Chapter 19: Farewell
The days are like this, sometimes like a babbling brook, and sometimes like the roar of the sea, turbulent.
But no matter what, the day of graduation has come.
Just after attending the graduation ball for senior students held by the school, Xiao Yun helped Lin Xiang carry a large bag and a small bag and sent her to Yueling Railway Station.
Lin Xiang wants to set off from here to the south, join the army song and dance troupe, and then start his dream journey.
"I deliberately didn't ask my parents to drop me off today. I told them that there would be a lot of classmates who would come to see me off, and if they were, it would be inconvenient for us to talk. ”
No matter what era it is, the train station is still bustling.
All kinds of people carried heavy luggage and passed by Xiao Yun and Lin Xiang's side.
No one knows where they came from or where they are going.
It's just that at that time, suitcases were not yet popular. Most of those who can afford suitcases are gorgeously dressed, wearing suits and ties. It's either a coal boss, or a nouveau riche who got rich overnight.
"Do you have the pager I bought for you with you? Be sure to call me back as soon as I call you." ”
Lin Xiang nodded.
Xiao Yun could see that Lin Xiang was very reluctant to leave him. But Xiao Yun persuaded her for a long time not to give up her dreams and future.
"Don't worry, after a while, I will also go to the city where you are, and we can be together again. ”
"Then you must not lie to me. Give me a deadline and I'll have hope. ”
Xiao Yun thought for a while: "Give me a month." ”
"Then we'll get it done. You must come to my city and be with me within a month. ”
Xiao Yun took the platform ticket and sent Lin Xiang to the train. After putting all her luggage on the shelf, Lin Xiang took Xiao Yun's hand.
"I'm going to a city where you don't exist. You have to call me every day. I was really scared. What if the girls in the same dance troupe as me don't like me?"
Xiao Yun smiled and bent down, and then said to Lin Xiang, "What should I do if the boys in your dance troupe like you very much?"
Lin Xiang laughed suddenly: "You always don't look serious. ”
The conductor began to say loudly: "The train is about to start, passengers who have not bought tickets please get off immediately!"
Lin Xiang kept holding Xiao Yun's hand tightly until Xiao Yun's fingers were completely withdrawn from her hand. She still looked at Xiao Yun's back.
When Xiao Yun got out of the car, Lin Xiang's heart suddenly emptied. She didn't know what she needed to face in a strange city.
At this moment, she heard Xiao Yun call her name loudly.
Lin Xiang sat by the window, and immediately raised the window at this time, then drilled his head out of the window, and heard Xiao Yun saying loudly: "Lin Xiang, I love you, wait for me!"
That's when the train started slowly.
Xiao Yun stood in place and said such a sentence repeatedly.
In Lin Xiang's tearful eyes, Xiao Yun gradually turned into a small black dot. It wasn't until he couldn't see Xiao Yun's figure that Lin Xiang retracted his head.
Graduated. The seniors are starting to go home and look for jobs.
Xiao Yun was the last to leave the dormitory.
When he carried his duffel bag and took one last look at the empty dormitory, he couldn't help but say in his heart: "Goodbye, my college days." ”
It took Xiao Yun a lot of effort to convince his parents to agree to go to the south.
Xiao Yun originally thought that after drinking two taels with his father, his father would agree to his proposal with the strength of the wine. He didn't expect that his father would pour about two taels of wine after hearing his idea.
"You stinky boy, we raised you so big. If you have a girlfriend, you don't want your parents. You take my shift, what's wrong with working in a gear factory, the job is stable and the salary is high. And you have a good diploma, you can be a technician or something, and your salary has doubled, what kind of south do you go to, do you know where to go? The south doesn't even have relatives and friends, who will take care of you?"
"I can take care of myself. I'm 22 years old, I'm not a three-year-old anymore, it's time for you to let go. ”
If Xiao Yun's father uses both soft and hard, then his mother completely uses one crying, two troubles and three hangings.
"When you go to the South, you don't have a lot of time to get home. Maybe it's only during the Chinese New Year that we can see each other. Mommy will miss you a lot. Sure enough, the son couldn't help the mother, and the daughter-in-law forgot the mother. ”
When Xiao Yun's mother said this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands, and tears flowed profusely.
If it had been placed in the past, Xiao Yun would definitely have compromised. But now he knows very well where his fate is going, and if he obeys his parents' arrangement, then his rebirth will be meaningless.
"Being a worker doesn't have a lifetime of security. Don't you want me to be a successful person, and there will be plenty of opportunities to change my destiny in the South. Even if you don't agree, I'll go. I'm not just here to be with my girlfriend, but also to fulfill my dreams and ambitions. ”
After Xiao Yun finished the last sentence, he drank all the wine in the cup.
The wine in the second pot was very strong, and Xiao Yun felt that his mouth was hot.
Xiao Yun had a feeling of tightness in his scalp, and then he received a hot slap on his face.
"Get out, after you get out of our house, don't come back! Anyway, your luggage hasn't been taken out of the duffel bag today, just get out!"
Xiao Yun's father took advantage of the strength of the wine, and after slapping Xiao Yun, he went to his room again and threw his duffel bag outside the door.
"Old Xiao, why are you beating the child? He doesn't understand the reason, we can slowly analyze with him, if you beat him like this, it will be broken. ”
Xiao Yun's mother hurriedly soaked the towel in the basin, and then took the towel and put it on Xiao Yun's face to apply a cold compress.
Xiao Yun pushed away his mother's hand: "Mom, don't worry about me." After I get out of here today, I won't come back unless I get ahead. ”
Xiao Yun took the duffel bag and walked out of the familiar courtyard.
Xiao Yun's mother was originally going to chase him out, but he was dragged by his father.
When Xiao Yun walked on the sparsely populated street, the poplar leaves on both sides of the road fell down.
Xiao Yun walked forward very lonely by stepping on these golden leaves.
At that time, he only had 200 yuan on him.
Xiao Yun chose to go to Huzi's house first.
Huzi's parents and grandparents entertained Xiao Yun very warmly.
That night, Xiao Yun and Huzi were lying on the same bed, and Xiao Yun said to Huzi, "Come with me to the south." Aren't you trying to make more money for Li Hong? I heard that there are opportunities everywhere in the south, and as long as we seize them, we can make a lot of money. It is not a problem to treat Li Hong's illness. ”
But Huzi gave Xiao Yun another answer: "Xiao Yun, I'm sorry, I can't go to the south with you, I want to pick up my father's class." As you can see, my grandparents are gray-haired and old, and they can't afford me to break up with them. I can't be as righteous as you are. ”
Xiao Yun also wanted to persuade Huzi: "But if you earn that dead salary, I don't know how long it will take to save 30,000 yuan." ”
"I studied mechanics, and I plan to apply for a technician after I enter the gear factory. I think I'll have an edge so that I can earn double my salary. The most important thing is that Li Hong got a job as an art teacher in an elementary school, and I had to accompany her. I love Li Hong just like you love Lin Xiang. I think you can understand my feelings. ”