He filled the blackboard with paint stroke by stroke. After this period of painting, a colorful and rich picture had already appeared on the blackboard where Cheng Ran put his brush to paper.
Time gradually reveals its power without you noticing.
The originally messy surrounding construction sites have begun to be backfilled, and the repair of the underground water pipes has been completed. In a few days, the pits will be buried by construction mud and sand. The maintenance workers of the water company will cover them with cement boards and finally remove the baffles. This private space that originally belonged to Cheng Ran and his friends seems to have never existed.
Then the high school entrance examination will come. Although Cheng Ran has tried his best to experience this period after his rebirth, the torrent of time will always surge forward. They will take the exam, graduate, and then leave.
Will there be a day when he will miss this time
Cherish every moment you have.
There were footsteps coming from the side. Now, Cheng Ran was so familiar with it that he only needed to listen to the cat-like footsteps to know who was coming.
Jiang Hongshao came in along the wall and looked at the cultural wall that had been painted about 80% of the time. Her eyes lit up with bright colors and she praised, "I praise you... If you haven't studied professionally and systematically, then you really have a talent for painting."
"Right... Growing up, it would be great if my parents had one tenth of your trust." Cheng Ran was actually speaking from the heart this time.
"You can't blame them. It was you who looked like you had no talent before."
Are you kidding yourself
Cheng Ran stared at Jiang Hongshao, pretending to be serious and looking unfriendly, "Is this your first impression of me?"
As a result, Lao Jiang nodded without hesitation without any threat, with a mischievous smile, "Yes, you two, Lao Yu, look silly..."
Cheng Ran thought to himself, what a failure! It turns out that he was such a failure in his previous life. This girl was so friendly and polite when getting along with them, but she secretly gave herself such a label... um, "chic"!
Cheng Ran always has a gloomy face. How rich is your inner drama usually
If it weren't for the fact that he and Jiang Hongshao had gotten along better and better during this period, he and Yu Xiao, the two big fish, probably wouldn't have known their first impressions on others from the beginning to the end...
Seeing Jiang Hongshao looking at his reaction with a smile on her face, Cheng Ran also blinked, "Don't worry, I won't hold a grudge."
When her eyes suddenly widened, Cheng Ran rolled up his sleeves again, "Come on, truth or dare... Tell me what your impression of others is..."
"Truth or Dare..." Jiang Hongshao was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"It means telling the truth and not lying."
Jiang Hongshao hesitated, "It's not a good idea..." Her upbringing made her subconsciously believe that talking about others behind their backs was wrong.
"It's just the two of us. I promise not to tell anyone. This is our..." Cheng Ran smiled harmlessly, "Well, that... little secret."
"Okay..." Jiang Hongshao reluctantly agreed. She didn't realize that Cheng Ran was taking advantage of her. If Yu Xiao was here, she would definitely jump out and criticize him: Why do you have a little secret between you? Old Jiang, don't reveal the secret to this bad guy. It's not allowed!
"What is Liu Ying's impression?"
"It's all right, good friend."
"to be honest."
Jiang Hongshao blushed and turned pale, and finally overcame the obstacle, "Well, she is actually a very simple girl, but her parents are sometimes more utilitarian. But many adults are like this, aren't they..."
"How is Zhang Xin?"
"Hmm? Oh, I have some impression of him. He's a bit of a taciturn person, right..."
Cheng Ran was at least a little comforted that this "silent" guy seemed a little lower than his own "silly" self.
"Xie Dong?"
"He's very energetic and honest."
"This kid is just pretending in front of you..." Cheng Ran exposed.
"Uh..." Jiang Hongshao stretched out her slender index finger and drew two vague arcs beside her shoulder, indicating a passing mention.
"Where is Sun Jichao from your government office?"
"I don't like this person."
Although Cheng Ran didn't take Sun Jichao, who always regarded him as a rival, seriously, he still felt inexplicably relieved when he heard Jiang Hongshao say "I don't like her". "Then... what about Yao Beibei?"
"She's actually a very honest girl," Jiang Hongshao laughed, "Although she always seems to dislike you... but she has a straightforward personality. Maybe you did something to let her down..."
Looking at Jiang Hongshao with a suspicious expression.
Well, I take back what I said just now. I feel unhappy again.
In the end, Cheng Ran still felt that he had gained a lot today. Lao Jiang usually kept a low profile, and her good upbringing and tolerance made her always seem like she was separated from others by thousands of miles. However, right here, right in front of him, Cheng Ran, she was actually willing to play truth or dare with him and share a wave of little secrets in her heart.
Cheng Ran knew how difficult it was for her to tell the truth... and she was afraid that no one else would know her inner thoughts.
What's going on between me and her
"Let's have a big adventure..." Cheng Ran thought for a moment, "I'll ask you a question, and you'll ask me a question. We must answer each other truthfully. It doesn't matter what aspect it involves. How do you think?"
She would be angry, right? If someone had asked her about her secrets like this in the past, she might have been angry. But Jiang Hongshao didn't feel angry at all, but for a moment, she was obviously stunned.
But after a while, she nodded, "Okay."
Cheng Ran moved his mouth. He wanted to uncover her veil, the mysterious fog that had always existed in his memories and his past life. For example, if he just asked her what her family did, he would know.
