Chapter 7: Social Fear
In my memory, the rain in autumn will always be at the beginning of the new semester in the fall, dripping into a continuous rain, intermittent, twisting and pinching, half-covered and half-concealed on the body, although it will not soak the placket, but it will always amuse the sentimental mood. The military training did not stop because of the autumn rain, the playground is still the same, as if the rain is falling on other people's heads, other spaces, in the rainy season as thin as a cow's hair, let the teachers and students passing by see the young spirit, in the praise of the appreciation of the fighting spirit.
"Brother Xian" is still entangled in the confinement of the bottle cap, hesitating back and forth in opening and tightening, struggling in release and confinement, like a stranded fish, fluttering in the shallow conversation, never able to jump out, like a bird that flies for the first time, jumping on the edge of the bird's nest, never able to spread its wings and fly out - only a solitary morning jog every morning can allow him to escape from the cage, stretch his body in the familiar breath, shake off his spirit, shuttle freely, and fly freely.
The orientation and friendship activities of the hometown association were held as scheduled after the end of the half-month military training, and the half-month military training allowed everyone to form a unified skin color like a training uniform, forming a unique logo on the campus, and becoming a unique way for new students to identify.
It happened to be the weekend, and "Brother Xian" took a cool shower in the water room with the heat of coming back from his morning run, and his whole body was refreshing and comfortable. When they returned to the dormitory, the roommates all took advantage of the weekend, some went out shopping, some went to other schools to find classmates, and "Brother Xian" had not yet thought about what kind of attitude and motivation to use to get to know the city and be familiar with every street, so he sat quietly on the edge of the bed, holding the magazines he bought at the newsstand at the school gate a few days ago, and looked out the window in a daze.
When I looked back again, I remembered that I hadn't called Zheng Lijuan for a long time, just taking advantage of the quiet dormitory, "Brother Xian" took out the IC card and inserted it into the dormitory phone, dialed the phone, Zheng Lijuan slowly picked it up and called: Brother Ghost - what have you been busy with lately, I haven't seen you call!
"Brother Xian" smiled happily, "hehehe", and said a little ashamedly: "Aunt, I am now called Brother Xian, not Brother Ghost—what about the recent military training, just ended, are you okay?" Zheng Lijuan also "giggled" and said: Okay, Brother Xian - the work of the City God Temple has also been done, your father and they have recently rested, and they are doing some small work in the workshop for the lower courtyard of the village - how are you?
"Brother Xian" smiled and said: I'm fine, but I'm a little bit of a language barrier, I have to speak Mandarin, and I won't be used to it for a while, and now I feel that I don't know anything! Zheng Lijuan "Hmm-" for a long time, and said: Don't be afraid, the road knows the horsepower, the time is still long, don't worry about the road ahead without a confidant!
After listening to this, "Brother Xian" laughed heartily and said: Okay, obey my mother's orders! Zheng Lijuan said faintly: Let's agree, every weekend, you call home, listen to your voice, and we will get used to it!
"Brother Xian" suddenly soured his nose, and said in a suppressed voice: Okay, a word is a deal! Zheng Lijuan said happily: Okay, go enjoy your college time! After speaking, Zheng Lijuan simply hung up the phone.
"Brother Xian" listened to the busy sound, shook his head and put down the phone, stood by the window, watching the sun shine on the blades of grass with a little dewdrops, shaking the bright light - Zhou Jiantao quietly walked into the "Brother Xian" dormitory, looked at the back in front of the window, uncertain, tentatively and shouted softly: Ghost - Brother Xian -
"Brother Xian" heard the shout, turned around, saw that it was Zhou Jiantao, and said with a smile: Jiantao - Zhou Jiantao glanced at "Brother Xian" and said: "Well" military training has tanned a lot, just now the phone in your dormitory has been busy, so I ran over! "Brother Xian" also raised his arm and looked at it, smiled "hey, hey, hey", and said: I called home just now!
Zhou Jiantao waved his hand, held on to the bed frame of the upper bunk and said: It's okay, it's not far away anyway, is there anything wrong, will this be?" "Brother Xian" looked at him suspiciously, hesitated, and said: No-no-It's okay, what's wrong?
Zhou Jiantao looked at him and said half-jokingly: I'm still afraid that I will buy you! "Brother Xian" smiled embarrassedly and said: No, I just don't want to communicate with people! Zhou Jiantao sneered twice after hearing this, and said: You are a social anxiety disorder, and you need heart medicine for heart disease!
"Brother Xian" waved his hand and said noncommittally: What kind of anxiety - Zhou Jiantao glared at him and said: "There is no anxiety, then let's go, give me a trip!" "Brother Xian" still sat on the edge of the bed without moving, without the slightest intention of moving, Zhou Jiantao shook his head and said helplessly: Okay, I won't sell it anymore, you forgot, didn't I tell you last time, the fellow will hold a welcome party!
"Brother Xian" raised his head, looked at him in disbelief, and asked: I know, what's wrong, so what? Zhou Jiantao looked at "Brother Xian" and said with a little anger: So what, So, it's 10 o'clock this morning, in the playground! After speaking, he took out the BB machine on his waist, looked at the time, and pulled "Brother Xian" by the arm and said: "Go away, the time is coming soon!"
"Brother Xian" was dragged by Zhou Jiantao, Zhou Jiantao closed the dormitory door for him and pulled him to the playground. In the autumn weather, there is a temperature difference between morning and evening, although it is not obvious in the provincial capital, but the morning sun shines on the body warm. On the stands on the edge of the playground, twenty or thirty people had gathered densely, standing or sitting together.
"Brother Xian" followed Zhou Jiantao, reluctantly, swaying to the crowd, and someone saw it and shouted loudly: Okay, the vice president has arrived, let's start! "Brother Xian" only then knew that Zhou Jiantao was the vice president of the hometown association, and it was the president who spoke just now.
The president stood on the steps and said a few words of greeting, which probably meant that the orientation party was originally arranged in the student activity room, but there was a hometown orientation party recently, and it could not be arranged, so I hope that all the new students and new villagers will understand; and then introduced the main members of the hometown association one by one, including the president, vice president, liaison officers of each grade department, etc., and their departments, grades, positions in the school student union, and other clubs, so "Brother Xian" I also heard that the president also graduated from the city middle school, and now he is in his third year, which means that they have met in the city before, and they always feel a little familiar.
Next, the vice president, that is, Zhou Jiantao, probably introduced the functions and purposes of the hometown association. And then
Let the freshmen stand in front of the stage to introduce themselves, and it was the turn of "Brother Xian" to stand on the stage and say in a curtive voice: Fellow countrymen, please allow me to introduce in dialect - my name is Liu Guixian, graduated from the city middle school, and a freshman in the College of Liberal Arts!