Chapter 2: Courage
In the closed luggage compartment, the air was not very circulating, and the temperature naturally rose a few points, and sweat gradually soaked Gu Shunxi's forehead. As a result of holding one position for a long time, the muscles were inevitably a little paralyzed, and the tingling sensation traveled down her calves, then to her knees, and then little by little to spread all over her body, which was really unbearable, but she still did not dare to move, did not dare to make a little sound.
I don't know how long it took, in addition to the movement of car tires rubbing the ground, the sound gradually became richer, and the noise of the crowd came into my ears from time to time.
As the car drove into the city, it was getting brighter, but the sun hadn't quite risen yet.
Arriving at the destination, the driver opened the car door, the luggage compartment opened, and a young man who was in a hurry to go home got out of the car first, and when he was about to take the suitcase, he was startled by Gu Shunxi, who was hiding behind.
"Damn, how can there be someone here!"
He shouted, and the passengers who had just gotten off the train and were waiting to pick up their luggage immediately gathered around.
"Whose child is this, he's too bold, what if something happens?"
"A new way to evade fares!"
Everyone talked about it, and Gu Shunxi dragged his drowsy head out by the driver.
"What's going on?
An Jie was attracted by this movement, and walked over to watch, but the person who appeared in front of her at this moment almost made her wonder if her eyes were malfunctioning, and she exclaimed in surprise.
"Gu Shunxi?!"
Gu Shunxi stood up and rubbed his legs, which were still numb.
"Old... Teacher. ”
"This..."
Gu Shunxi lowered her head, almost touching her empty chest, and a layer of fine cold sweat quickly oozed from her forehead, her hands and feet were cold, and she didn't know what to do.
That's the end of it.
Gu Shunxi stood in silence and didn't say a word.
She hates such a cowardly self, only cares about the impulse of the moment, but has no courage to face the consequences.
The driver kept counting and falling in her ears, but she turned a deaf ear, thought for a long time without an idea, raised her head slightly, just wanted to say something apologetic, but was shocked by the bustling city in front of her, although it still looked like her head was down, but Gu Shunxi's eyes looked away without restrictions, her eyes crossed one tall building after another, those flickering and blurred lights became extremely dazzling in her eyes, looking at the completely unfamiliar city in front of her, she wanted to engrave the prosperous scenery at the moment in her heart.
It's like this both horizontally and vertically, even if it's sent back in the next second, and I'm considered a person who has been to the provincial capital.
Thinking like this, Gu Shunxi's heart was much more stable, just as she was comforting herself, a hand touched the top of her head, although through the hair, she could clearly feel the temperature of that hand, with soft strength.
Although An Jie had too many things to ask, she could only choose to suppress it at the moment, pull Gu Shunxi over, and apologize to the driver.
"I'm really sorry, she has never seen a bus, and when she saw the luggage compartment open, she thought it was a novelty, and she got into it to play, but she ended up locked up inside. The child is naughty, please bear with me. ”
The night scene outside the car window kept receiving, but Gu Shunxi was not in the mood to appreciate it, carefully observing the expression on An Jie's face from the rearview mirror, she felt very guilty, and she woke up from her impulse, she knew that she was in trouble. Running like this desperately is tantamount to throwing the mess to An Jie.
"Shunxi, why are you hiding in the luggage compartment, is it reluctant to be a teacher?"
An Jie suddenly spoke, Gu Shunxi was startled, and lowered her head a little weakly.
"I... I don't know..."
After breathing a sigh of relief, she spoke eagerly: "Teacher, I... I told my family, just to take a look, and soon... Will be back soon. ”
After speaking, he sobbed quietly, and Gu Shunxi wept while scolding himself for being mean. In the dim light of the back seat of the car, she heard An Jie sigh, and then said softly: "You are also frightened today, go home with me for dinner first." ”
As soon as the words fell, the taxi had arrived at the destination, the two went home, after a simple meal, Gu Shunxi did not stop for a moment, took the initiative to do housework, and helped An Jie clean up the house. After washing the dishes, An Jie, who came out with fruit, was startled by her actions, and hurriedly went over to grab the rag and let her students work, she was not used to it.
After pulling for a long time, Gu Shunxi refused to let go, but she couldn't resist her, and An Jie also followed suit.
In just two hours, the house had been cleaned up. The two of them washed up and fell asleep.
The next morning, it was still cloudy. An Jie was awakened by the aroma, and when she got up, she saw that breakfast was ready.
After a few years of teachers and students, Gu Shunxi naturally knows An Jie, this person's heart is very soft, if she begs hard, can she stay? She only hates that she is too young, and will only do some trivial tasks such as cleaning, washing clothes, and cooking.
Gu Shunxi knew that she was taking advantage of An Jie's sympathy, but she was cornered.
In this world, no one has ever thought about her, but she can't help but plan for herself.
If she is willing to save me, such a great kindness, as a cow and a horse, she will definitely repay it in the future.
Gu Shunxi said to himself secretly in his heart.
An Jie had just sat down and didn't take two bites when the doorbell rang.
As soon as the door opened, Liu Xiaoli broke in in a hurry, and saw Gu Shunxi in the restaurant unsuspectingly, she was slightly stunned, smiled and nodded as a greeting, and pulled An Jie to the kitchen.
"The older you get, the more you have your own ideas, and you don't say a word when you come back. ”
"Mom, I came back this night because I wasn't afraid of affecting your rest. ”
"Don't make excuses, be honest with your mother, what's going on between you and Xiao Yu?"
An Jie leaned against the cupboard, and her tone was calm, as if she was recounting an extremely ordinary event.