But inexplicably, Cheng Ran saw the hesitation in her red eyes. He knew that if he asked something, she would definitely tell him, but she might not really want to say it, nor might she really want him to know.
He already knew a lot of her secrets today. If he continued, wouldn't it be a bit greedy? People can't be so greedy... We need sustainable development.
Cheng Ran changed his words again, "Then I'll just ask a random question..."
Jiang Hongshao looked at him, feeling inexplicably nervous.
"If tomorrow was the end of the world, what would you do?"
Jiang Hongshao seemed relieved. After thinking for a while, she said, "I will call everyone I know to comfort them and go to bed on time at 11 o'clock."
"That's it?" Cheng Ran scratched his head, "So peaceful."
What the hell is going to bed at 11 o'clock...
"Yeah, I can't just go out and grab a gun and burn, kill, and loot... Although I really want to do that, I've been a good person for so long. If I can hold on for one more day, the evaluation will be that I've been a good person all my life."
Cheng Ran: “…”
What a strange idea, does this girl have violent tendencies deep down in her heart...
Cheng Ran shrugged, "Okay, it's your turn."
…
Jiang Hongshao looked at him.
Cheng Ran became nervous. With this attitude, he should not ask himself any explosive questions...
Jiang Hongshao paused and said, "That day... at the art performance, you confessed to Yang Xia... What happened?"
This clear shadow, standing in front of the man, the light passing through them, the wind passing through them, all seemed to be frozen.
The light and shadow are bright, reflecting the flawless beauty.
The leaves in the forest are rustling, their beauty is endless.
…
It turns out that the things that had not been mentioned before were waiting for me here.
After all, it's not like I don't care...
"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Hongshao said, "I just think your way of expressing your feelings to a girl is too stupid and clumsy... It's not something you would normally do..."
"It's like this," Cheng Ran said, "It was a very distant thing. It started when I was young and frivolous..."
"I did record that tape, but I gave up the idea later..." Cheng Ran explained succinctly, "... But who knew my friends were all idiots, and they mistakenly thought that was what I was going to do. Of course, the biggest problem was me... In the end, the result became what you saw, a misunderstanding that was not really a misunderstanding. Forget it, I can't blame others, I can only bear the consequences myself."
Jiang Hongshao laughed and commented, "It's rare to chase a girl like you..."
“As a human being… no one can escape from the embarrassing situations like being a dog a few times in their life.” Cheng Ran smiled.
Jiang Hongshao thought about it, then half-lowered her long eyelashes and nodded seriously.
“Well said.”
…
…
After Cheng Ran put down his pen, he and Jiang Hongshao put down the woven plastic sheet and tied the ropes to the nails on the left and right corners of the drawing area to protect the entire page. Only then were they ready to leave and go home.
The two of them came out from the gap between the pine tree and the wall one after another. Cheng Ran came out first and took the paint bag handed to him by Lao Jiang, and then Jiang Hongshao came out.
"Who's treating us today?" Cheng Ran pointed to the door.
Jiang Hongshao thought for a moment and tilted her head. "Let me do it. You answered the truth question better than me. You explained your entire mental journey."
"No, no..." Cheng Ran smiled, "It's mainly because Comrade Lao Jiang's question is very tricky. You must have thought about it for a long time..."
"You're overthinking. It's nothing. I just thought of asking you."
The two had just walked out of the pine and cypress path surrounded by construction boards. Twenty meters away was the junior high school teaching building. The third grade was located on the third floor. School had been over for nearly half an hour at this time. The open space outside the teaching building looked empty. When Cheng Ran looked over there, he saw a group of girls who seemed to have stayed after school to discuss test papers and questions and had just left at this time, just walking down the stairs of the teaching building facing their road.
The one in the front was Zhang Xiaojia. Lineed up to the right from her position were Liu Ying, Yao Beibei, and two or three girls Cheng Ran didn't know. Following behind them two steps was Yang Xia, who was holding a book, wearing a pink hoodie, and looked well-behaved and cute.
The group of girls were talking and laughing just now, but at this moment, all eyes followed their direct gaze and fell on the two people in the square who cast shadows in the setting sun.
Yao Beibei's mouth gradually opened, and Liu Ying's heart was in turmoil. At that moment, Zhang Xiaojia could only hear a whine in his heart. It turned out that yesterday... he was not wrong!
Yang Xia was holding a book in his hand, but the book was suddenly clenched tightly.
It seemed that neither group of people expected to encounter a confrontation with the other for a moment.
Jiang Hongshao looked at Yang Xia and the others over there, then turned her head to look at Cheng Ran.
Then, Cheng Ran suddenly found that the five fingers of his hanging hands felt warm and soft.
Like tender catkins, like jade onions, like green snakes.
It was Jiang Hongshao's hand.
That slender and soft hand covered his palm, and the ten fingers clasped together.
At this moment, the girls coming down the corridor felt the electric current spreading from their backs and limbs to the top of their foreheads. The numbing feeling exploded from the center of their scalps, and along with this magnificent and blooming sunset, it spread to their heads like dense ripples.
Red and tender hands. Huangteng wine.
The city is full of spring colors...
Willow on the palace wall!