When the relatives left, Qiao Lin still had to train in the military, so she didn't send them off. In the early morning, she bit the quilt and cried in the quilt, and she would not be seen for several months, leaving her alone in Beijing.

Grandma often said that the old man was slow and nagging, and there was a musty smell on his body, so what was there to be close to? Don't think about her, just come back and see when you have time.

Jolene didn't think so, even if her grandmother's skin became rougher than the big willow tree in front of the door, she still liked to be with her grandmother.

After the family left, Sun Ruiyang came to see her immediately. In the past year, he has been more tired than he was in high school, and now he has to wear glasses everywhere he goes. When he was a child, he wore glasses, and people said he looked like Conan, and now he wears glasses, especially like Kenji Fujima.

Sun Ruiyang came to her and brought her two kinds of pastries, one from Daoxiang Village and the other with a delicious taste. Jolene couldn't wait to taste it and finally came to the conclusion, "I prefer the taste!"

Sun Ruiyang looked at her with a smile and said, "Like me, I like it too." Then I'll buy you this in the future. ”

"Hmm!"

Sun Ruiyang took out a mobile phone pendant in the shape of a nesting doll from his schoolbag and handed it to Qiao Lin: "When I was shopping, I saw that this was very cute, so I bought one for you." ”

At that time, there were no smartphones, Motorola and Nokia were in full swing, and their brainwashing ringtones could be heard everywhere, and no one thought that they would disappear ten years later.

In 2008, when Jolene was in college, the Nokia 5300 became a popular arcade machine, and six out of ten girls used it. But Jolene's is not, hers is a pink flip phone, which was given to her by her sister-in-law. This gift was too expensive for Jolene to accept. The aunt told her that it was sent by a customer of the sister-in-law, and there were so many at home that she couldn't send it out, so who didn't give it to?

This sentence made Qiao Lin feel uncomfortable, but fortunately, the sister-in-law resolved the crisis in time: "Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense, those mobile phones at home are all black, and it's okay for the old man to use them." I bought this one on purpose, one for you and Min Jia. Little girls, they should be pink and tender. You did well in the exam, and you accompanied Min Jia so hard, your sister-in-law should reward you!"

The little sister-in-law's speech is really an art, and Jolene accepted it with joy, and she was very moved. After the start of school, her girlish flip phone really earned enough eyeballs, and her classmates didn't know how envious they were.

At that time, every girl would use a mobile phone pendant, just like buying a beautiful mobile phone case now, and if she had a boyfriend, she would force her boyfriend to use a couple pendant with her. Qiao Lin liked the nesting doll given by Sun Ruiyang very much, and hung it up on the spot.

Sun Ruiyang is always so caring, but in Qiao Nan's words, this kid is actually very cunning, and he can coax Qiao Lin with a little favor. Jolene replied unceremoniously: "That's also much better than some people who never give small favors!"

Qiao Nan was speechless and couldn't argue. In Qiao Lin's eyes, Sun Ruiyang is a little cute.

Sun Ruiyang is very concerned about which clubs she has applied for and whether she has run for class cadres. Qiao Lin said: "They are so good at running for class cadres, how can I be elected? I applied for a dance club, but I somersaulted and entered the art troupe." ”

"Wow, you're amazing! After joining the art troupe, you will be the school's man of the year in the future. ”

"No, don't look at our school is small and broken, but there are more cows than I imagined! Last night's first rehearsal, each of them was so powerful, some of them have performed in the provincial Taiwan Spring Festival Gala since they were young, some have won national dance awards, and some have performed in various countries on behalf of the school. I thought I was a great first prize in calisthenics, but I realized that I was just a frog at the bottom of a well!"

"I understand. Just like the students of Tsinghua University, every one of them is so powerful, the first semester simply made me doubt my life. But don't be presumptuous. You think, the score requirements of the college entrance examination are different, which means that we are not on the same starting line. But now that we are on the same platform, it seems that I am even more powerful, and I am not afraid at all to start again! At the end of a semester, I am the first in the class. ”

Sun Ruiyang's words, of course, also have an element of bragging, but he is much cuter than his brother's. Jolene was very useful to hear - that is, even if other people's past is glorious, but now that everyone is starting anew, she no longer has low self-esteem. Even if it's small to the dust, it can become stronger.

Before Sun Ruiyang left, they both received a QQ message from Wei Chenglin, it turned out that he won the third prize in China at the Chopin International Piano Competition, and he was going to transfer to Beijing to study.

Being able to come to the cultural capital to study music will definitely be of great benefit to his future development, and his friends are happy for him. Wei Chenglin arrived in Beijing on the second weekend after the start of school, and Qiao Lin and Sun Ruiyang went to the train station to pick him up in person. After meeting, I learned that the No. 2 Middle School didn't want to release him, and he was late in going through the formalities, which delayed the start of school.

