This was the first time Jiang Yueqin met Cheng Ran. To be fair, this boy had a rare elegance and good looks among young people. He was not unpleasant and should be very popular with girls. He was very much to the liking of her good friend Chen Huiyan. No wonder she kept saying that it would be great if she had a daughter too.
I just ignored him on purpose, but he smiled indifferently afterwards...
If he felt frustrated and showed something, angry or unhappy, it would be more understandable, but what did his smile mean? It was as if he had been prepared, and there was a sense of understanding in that smile.
What are you doing? I'm giving you a cold look, and your expression means you forgive me
So, is it in vain that I have been a villain
Jiang Yueqin frowned, but she turned her gaze back and stopped looking at the two people walking upstairs, and started talking to the guests in front of her.
No matter what Ren Chengran had imagined before, he had never expected that the first time he came to Lao Jiang Rongcheng's house, he would go straight into her room.
The room was clean and tidy at first glance, with a rich fragrance in the air, which was exactly the same as the smell of the wind blowing over her hair. On the desk next to the bed was a computer, the computer case was a small purple one, placed directly on the desk. Outside the window of the desk was a terrace that could be accessed through the inner door. The terrace faced the park trail and the Canglang Lake in the distance, which was sparkling.
On the left side of the room is a whole wall of bookcases, which are filled with books. On this side is her bed, with a quilt folded on the pillow. There is a giant panda on the left and a raccoon doll on the right. There is also a pair of cotton socks embroidered with Bobcat at the foot of the bed.
When Jiang Hongshao saw Cheng Ran's eyes on her cotton socks, her face turned slightly red. She went over and picked up the socks and put them into the drawer of the wardrobe next to the bed.
The time when she and Lao Jiang were in the yard of Shanhai's house and she thought she had missed too much and had to cook for herself to make up for it came to her mind vividly. The wind blew through the window again. After Jiang Hongshao put on her socks, she went over to turn on the computer.
Cheng Ran watched her tinkering with the computer and was stunned for a moment. "Is it really a disconnection problem?"
"Then what do you think it is..." Jiang Hongshao entered the password on the login interface, but then stopped and turned around. Jian Shuiqiu glared at him, "You're overthinking it."
…
The computer entered the system, Cheng Ran asked Jiang Hongshao to connect to the Internet, and then logged into her CQ account.
Jiang Hongshao gave her seat to him throughout the whole process, while she operated the machine on the side. The chair was an ordinary wrought iron chair, but with a specially made plush cushion on it, Cheng Ran found it very comfortable to sit on. And mainly from this side angle, one could see the girl with her long legs together and standing upright, leaning slightly over to type on the keyboard. From time to time, she would reach out and smooth the hair that had fallen around her ears because she had buried her head.
The setting sun poured in from the window, dyeing her pupils red. She was so enchanting that it seemed to stir up the earth, fire, and thunder in the sky, yet there was a clarity that was untouched by dust.
This scene is breathtaking.
Cheng Ran felt an unspeakable undercurrent stirring in his heart. He recalled the days when they were working on blackboard newspapers in Shanhai, and the sparks of their thoughts colliding. So in fact, at least half of the credit for the cultural wall of No. 1 Middle School belonged to her. He recalled the thrill of chasing the murderer at night and their mutual trust, and the time he spent in her red-walled courtyard on the eve of the high school entrance examination. His impression of the courtyard separated by a wall with a loquat tree was once just a memory, but now it has become a real thing before his eyes.
He also recalled the melancholy of their separation, the hand they held when they reunited on the mountain, and the scene when he arrived at No. 10 Middle School and she waved in front of him and said, "Hi, Cheng Ran!"
Cheng Ran would also wonder, if he had not attended Liu Ying's family gathering after his rebirth, his interactions with her would still be just a distant glimpse as they had in the past, would all these things never have happened
Life is really a wonderful thing. You never know when you will suddenly meet someone and have intersections with them, which may ultimately affect your trajectory.
If he wanted to make it a little more dramatic, Cheng Ran felt that given the distance between him and Jiang Hongshao, he only needed to lean his hands on the armrests of the chair, support his body, and then he could cross over and kiss Jiang Hongshao on the cheek.
However, this thought went back and forth in his mind and chest many times, and Cheng Ran finally gave up this somewhat blasphemous idea.
The girl in front of him seemed to be in an oil painting, and he just wanted to appreciate her quietly instead of disturbing her.
Just when she was thinking this, Lao Jiang suddenly turned her head, and then she... glanced at Cheng Ran's hand.
It turned out that Cheng Ran had subconsciously placed his hands on the armrest and was leaning forward.
Then, Jiang Hongshao happened to notice and turned around. Cheng Ran's expression and movements were still the same, but he looked a little dazed.
With Jiang Hongshao's intelligence, combined with Cheng Ran's actions and expressions, she estimated that she had guessed the thought that had just occurred to him.
After the two looked at each other, Jiang Hongshao logged into the software, stood up and stepped back, but her originally snow-white ears gradually turned red, and silence spread between the two.
no…
I didn't think about it...
Cheng Ran felt so aggrieved. Maybe Lao Jiang had already classified him as a key target of alert for premeditated and unsuccessful crime.
For the moment, Cheng Ran had no choice but to get to work. After checking, he found the problem and changed the TCP session connection retention time of Jiang Hongshao's computer.
