This is a question that was never expected, and it should never have appeared in the interview, Geng Xiaoqing was silent for a few seconds, and replied very smartly: "I saw this movie in college." ”

"Then what do you think caused Gatsby's tragedy?"

It's not good, this question didn't appear in the books, Geng Xiaoqing was not ready, she didn't know how to answer, in a panic, she said casually: "Fundamentally speaking, it is because of the decay and degeneration of the new bourgeoisie, and because of the nature of human beings' love for vanity......"

Gu Leming smiled slightly, but Geng Xiaoqing couldn't laugh.

"You're right, but in my opinion, Gatsby is capable, but he's too naïve. Although he was not from a high background, he decided to get ahead from a young age, and made a strict plan for himself, exercising every day, practicing speeches, and so on. Later, he held banquets for Daisy's sake, and those high-class people treated him with respect. He seems to have achieved his dream, but has he really integrated into high society?"

Geng Xiaoqing bit his lip secretly.

"Not at all. And his fabricated background, as well as the traces of his deliberate training, have long been clearly seen by Nick. I often wonder if Gatsby would have had a happy ending if he hadn't been so deliberately elevating his origins and not coveting the glitz and glamour of high society?"

Geng Xiaoqing's face turned pale, and the joints of his hands were raised.

Gu Leming showed a warm smile at the right time: "These are not the content of the assessment, you don't have to be nervous, and it won't affect your results at all." ”

After getting off work much later than before, Geng Xiaoqing did not practice yoga as usual, but went straight home. She didn't have any appetite, in fact she hadn't had a good appetite all along. Before college, eating a piece of sushi with duck neck was a luxury, and now she can afford to eat a variety of foods, but she just can't eat it. Over time, her stomach was not very healthy, so she couldn't get fat.

The work was exhausting her, but she couldn't sleep. She took off her makeup, changed into comfortable home clothes, took out a bottle of red wine from the refrigerator, looked at the traffic outside the window, and poured herself a drink.

She had tried her best to live a delicate life, and even her parents had fabricated it - her parents, who were teachers, had died in a car accident, and she had been adopted by her aunt. My aunt and uncle are not doing their jobs, and she has suffered a lot...... She has put in a lot of hard work to become who she is today.

Beautiful and excellent female classmates easily gain the trust of others, and classmates have never doubted her words. Geng Xiaoqing intensified her efforts to optimize her personality, she took a high scholarship, enrolled in a class to learn oil painting, learned vocal music, and spent a lot of money to learn flower arrangement in the two years when she studied for a master's degree in Japan.

All of this is to label herself as a "well-born", and the circle she is in now also acquiesces to this label. She thought she had worked hard enough and had done flawlessly, but what was the origin of that Director Gu, who could actually see through her at a glance and insinuate about her with Gatsby?

After slowly drinking a glass of red wine, Geng Xiaoqing didn't find the answer. She turned on her phone, but still didn't receive any QQ messages. Seven years later, he still refused to forgive her, she put down her self-esteem and sent a message every day, probably to the air.

Since coming to Beijing, different boys have pursued her. At that time, Geng Xiaoqing was still a little inferior, because almost every classmate was versatile, and she was only good at running. But she hides this inferiority complex very deeply and does not reveal it in front of anyone.

Geng Xiaoqing doesn't like to participate in group activities, but in the sports meetings held by the department, she has achieved good rankings in middle and long-distance running, and these results have gradually dispelled her inferiority. Someone asked her if she had practiced long-distance running before?

Geng Xiaoqing didn't deny it, nor did he admit it, he still replied very smartly: "Anyway, I've been able to run since I was a child." ”

If someone pursues her, she also has the confidence to joke: "I run fast, and I'm good at long-distance running, you may not be able to catch me!"

She's getting better, she's running harder, she's gone from that small city full of the smell of the sea to such a cosmopolitan city, and she has more strength to run forward. It's just that in her distant childhood and adolescence, someone took her hand and ran together, and now she is the only one left.

When she thought of this, she never felt good in her heart.

Geng Xiaoqing tried to avoid going back to her hometown, and after going to college, her only contact with Sun Chengcai and Chen Zeping was to inquire about Tong Tong's news. But the two men also knew nothing, and their voices were surprisingly unanimous: "In his mind, I have become a sinner, and he will not pay attention to me." ”

Geng Xiaoqing didn't know what happened that night, but the two friends he had the best relationship with also had a falling out with him, which made her feel a little comforted.

Now she never drinks with strange boys, and occasionally she falls into fantasies, if she completely lets herself go and drinks with different men every day, will he not be able to stand it, suddenly emerge from some corner, and pull her to discipline her?

But she didn't dare to do that. Because of the drinking, she almost made a big mistake, and he didn't get that crucial phone call. Geng Xiaoqing always felt that she was right, but when he was angry, she didn't have the courage to defend herself.

