newspapers in Chengdu. For this female singer who came out of the province, Chengdu treated her like a daughter returning to her parents' home, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
Moreover, with Qin Xizhen's status as a rising star in the Chinese music scene, and the fact that she rarely has commercial performances, except for the 1998 Centennial Runfa advertisement with Chow Yun-fat, her popularity has actually always been very high. However, she does not live in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where the entertainment industry is very developed. Sometimes she is in the mainland, and sometimes she is abroad. In addition, she does not deliberately hype herself, so entertainment newspapers and magazines focus more on her works, and not much exposure is given to her personal life.
In addition to advertising, she has appeared in several interviews with CCTV and mainstream media, always giving people a fresh and positive image. This has led some media to describe her as "a versatile talent from a musical family." The word "versatile" describes her ability to master any style brought about by her profound skills.
So Qin Xizhen actually seems very mysterious, but when he announced the plans for this tour's concerts in Chengdu, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Taiwan, many people have actually been looking forward to it.
In Chengdu, the highest price for a ticket is 550 yuan, but scalpers are selling it for more than 800, 900, or 1,000 yuan. Many people are willing to spend one or two months' salary just to see her up close and hear her singing.
After Cheng Ran sent the message "I know", there was no response.
In fact, most text messages between two people are like this, stating something to let the other person know without having too much in-depth conversation.
Perhaps it was because she was no longer the frustrated music teacher in that small city, and he was no longer the young man who used her beauty to sell Three Kingdoms Kill.
Some people can go a long time without seeing each other, and when they meet, they don't talk, but it seems like they have talked a lot. At the same time, some people can talk at any time, but they don't know where to start because they have their own lives and their own worlds.
Isn't that what life is like? Everyone goes their own way.
Qin Xizhen's concert in Chengdu was quite successful. The stadium with a capacity of 40,000 people was packed. The last time this happened was in the Quanxing team's game in 1997.
Many people took photos of Qin Xizhen’s concert at that time and kept that image in their minds.
She sang many songs on it, including her latest song "Will You Show Up Tonight"
She also sings, "… like walking in space, lost in the nebula…
We play hide and seek in time and space...
From the Romans' castle to the Pirate King's Black Pearl
From the frontier war to the water town in the south of the Yangtze River...
Only on this night when we will finally meet
This place will become a green meadow, where you and I can walk hand in hand
Or will I sink into the ocean and rest in peace? I have passed through the darkness squeezed by billions of tons of seawater, and looked toward the dome where you passed by. "
The concert was very successful. After it ended, Qin Xizhen left the concert venue under security in a business car arranged by the organizer and went to the hotel to rest temporarily. She had to fly to London in five hours. At this time, many good recording studios and equipment were abroad. She had to go to Abbey Road Recording Studios in northwest London without stopping. Her schedule was full.
But on the way to the hotel, Qin Xizhen suddenly asked someone to change the route and said a street name.
After a brief hesitation, the organizer turned the car to the border town road.
The Tianxing Dojo is brightly lit.
Through the transparent glass, Qin Xizhen in the car saw a familiar figure sitting by the window at a glance.
Qin Xizhen sat in the second row of the car in a dark purple evening dress, which was her farewell outfit today. She did not get out of the car through the window. After thinking for a while, she took out her cell phone, and the faint blue light became the little connection between this space and that space.
"You didn't come today."
Cheng Ran looked at the lit phone and replied, "I don't need to be there to listen to your songs. Besides, you've sung a lot in front of me before."
"You really don't want us to have any intersection?"
"What other interactions do we need? I even confronted Zhao Le and Wang Zhonghua for you. That was quite spectacular, wasn't it?"
In the darkness of the night, Qin Xizhen laughed, but the people accompanying him in the car dared not make a sound.
"You want to get out of the mountains and seas, you want to prove yourself, I think that's very interesting, so I just helped you to the best of my ability. I'm happy to see that you can live the life you want."
"Don't you think you are being too old-fashioned when you say that? You gave me all those songs, but you got nothing from them... Are you living the life you want to live now? How are your grades in No. 10 Middle School?"
The talented young singer who will be all over Chengdu's major media outlets tomorrow and tonight is now asking a high school student about his grades across the street.
"More than thirty."
Seeing this answer, Qin Xizhen laughed so hard that he fell backwards, then he dialed the number directly and answered, "Haha... You must be shocked, you are finally not the first, now you know how powerful the students of No. 10 Middle School are, let's see if you are still fake..."
Cheng Ran's voice came, "One more thing to add, I went from being ranked 108th when I came in to being ranked over 30th."
"… "
"Just to remind you, I'm outside right now. Do you want to shake hands or hug or something after not seeing you for a long time? Get out of here quickly."
"I saw the car and guessed it. I also saw a lot of people nearby... let's not worry about it." Just kidding, where could there be such a special business car on the street at this time, and it was a Mercedes-Benz brand, and it came to the outside of the Tianxingdao Stadium at this time. Cheng Ran calculated the time when the concert would end and guessed it almost right.
In the car, Qin Xizhen's snake-like hands seemed to want to crush the Nokia phone in his hand with bare hands.
"Do you want me to drive the car to a secluded spot?"
"That's not good. If they get photographed, you'll be surrounded by scandals."
Cheng Ran originally thought that he would feel the pressure from the other side.
The result was Qin Xizhen's light voice, "I'm not afraid, are you afraid?"
"Then why don't you just come in and keep it simple. I won't resist anything you want to do."
"Haha, dreaming about marrying a wife is wishful thinking!"
After smiling, Qin Xizhen's face slightly restrained, "I'm leaving. I'm going to London tomorrow. Then I'll go to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Taiwan. After I'm done with this busy period, I plan to go to Berklee College of Music for further studies in the second half of this year or next year..."
Cheng Ran smiled and replied, "I remember your first class was about 'What is Music'. You said music is war and war, the sobbing of flowing water, the autumn when people leave, the moving and moving music, the emotions and confessions of human beings, and the faith and belief. You said you wanted to visit the music sites and halls around the world to experience and feel that culture and sentiment. I'm glad that you are on your way."
After a pause, Qin Xizhen asked, "Are you also on your own path?"
Cheng Ran thought for a moment and said, "As for me, I just go with the flow."
"By the way, if it's inconvenient for you to make phone calls when you go abroad, just register for CQ, search for my nickname, add me and you can chat. This software is just starting out and is very useful. I guarantee it."
"I know..."
After thinking for a while, Qin Xizhen smiled and said, "I have decided to come to Chengdu to perform once a year. Do you think you can hide every time?"
While Cheng Ran was stunned, Qin Xizhen had already hung up the phone. After a while, the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle parked outside started and left.
This is the scene outside the Tianxingdao Pavilion on this winter day.
These scenes, whether it is the new moon light casting a shadow on the quiet hall, or the wind lifting the girl's skirt against the dark horizon of mountains and sea, or the unspeakable silence in the night, filled with the vast and inexpressible silence, are all scenes that make up everyone's life trajectory. These trajectories, these countless scenes, merge into a river, and then flow into the sea, merging into the surging era.
All these are passing away, and all these are beautiful.
The Third Volume: Floating Clouds Crossing the World with Ease
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The following is "Volume 4: The Best Years Will Never Come Back"
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