Chapter 13 Year by Year
The years are not similar, and the years are different.
Xiaoli went to school for the first time in a black car, at this time, she couldn't call, she couldn't recognize the brand of the car, the school she was going to go to was a famous school in City B, and the students who attended it were either rich and powerful, or had excellent grades.
Sitting in the car, the windows are slightly open, in fact, she is new to everything, the extremely lively and bustling crowd, with a strong smell of Beijing films that she is not familiar with, there are too many people, the traces of life are quite obvious, rows of towering floors, quaint but exquisite courtyards, but I feel that no matter how you look at it, it is a rare fit.
Xiao Li got out of the car, carrying a schoolbag, wearing a long skirt of school uniform, which she was extremely good at, and followed behind Cheng Zimu, Cheng Zimu stretched out his hand, Xiao Li hesitated, shook his head and smiled, "I'll follow you." β
Cheng Zimu was a little surprised, a pair of hands stretched out from behind, Xu Ying held Xiao Li's hand, "Amu, you go ahead, I'll take her to follow" in a gentle tone.
The moment she heard Amu, Xiaoli inexplicably wanted to let go of Xu Ying's hand, she didn't use force, so she didn't break free, followed the two of them, step by step, into the classroom, many years later, she faced Xu Ying again, only to know what attitude she was facing herself at that time.
Xiao Li's upper body is a black and white shirt, a strap skirt to her knees, a white schoolbag, a shawl hair is simply and neatly tied up in a ponytail, no bangs, revealing a smooth forehead, she is not a big beauty that makes people look at it at a glance, but the fresh temperament from the town, and her natural and lively eyes, but it also makes people feel bright.
So when she stood on the podium to introduce herself, everyone was confused by her fresh temperament, many boys were whispering, and finally a fresh and refined little girl came.
Xiao Li happened to sit next to Cheng Zimu, the two became real tablemates, strange to say, since childhood, they have been in the same class, but they have never been at the same table, Xiao Li looked sideways at Cheng Zimu's slightly smiling eyes, exhaled deeply in his heart, and told himself that if he came, he would be safe.
At this time, Xiaoli's ballpoint pen accidentally fell, and the moment he looked down, the person was already passing by in front of him, and stepped on the ballpoint pen that she hadn't picked up yet, with a click, enough to shake Xiaoli's heart, that is, Xing Mo, Qu Qing and the three of them used it for three years, the same touch, engraved with the name, the only pen.
Cheng Zimu quickly pulled her up, thinking that she had been touched, but saw her slowly bend down, pick up the broken ballpoint pen, her eyes were cold, and she looked back at the culprit.
The man was the only one who didn't wear a school uniform, with curly blue hair, a leather jacket, black eyeliner painted on the corners of his eyes, two feet on the table, sitting in the last row, his eyes closed, and he looked like he was sleeping.
Xiaoli stood up, Xu Ying behind her grabbed her, and whispered, "His name is Chen Yan, he is a repeater, and his father is the principal of this school, just a pen, don't pay attention to him." β
Sounds very concerned about himself, Xiao Li secretly thought, Xu Ying is really kind.
She didn't sit down because she saw Cheng Zimu go over and kick him on the table, "Chen Yan, apologize." β
"Damn, which disturbs Lao Tzu to sleep, you have nothing to do with Cheng Zimu!" Chen Yan opened his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, red and scary, he looked up scoldingly, and when he saw Cheng Zimu, he looked displeased.
"Apologies. β
"You're crazy, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your temper is growing!" Chen Yan stood up.
"You stomped on her pen. Cheng Zimu's tone was flat, but he heard it extremely clearly, and he was angry under it.
"Who, step on it badly, step on it badly, it's just a pen, I don't blame her for clucking my feet, I want to sleep, it's okay to get out, don't bother Lao Tzu." Chen Yan waved his hand angrily, and was about to sit down.
Cheng Zimu raised his foot and kicked, the speed was extremely fast, and Chen Yan squatted on the ground amid everyone's laughter.
"Damn" Chen Yan jumped up all of a sudden, grabbed Cheng Zimu's clothes, and was about to swing his fist, Cheng Zimu raised his eyes, "Can you beat me?"
What is called a spike, this is called a spike.
Xiaoli felt that Cheng Zimu at this moment was so righteous and warm, but also, so strange, this strangeness was something she had never seen, just like she never thought that there would be a girl standing in front of her and calling him Amu.
"Cheng Zimu, forget it. Xiao Likou, I don't know why, Xiao Li has no desire to rush up to Chen Yan in her heart, this is in Qingmei Town, she must not just let him squat on his ass, she must let his ass bloom.