Three years ago, she had to go back to her hometown when she went through the formalities of leaving the country. The port city has changed a lot, with high-speed rail stations and more high-rise buildings by the sea, but the three villages of Happiness are still the same, as decayed, dilapidated, and quieter than before - there are almost no young people there, only a few old people who are in their old age, surviving under the lifeless sun.

Residents hear about the demolition several times a year, but each time it's just a veritable "hearsay" that it's a place forgotten by the city's rapid growth.

Geng Xiaoqing went home to apply for a certificate of kinship, and she had to do it very secretively, so as not to show her stuff in front of her classmates. After all, she has fabricated her life experience to perfection and cannot afford to fall short.

Her mother, Hong Yuling, is the person she hated in her life, but the household registration book was in her hand, and Geng Xiaoqing had to deal with her. She thought about it and decided to let Geng Qiuyun find a way. She said that as long as she got the household registration book, she would give him 2,000 yuan.

Although Geng Qiuyun was hanging, after this incident, his heart was completely cold.

Nothing has been accomplished in this life, and when he is old, his wife is separated, and his daughter occasionally contacts him once, which is to spend money to let him get the family's household registration book.

Geng Qiuyun still has a little conscience, and after a long sigh, he decided to help his daughter, she will give money if she wants, and he will not be disappointed if he doesn't give it.

He had been in prison for more than nine years, and he had long since fallen out with his wife. He usually lives in the factory and occasionally comes home to visit. His wife was mostly not at home, and he didn't know what she was up to, or who she was hanging out with.

Geng Qiuyun was already disheartened, and he gradually became numb to the ridicule of others. Occasionally, on a whim, he would be sad, how did he get to this point?

Hong Lingyu didn't give the household registration book, she stared at her eyes and shouted: "She is out now, let her take 100,000 yuan, or there is no way." ”

"For so many years, we haven't raised her, she wants a household registration book, and she doesn't want money, you just give it to her!"

"Heh, give birth to her, so that she can finish high school, how can you support her? After so many years and so much money, she didn't pay me back, and asked her for 100,000 yuan, which is not much at all. ”

Geng Qiuyun felt tired, according to his usual style of acting, he just put the responsibility on Hong Lingyu, but he didn't know what's wrong, maybe he remembered the female teacher who had helped him, and the wisp of fatherly love evoked by the female teacher was always hidden in his heart.

He was distressed for several days, and finally "stole" the household registration book while Hong Lingyu was not at home, and called his daughter, Geng Xiaoqing asked him to meet at the beach. In the weather in March, Geng Xiaoqing was wearing a windbreaker and sunglasses, which was cool and fashionable. She doesn't look like an innocent college student, but like an experienced female killer.

The female killer took the household registration book, flipped through it, and then handed an envelope to her father: "Oh, although it is a few days late, the money is not a lot for you." ”

Geng Qiuyun felt very uncomfortable, he didn't want to have this kind of relationship with his daughter, so he didn't take the money, but asked unfamiliarly: "Have you been doing well outside all these years?"

Geng Xiaoqing sneered coldly, and Geng Qiuyun didn't dare to ask again. After Geng Xiaoqing finished reading the household registration book, Geng Qiuyun asked dryly: "What do you want the household registration book for, and how long will it take?"

"Prove that I am a native foreigner. Geng Xiaoqing explained impatiently: "If I want to study abroad, I have to prove that I am a complete foreigner to them." ”

"Oh oh......" Geng Qiuyun still didn't understand, and asked again: "That...... Where are you going?"

"Japan. ”

Geng Qiuyun also wanted to ask her if she had enough money and whether she could speak Japanese, but when she saw her determined appearance, she felt that she was worrying blindly. He didn't take the money for a long time, Geng Xiaoqing stuffed the envelope into his hand and said, "Take it!"

Geng Qiuyun didn't refuse anymore, and said, "You return it as soon as possible, your mother locked it in a drawer, and I stole it." ”

Geng Xiaoqing raised his head and glanced at his father.

"I said, it's Hong Lingyu who is making trouble again, she almost cut me off my way to college a few years ago, and now she doesn't want me to study abroad. ”

"That's how she is going to be in her life, she fell into the eyes of money. ”

Geng Xiaoqing gritted his teeth and asked again: "Then you really took a lot of trouble, do you want me to give you more money?"

Geng Qiuyun's face turned cold all of a sudden.

"I'm kidding, you can do this for me, it's a bit of a father. ”

Geng Xiaoqing patted his father's shoulder, as if encouraging a subordinate: "I have written down this kindness, and by the way, I will tell Hong Lingyu, I hate her all my life, if she makes trouble again, I will not let her have a good time." ”

That is, if it weren't for Hong Lingyu, Tong Tong might not be so angry, maybe he wouldn't be so disappointed in her, or maybe he ...... Won't you not contact her for so many years?