Yao Beibei's family is actually holding a gathering for the children of the compound tonight. The main reason for holding it today is that the time is suitable. During the summer vacation, some of them went out to travel with their parents and have returned one after another, so basically everyone can be together.
In the future, we will not be in the same school. Although we are still in the same compound, going to high school is like a transformation. Many things will change and change imperceptibly, including the common topics between us, the strengths and weaknesses of the same school...
There will be new friends in a new school. Life is like taking a bus. There will be people getting on and off at every stop. When you arrive at someone’s stop, even if you are attached to them or reluctant to leave, as the bus cannot turn back, you can only leave that person at the platform full of blooming flowers.
You said goodbye to each other, waved through the window, and looked back. Perhaps the young man in his prime has grown old in time, with gray hair and a few more wrinkles. However, even so, you may still remember the feeling of parting when you got off the bus that year, and therefore smile especially brightly.
This is probably the mood that everyone wants to record.
It is already autumn in Shanhai. Although it is spring all year round here, the wind is quite strong in autumn nights. Yang Xia is wearing a skirt with a blouse on the outside. This look is very attractive.
In fact, if you look carefully, everyone has changed after a summer vacation, especially in this summer vacation before entering high school, the changes are the biggest. The energy and depression accumulated in the three years of junior high school are released in this vacation. I dare to wear clothes that I didn’t dare to wear in school before, do things that I didn’t dare to do, change my hairstyle that I didn’t dare to change, change clothes, grow taller and taller, and girls have more figure. Of course, those who should gain weight will gain weight... Families with conditions will take their children out to play, and when they come back and interact with the outside world, they will change a lot accordingly.
This time, Yang Xia went to her grandmother's home in Chengdu and stayed there for a month.
Yang Xia's grandfather is a famous painter and calligrapher in Chengdu, and everyone knows this. She visits her grandfather several times a year, and is the most knowledgeable among the children of the compound. She often brings back all kinds of things she has seen in Chengdu, so it's no wonder that she is the goddess in many people's minds. Of course, a small city like Shanhai, although a national tourist city, is still far behind the provincial capital. Especially in this era without information explosion, big cities always carry an indescribable sense of distance and mystery.
There are often many rumors, with details and details. For example, the "Chengdu zombie incident". It happened that Lin Zhengying's zombie movies were very popular at that time. This rumor was really touching. It was said that zombies from the Qing Dynasty were dug up at the Chengdu mausoleum construction site. As a result, the zombies heard the news and turned into living dumplings, biting anyone they saw. Soldiers from the military district were sent to suppress it, and flamethrowers were used.
Later, as the Internet developed, it was revealed that the family had eaten rabid dog meat and had a fever all over their body, so they came to Chengdu for treatment. As a result, they had a seizure in a downtown area, which triggered a heated rumor.
But at that time and under those circumstances, when everyone got together at night to talk about these things, they would always feel a chill all over their bodies and a different kind of excitement.
During the holidays, Zhang Xin's mother bought him a set of Metersbonwe clothes, and Xie Dong also wore a cap, which made him look like a trendy person from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The other boys in the compound, including Yu Xiao, changed into new clothes, but today, when they saw Yang Xia wearing a floral school-style skirt by Issey Miyake, the boys were dazzled again.
It's true, she is becoming more and more graceful.
Yang Xia glanced at the people present, but didn't see Cheng Ran.
In fact, Yao Beibei called everyone today, and Cheng Ran also called. Cheng Ran's family was having a dinner party today, so he couldn't come. Yao Beibei explained, and everyone tacitly didn't mention Cheng Ran again.
During the period from the high school entrance exam to graduation, Cheng Ran seemed to have suddenly become a different person. Until now, they still don't know what words to use to describe Cheng Ran.
The cultural wall is acceptable, maybe it's his special talent, but the dark horse of academic performance and the ballad sung at the farewell dinner of classmates are still touching when I think of it. The key is that it was played and sung by Cheng Ran, who could only play "Two Tigers" before. Can you believe it
However, the song itself is not complicated to play; the most important part is the singing. Maybe Cheng Ran secretly went to sing KTV when they didn't know and eventually trained his voice. It's possible.
As for the results, it should be that Li Zhan stimulated Cheng Ran at that time, which led to his potential being stimulated on the eve of the high school entrance examination. This is the current explanation. But this will inevitably make people feel that Cheng Ran is unfamiliar, and there is also a sense of unreality and unwillingness to believe and comment, "He is obviously the last one in the class, how did he suddenly become the first in the class?"
Secondly, there was a kind of deep-seated unwillingness to adapt to the fact that the usual practice of looking down on Cheng Ran had been broken. After all, he had been very pessimistic about Cheng Ran in the past. If he talked about Cheng Ran's strength in front of everyone, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him who had said those words in the past
So Cheng Ran naturally became a hole, and people's topics of conversation, consciously or unconsciously, avoided him.
Most of the topics focused on where they went during the summer vacation, what TV shows and movies they watched, what books they recommended, etc.