"We broke up. ”
"You..."
Liu Xiaoli was stimulated by the news.
"Nonsense, I listened to Xiao Yu everything, he didn't want to break up. The wedding room in the family is ready, just waiting for you to come back for a happy event. But it's good for you to leave people aside with a word. How big is it, it's worth arguing like this, Xiao Yu has been waiting for you for two years, you can divide it if you say it? Mom can tell you, it's awkward to be awkward, don't break up in anger, you listen to me, be soft. ”
"Mom, it's not a question of who listens to whom, the two of us have different concepts, without this matter, there will be other things in the future, isn't it also a timely stop loss to break up? Besides, I've made up my mind, don't persuade me, it's useless to persuade, what kind of effort do you have, go and travel with my dad." ”
"Don't divert the topic from me, what kind of travel, look at us next door, the two of us are busy watching their grandson every day, what about me and your father? Mom is not trying to force you, but you are now in your thirties, and most of your classmates are married, what do you look like alone? What kind of things do you have to do at what age? ”
An Jie was unmoved, and put on an appearance that oil and salt did not enter.
"When I get my age, I have to get married, and there are still people who are gone at my age, and I have to die together." ”
Liu Xiaoli glared angrily, and neatly reached out to hammer An Jie.
"What nonsense!"
Seeing that Liu Xiaoli was really anxious, An Jie also put away her laughing tone and said seriously:
"Mom, the world is so big, everyone is different, you can't use the same standard to ask different people, people are not the same, how can life be the same? There has never been a model house, no model people. ”
Liu Xiaoli was blocked by her and had nothing to say, sighed for a long time, her facial features were almost pulled together, she persuaded her hard for a long time, and analyzed the disadvantages of breaking up from various angles, but An Jie's determination almost turned into a solid copper wall, and she was unmoved.
Liu Xiaoli also knows her child's temper, she has always been the same, and she made a decision neatly when she went to teach back then, and it was useless for anyone to persuade her. In the end, he was sent out of the door by An Jie with three sighs.
After sending Liu Xiaoli away, An Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
returned to the table to continue eating, but found that the little girl opposite her eyes were shining, full of admiration, she was a little embarrassed to see it, walked over, and rubbed the girl's head with the moist scent of shampoo that she had just washed.
"What's the matter, why do you look at me like that?"
"Teacher, you're amazing!"
"Awesome?" An Jie smiled, she really couldn't find what she was so good about.
"Isn't it awesome to refuse something you don't want to do?"
"It's not a refusal, it's a choice, but in fact, the worst thing in life is choice, because no matter which one you choose, you're doomed to not have both. ”
When she said these words, the emotions in An Jie's eyes were very complicated, Gu Shunxi couldn't understand it, she only felt that she could vaguely understand An Jie's pain, but she couldn't really understand it. But even such pain is unattainable happiness for her.
Looking at the girl's slightly ignorant innocent eyes, An Jie smiled and didn't speak again.
Gu Shunxi stayed at An Jie's house for three days in a row, there was no news from Baiquangou, and An Jie had no intention of asking her to leave, the more peaceful the day, the more uneasy she felt in her heart.
This morning, An Jie led her out of the door and went straight to the stadium.
An Jie's niece An Mengyu wants to participate in the city's primary and secondary school students' sports meeting, and it happens that her parents are on a business trip and can't come back.
The temperature in the city is three or four degrees higher than in the mountains, and the soft and warm sunlight shines in from the other side, sprinkling on her body, and Gu Shunxi's arms are warm, she half-tilts her head, her eyes are staring intently at the playground, and in front of her is a scene she has never been familiar with.
The athletes sweat it out on the playground, and they don't even seem to know what the worries are.
The blue of the sky, the green of the playground, and the red of the track make up a beautiful picture, and everything looks so beautiful. But this beautiful moment did not make An Mengyu's mood better at the moment. Looking at An Jie who came over, she cried with a sad face, the corners of her mouth turned downward, and she was about to cry out in the next second.
"Sister-in-law. ”
An Jie reached out and patted her round face, bent down and asked softly.
"What's the matter, it's about to be a game, why are you struggling with a face?"
It's okay not to ask, this question, An Mengyu immediately couldn't hold back, and cried with a wow. Seeing this, the short-haired girl who was helping An sleepwalk on the side hurriedly replied.
"When An Mengyu was adapting to the start just now, he accidentally broke his foot. ”
An Jie helped her niece sit down, carefully examined the injury, and found that there was no major problem.
"Luckily you didn't hurt your bones, but you can't run in this race. ”
An Mengyu shouted loudly, "How can it be done, sister-in-law, this is a relay race, how can you run if you lack one person!"
"You limp on the field and you can run?"
"I don't care, I finally made it to the final, and I gave up halfway, it's not my style. ”
An Mengyu pouted Lao Gao, and he didn't listen to any persuasion. At this time, He Bushan, who was holding An Mengyu, spoke, her appearance was beautiful, and she spoke slowly and logically.
"There's still an hour before the game time, but the check-in hasn't started yet, so it's feasible to change someone to replace Mengmeng. Let's call everyone over, compare, choose the fastest runner, even if you lose, you have to play. ”
The more An Mengyu listened, the more reliable she felt, she called a few classmates and tried to run one by one, but the results were unsatisfactory.
When everyone was depressed, Gu Shunxi, who had been listening to them quietly on the side, suddenly moved her mind, since the day she made up her mind to please An Jie, she threw any straight balls and curveballs to An Jie, so naturally she couldn't let go of this opportunity.
Her voice was thin and soft, but it was audible.
"Teacher, I... Can I try it?"