Qiao Lin quipped: "After all, it is the future leader of the Chinese music scene who is released, and the second middle school will definitely be reluctant to let go." ”

"Sister Jolene......"

"Well, I'm sure you're going to be a really good musician, so I'm not kidding you. ”

Wei Chenglin blushed and didn't answer, but his heart was still happy.

"Although we have left Jixiang Road, it is great that we have gathered in Beijing! It would be even better if Min Jia and Zhao Linlin could also come!"

Min Jia used to be the white moonlight in everyone's hearts, but now it has become a pain in their hearts. She has not yet gone to school and has no plans to do so. When Qiao Lin was still at home, she heard her aunt lose her temper several times, accusing Min Jia of being too angry, did she use depression to avoid going to school?

Of course, everyone also blamed Auntie for being in a hurry. The tolerance of the family formed a protective net, and Min Jia was not stimulated by her mother.

Sun Ruiyang said with regret: "Teacher Li has invested heavily in the education of the twins, Min Jia dropped out of school, she must not be able to swallow this breath! Alas, Min Jia is really a pity!"

In the past, Min Jia wanted to study in South Korea after graduating from high school, she wanted to learn choreography, and in the future, she would go to an entertainment company to choreograph for her idols. Thinking of this, Qiao Lin's chest was uncomfortably blocked: "I still look forward to Min Jia becoming a very good choreographer, and now I just hope that she can live well." ”

Wei Chenglin interjected: "Didn't I always play the piano for the children in the Gangcheng Welfare Institute before? So, I talked to Min Jia if she could teach the children there to dance, just once a week. Min Jia happily agreed. ”

This means that Min Jia is not only dealing with animals, but also caring for human cubs. Of course, Jolene was overjoyed by her change.

Wei Chenglin once organized a band in Hong Kong City, and during the band activities, he learned that the original Dean Liu of the welfare institute was actually the godfather of rock in Hong Kong City. Twenty years ago, he was the leader of the underground rock scene in Port City. Now when it comes to him, others still call him "Da Liu".

Later, Wei Chenglin went to check with him, and Dean Liu smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "Alas, it's all about the past!

"You're so popular, why did you suddenly retire?"

Dean Liu laughed dryly: "I became famous at a young age, I was crazy for a lifetime, and I owed a lot of romantic debts. There was a daughter at that time, and one night she had a fever, but my mother and I were bastards and left her at home, and we both went to the bar and went crazy...... Ahem, well, I became a loner. ”

Wei Chenglin didn't dare to ask, did his daughter die, or did his wife run away with her daughter? But for so many years, no one has come to see him, and his relationship with his parents is not good, so it must be more likely that the former is the former!

Dean Liu snuffed out the cigarette butt and said earnestly: "Cheng Lin, it's not a bad thing to be a late bloomer, if you can persist until the day of late blooming, it means that you are an indomitable person." And, at that time, you'll be calmer and won't make the same mistakes as I made again. But after losing everything, I found that as long as you are diligent, then you will definitely have a good material life, but beautiful women and luxury cars are all empty, and even very bad, they are enough to ruin you, don't be too obsessed. ”

"So, be more patient with fame, and be more normal after becoming famous. If you make money, don't play with tender models, and don't spend money. There is no way to go far without tranquility, and these old sayings are very true. ”

It seems that Dean Liu opened the conversation box and talked a lot to Wei Chenglin. He was still young, and he heard a lot of things in a fog, but he tried to memorize them. Dean Liu finally told him: "Remember, art can change lives, and after you have the ability, you should work such things." ”

A place like a welfare home is basically an art desert. But Dean Liu spent a few years bringing out a children's choir. Although those children are in shabby clothes, when they sing, their eyes blink and shine, and the innocence and sincerity are enough to move people.

Before leaving Hong Kong City, Wei Chenglin also wanted to ask why he taught himself to compose music in the first place? Dean Liu asked: "When the British delegation came to No. 2 Middle School, did you arrange the song of No. 2 Middle School?"

“…… Yes, the piano was out of tune at that time...... But my adaptation is so naïve that it's not worth mentioning at all. ”

"The song of the second middle school was written by my old man. The old man was very conceited, and he often said that the songs he wrote were not allowed to be changed by others even a single note. That time, I heard Lao Xu say that you changed the song of the second middle school, and it was quite incendiary, I just wanted to meet you and see where you are sacred. ”

Past creations may become black history, and Wei Chenglin will feel guilty when he thinks about it, let alone in front of the creators' family? There's a saying in the Bible that says, 'I will be small at first, but then I will be great.'" Wei Chenglin, go to Beijing! May you start your journey with smallness and end with greatness. ”

*Note: The title of this chapter is from the song "SO FAR AAY"