Liu Ying couldn't wait to say, "I went to visit Yang Xia for a week during the summer vacation. Her brother-in-law is so amazing! He has been receiving scholarships since junior high school! Most importantly, his family is rich and well-off! He even treated me to a meal for Yang Xia's sake! Ah... so generous..."
During the holiday, Liu Ying went to Chengdu with her mother to visit relatives, and naturally contacted Yang Xia. She played with the group of people Yang Xia knew for a while. Of course, the one who made Liu Ying most infatuated was the brother Yang Xia had mentioned before. His family was in business, lived in a small high-rise villa, and was very rich.
He is tall and handsome. There is a photo of him and Yang Xia taken during the second year of junior high school. He looks a bit like the Japanese idol Eguchi Yosuke with a grin on his face. He is wearing a shirt and Nike sweatpants. Most importantly, he is a top student. Yang Xia standing next to him is a bit shy and pretty. The two of them look like a perfect match.
When Liu Ying made the comment, Yang Xia blushed but did not refute.
This time when Liu Ying went to Rongcheng, Yang Xia, her brother, invited her to dinner. From the tone of his voice, it turned out that he often came to Yang Xia to invite her out to play. She was so happy. At the dinner table, she saw that he was humorous. He was a top student at Rongjia Foreign Language School, one of the best middle schools in Rongcheng. His conversation was very different in all aspects. Liu Ying couldn't help but sigh that big cities are big cities...
So after coming back, he was still not satisfied and kept talking to Yang Xia.
Yao Beibei listened and blinked, "Yang Xia, tell me the truth, did you like him when you were little? The postcard you secretly sent before, saying it was for your brother, was it for him?"
Yang Xia blushed, "Don't talk nonsense..."
Yao Beibei stretched out her hand and grabbed a handful of air. "Haha, my brother-in-law is not related by blood, but it is possible..."
"Hey! I'm really getting angry."
Liu Ying ignored Yang Xia's embarrassment and said, "He got admitted directly to No. 10 Middle School this time! No. 10 Middle School, and he also received a scholarship! During the meal, he revealed that he plans to study abroad in high school, and he has several schools to choose from, including Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth... Wow..."
When Liu Ying said this, a hint of gloom appeared in Yang Xia's slightly stunned eyes.
"No wonder you are always distracted, Yang Xia. It turns out that your eyes are fixed on the farther city of Chengdu... I said that so many people wrote love letters to you before, but none of them could conquer you..."
"Hahaha... Okay, okay, I won't joke with you anymore! Don't be angry!"
Seeing that Yang Xia's ears had turned red and he looked almost anxious, Liu Ying and the others had to know their limits, otherwise they might not even be able to be friends anymore.
The boys in the compound who actually had some secret crush on Yang Xia were stunned and felt mixed emotions.
So that's how it is. It turns out that someone has been living in Yang Xia's heart for a long time. In terms of pattern, vision, and situation, how can they compare with the person mentioned by Liu Ying? In comparison, they are just little kids who haven't grown up yet. They worked hard to study in a nearby university. If they don't encounter accidental factors and jump out of the three realms, they may have to rely on their parents to use their connections to find a job to support their family, which they may not like...
For the first time, they had a certain degree of understanding and experience of the different levels and destinies of life determined by the pattern.
Yao Beibei was still not satisfied and gave Yu Xiao a hateful look. "Look at Yang Xia's brother. He's called a brother, but he's only one year older and in the same grade as us. Look at what he's doing. Look at what you're doing. Oh, by the way, a few days ago I saw you and Cheng Ran shouting on the rooftop of the unit building. You're making a lot of noise. What are you shouting about?"
Yu Xiao realized that Yao Beibei was talking about the time he went to see Cheng Ran a few days ago. The two of them were just like they used to be. They each ordered a bottle of beer, and went up to the rooftop to chat and drink under the moonlight.
There were so many things Yu Xiao wanted to tell Cheng Ran, including the stunning cultural wall, the departure of Lao Jiang, the explosive results in the high school entrance exam, Li Zhan who left school in shame, why Du Yuting returned the letter to others, the story of time, and even... It also included the early morning of that day, the crisp slap in the face of Cheng Ran by the gangster, and the scene where Cheng Ran calmly recorded the other party's gun, license plate, and various details and asked him to call the police, and then he chased after him.
Later, the June 2nd case was cracked, revealing the viciousness of Liu Zhiguo's gang. The media reported it everywhere, and everyone in the country knew about it. Yu Xiao then realized what Cheng Ran had done on that day, at that time, and at that moment.
When he realized this, it would not be an exaggeration to say that an electric-like heat flowed down his spine.
Along with this torrent, he was almost ready to kneel down and prostrate himself to Cheng Ran.
He had a strange expression on his face at the moment, "You really want to know what we shouted to the sky?"
Yang Xia looked over, Liu Ying looked over, Zhang Xin, Xie Dong and the others all looked over. Yao Beibei asked tentatively, "I want to have... a lot of money?"
Yu Xiao smiled.
"Our journey is to the stars and the sea."