During this process, Cheng Ran explained and demonstrated to her, and Jiang Hongshao responded in a proper manner.
Feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Cheng Ran thought for a moment, smiled and asked, "I suddenly have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it?"
"You shouldn't ask. Don't ask."
Jiang Hongshao's voice was very ordinary, but it also carried some of her previous aloof aura.
Cheng Ran looked up in surprise and saw that Jiang Hongshao had a tense face at first, and then she couldn't help but smile with her lips curved.
This girl, it turned out that she was deliberately going against me just now.
"What's the problem?" Jiang Hongshao asked.
"Am I the first boy to come to your room?" Cheng Ran asked.
"So what?" Jiang Hongshao opened her eyes wide, "What's there to worry about?"
"It's a sense of ritual, just like the first time you visit someone's home, you can't come empty-handed, and you have to reciprocate. For example, this time I came, next time it's your turn..."
"Cheng Ran, do you know that when you are talking nonsense seriously, you don't even blink."
"… "
"You are not. There is also Uncle Zhang's son Zhang San next door, and Uncle Li's son Li Si next to you..."
“Since you know it all, why are you looking for me? Otherwise, I’ll go first…” Cheng Ran stood up with a big stride and was about to go to the door.
Lao Jiang's slightly hurried voice came from behind, "Hey! Okay..."
"Who are you."
Cheng Ran turned around and saw Jiang Hongshao with anger in her eyes and hot cheeks.
For some reason, he felt quite pleased when he saw the usually wise Lao Jiang being embarrassed in front of him.
But we can't push her too far. Cheng Ran smiled and looked at the bookcase that covered an entire wall. "The books in here are put there by your parents for show, right?" Cheng Ran said as he browsed the bookcase. There were many large works in it. However, based on his past experience, some leaders of government agencies always had walls full of books at home, but in fact, if you ask how many of them have read, it is not certain. Most of them are just for show and for outsiders to see. They do buy books in large piles, but when it comes to actually reading these books, most people don't have the time or leisure to read them.
Jiang Hongshao said, "When I came to Rongcheng with my mother, some of the books from Shanhai were moved here. My mother's books are in her study."
"Have you seen all these?" Cheng Ran frowned.
Jiang Hongshao smiled and said nothing.
Cheng Ran frowned. "I don't think that's possible. Well, what's on page 78 of this biography of Wittgenstein?"
"You think I'm a computer that can remember the contents of every cell..."
Jiang Hongshao smiled and said, "Let's talk about the overall story. It was the legendary and painful life of a genius who changed the philosophy of the 20th century. He was the youngest son of the steel tycoon. He had a life of great wealth. The so-called second-generation rich in today's era pale in comparison. His life was full of ups and downs and setbacks. He studied under Russell and Keynes successively. By middle age, he had surpassed Russell and became a being who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the great philosophers of this century and even countless centuries before. He could stand shoulder to shoulder with Plato, Socrates, and Kant. He was not born as a genius, but died as the greatest genius. When he died, he left a sentence: 'Tell them I have lived a great life.' He did live a great life, not because he conquered pain, but because in order to prevent pain from conquering mankind, he dedicated his genius-like great thoughts."
Cheng Ran took the book down calmly, and after opening it, he was surprised to see that many pages were marked with notes.
Cheng Ran put the book back and picked up another one. "Is this Demian?"
"The description of mysticism and spiritual enlightenment is too obscure, but Hesse's thoughts are more mature than when he wrote Rothhold. Generally speaking, it still has the characteristics of German Bildungsroman, constantly asking oneself, "I", and how "I" can be in the world. It is more philosophical. There are too many references to Nietzsche's theories in the second half of the book. One sentence that impressed me deeply is "People must learn to worship the whole world". Overall, it is still good."
Cheng Ran understood where her extraordinary qualities came from. Books carry the experience and knowledge of the predecessors. After reading a lot of books, the intelligence that Lao Jiang showed at this age can be traced.
Chen Huiyan called Jiang Hongshao from below, asking her to help serve the dishes. She opened the door and answered, then turned around and smiled at Cheng Ran, "I'll go down and help first."
Then she went out, and Cheng Ran was left in front of the bookshelf. He put the book in his hand back and flipped through several books. He found that there were notes on all of them, or traces of having flipped through them.
Thinking of the faint smile on Lao Jiang's face when he left just now, Cheng Ran searched in front of several cabinets, looking for books that were high up or those that looked inconspicuous...
Then, a “hmm…” sound came from behind.
Cheng Ran's hands trembled and he turned around to see Li Jingping standing at the door.
At this time, Cheng Ran was standing on tiptoe and reaching up.
Li Jingping awkwardly withdrew his hand and said expressionlessly, "She likes to read biographies and novels, and is also very interested in philosophy... At this age, it is the time to explore the world. If you want to test her, I suggest you read the history books on the left. This is her weak point, otherwise why didn't she apply for the liberal arts department... Also, I came up to call you, it's time to eat."
In fact, when Li Jingping saw Cheng Ran's unwilling expression as he rummaged through the bookcase just now, he probably guessed that Cheng Ran was being shown off by Jiang Hongshao. He was naturally proud of his daughter, and at this time, he said these words with a bit of pride.
It was not until Cheng Ran walked out of the room and down the stairs that he suddenly reacted.
What the hell… why am I helping him out?!
You must think I'm a no-show today, but I'm actually a proud swan. There is always more, huh.