Chapter 3 The Knife That Kills
Gu Jiang couldn't remember most of the things on the day he dropped out of school, he just remembered clearly that the mood of that day was extremely bitter, more bitter than drinking bitter coffee.
And since his grandmother left, he has never returned to his hometown to see, and it is inevitable that he will be sad.
Jiang Zhi asked him: "I don't plan to go back to school, why are you so stubborn in this kind of thing when you are usually smart?"
Gu Jiang was silent and didn't answer, in fact, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to do this.
"I don't think your grandmother wants you to do that. ”
Gu Jiang took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Everyone can say the truth, but if my grandmother is still here, I won't sit here." ”
It may be that he doesn't smoke often, and he choked on cigarettes and coughed several times in a row.
This makes the already white face even more pale in this smoky situation, especially the young man's brown-black eyes, if you look closely, it is like two crystal clear glass beads, really beautiful, but it is impersonal, and there is less vitality and yearning for life.
"Little kids smoke less. Jiang Zhi handed him a glass of water.
"Thank you. Gu Jiang politely took the water glass.
This smoking problem is since he dropped out of school, only to contract, but he is very rational, restrained, not addicted, in fact, he does not like the taste of tobacco, but most of the time when he can't relieve stress, and only by smoking and drinking to relieve stress.
Seeing that the boy was only a teenager, when he was supposed to go to high school, he was more precocious than an adult, and he was calmer than an adult in the face of anything.
He couldn't help but think of the first time he saw the child.
The boy was thin, tall, with whiter skin than many girls, and he looked a little good at bullying, and it wasn't until the boy opened his mouth that he found that this child had a special personal charm.
"Hello! I'm Gu Jiang. His tone was lazy, but his eyes looked at Jiang Zhi very firmly, and his eyes were dark as if they wanted to suck his soul in.
"You young man, why would you want to come to work in my shop?" Jiang Zhi asked him curiously.
Gu Jiang thought for a while: "Leisure." ”
Jiang Zhi was speechless for a while.
This is true, and it's quite idle all day long.
He always felt that this child was different from other people of the same age, what was the difference, maybe it was the eyes, they were very empty inside, there was nothing, as if there was no expectation and desire for the world.
Jiang Zhi has no children, so for Gu Jiang, he is still very distressed as an elder who has been in society for many years.
"Uncle Jiang just wants to persuade you, if you still want to go to school, go back and continue to go to school, but if you don't plan to change your mind, I will also support you, after all, your own path still needs you to go by yourself. ”
Gu Jiang bowed: "I understand, Uncle Jiang." ”
"By the way, the girl you were looking for back then, is there any news of her now?"
Jiang Zhi knew that Gu Jiang had a girl he liked for many years.
Gu Jiang's eyelids shrugged, his fingers pinched the other finger, and after a while, he replied slowly: "I saw her yesterday." ”
Before Jiang Zhi could continue to speak, the young man continued: "It's nothing, anyway, it was a few years ago, and I have never crossed paths with her." Not before, not now, and not in the future. When he said this, his expression was indifferent, as if he had really let go of this long-buried crush.
Jiang Zhi sighed: "If you don't contact people, how do you know that it's impossible?
Today's girls just like the kind of boys who have a clean face, no acne, are thin and tall, and have a good voice.
These Gu Jiang are very compliant.
Gu Jiang was silent for a moment, "She's different." ”
"Oh?" Jiang Zhi became interested: "What's the difference?"
Gu Jiang: "I can't say it, I just feel that it's different from everyone else." ”
Until now, he couldn't tell why he liked each other in the first place, it was quite amazing, he recalled it carefully, only to find that he had almost no direct contact with Jiang Lin, most of it was him secretly observing her.
He remembered that she didn't like to talk, but she was quite good at fighting, and many people in the class secretly admired her and called her "Brother Jiang", including both boys and girls.
The school grades are also quite good, and if you continue to attend, you should have a great hope of going to a major university.
She didn't seem to remember him at all, and they were just strangers a long time ago.
"Have you ever thought that maybe that girl was in the same trouble as you, so she chose to drop out of school in the first place? Jiang Zhi didn't believe that this kid really let go, after all, Gu Jiang's temperament was really stubborn, and it could be seen from many small things.
"I thought about it, but I couldn't bother her, because I was too busy to take care of myself at that time. "Gu Jiang was quite stubborn at some point, but at some point he saw things very thoroughly.
"That's all you can do if it's you. His tone was flat and straightforward because he was telling the truth.
There's no point in two people who are also at a low point bothering each other, especially if that person never knew there was such a person as you.
No, I probably knew, but I never cared.
Gu Jiang raised his eyes and looked at the sky, today's weather is very good, the sun has risen early, the warm sun is shining on his body, his face is very warm, and after a long time, he feels that his face is starting to turn red and hot.
"Do you want to buy a bouquet of flowers?"
Gu Jiang froze when he was about to drink water, and he just wanted to open his mouth to refuse, when Jiang Zhi on the other side opened his mouth: "Little girl, how much is a bunch?"
"Ten pieces. ”
"It's a bit expensive, cheaper. ”
"Eleven pieces. ”
"Poof-" The water in Gu Jiang's mouth squirted out all of a sudden before it was hot, and he looked up, but when he saw the other party's appearance clearly, his whole face stiffened.
Jiang Lin reacted quickly and dodged this sudden "water hammer".
When she saw Gu Jiang's appearance clearly, she was a little puzzled: "It's you?"
Gu Jiang: "......"
Should he be glad that she finally remembered that there was such a person as him?
"Little Jiang, do you know?"
"I met yesterday. Jiang Lin replied.
Gu Jiang was speechless: "He's calling me." ”
Jiang Lin let out an extremely flat "oh".
"My mom also called me Little Jiang, I'm sorry. ”