Cheng Zimu didn't look back, and his tone was still "apologies." β
"Forget it. β
"Apologies. β
"No need. β
"Yes. β
The two of them word by word, you come and go, the atmosphere seems to be awkward, but it seems to be relaxed, Chen Yan let go of his hand and looked at the two with a sullen face, this is, are you arguing?
"He apologized, my pen couldn't get back, and besides, I don't read his apology. Xiaoli turned and sat down.
Chen Yan jumped out and stood in front of Xiao Li, of course, beside him, Cheng Zimu quickly turned around and blocked the front, his eyes full of vigilance.
"Girl, your tone is not small, the new arrival, Chengzi's little girlfriend?"
Xiaoli felt that her lungs were about to explode, but she desperately told herself that this was the first day, the first day, if she couldn't help it, it would be over in the future, she looked up, "It's time for you to brush your teeth." A look of contempt.
"Damn!" Chen Yan's face flushed, and he lined up on Xiaoli's table with one palm, "You say it again." β
Cheng Zimu suddenly smiled, he returned to his seat leisurely, and read the book quietly.
Xu Ying stared at Xiao Li with a faint look in his eyes and bit his lip.
"Take your hands away, and your hands should be washed, dirty. Xiao Li lowered his eyes, carefully checked his ballpoint pen, and was secretly distressed.
"Lao Tzu asked you to see how clean my hands were, and I can't see a trace of a slap on your face, believe it or not. Chen Yan raised his hand and pulled towards the back of Xiao Li's chair.
Xiao Liyan got up, Chen Yan's eyes were dazzled, and he felt that his hand was caught, and his wrist was tightly choked by her, and he couldn't move for a while.
"Go back to your nest and sleep, I don't need your apology, and I don't like you hanging around here. Xiaoli was unhurried and smiling.
"Girl, you're very dragged!"
"You can try," Xiao Li said word by word, his voice was slow and clear, "Chen Yan, you can't beat me, do you believe it?" was the same as Cheng Zimu's tone just now.
With a wave of his hand, Chen Yan's hand hung down weakly, and he found that he had no strength in his wrist at all.
"Damn, a pair of neurotics, Lao Tzu doesn't have the same knowledge as you. Chen Yan sat back scolding, put the book on his face, stopped talking, and couldn't see his expression clearly.
Xiaoli sat down, put the ballpoint pen in the stationery bag, supported his chin with his hand, and was in a daze for a long time.
Cheng Zimu poked his head over and "left the ,,,"
"Cheng Zimu, you're dead. β
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, will I do it with you?"
"The first day I came, I gave you enough face. β
"Yes, yes, you have been wronged. β
"Xiaoqing will kill me. β
"She couldn't bear it. β
"But I feel distressed. β
"Why don't I fix it for you?"
"It can't be used even if it's repaired. "Someone started digging a pit.
"You can't use it as a souvenir, I'll give it back home. β
"Hey, my dad told me to be more careful and frugal,,,It's only the first day," a look of grievance.
"I'll give you a wholesale box tomorrow, it's enough. Someone took the opportunity to stutter.
"I remember when I left, someone said to protect me. β
"I protected it, it was timely, and domineering, you don't want to cause trouble. "Someone's face is black
"Well, that's my mistake. Someone sighed.
"That's right, that's right, you're for me, I know, you're afraid that I'll get into trouble, it's my fault, what you want me to do, just dissipate your anger. β
"Really?".
"It's more real than real gold. β
"I don't want to wear a dress"
"Xiaoli, this is the school rule. Someone smiled wryly.
"Chen Yan can not wear it. β
"His dad was the principal. β
"But he can't beat you, and he can't beat me. "Xiao Li is serious.
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Then after lunch, Xiaoli jumped out of the toilet, wearing black trousers, and swayed around the campus, and in the next three years, she became the only girl who did not wear a school uniform skirt.
The episode on the first day of school was quickly forgotten by Xiao Li, and then she knew that Chen Yan was forced by his parents to come here to study like Cheng Zimu, and then on Saturday and Sunday, he also went to the army to exercise like Cheng Zimu, back and forth, Xiao Li and he didn't know each other, every time he had a holiday, he and Cheng Zimu left on a bus, Cheng Zimu still didn't pay much attention to him, but he picked up Xiao Li and asked questions, inexplicably, several people also began to occasionally meet and chat.
During this period, Yang Minglang only appeared once, Xiaoli heard that he was on the school basketball team, and went to play games with other schools before, and goodbye he was also at Cheng Zimu's house, Xu Ying, Chen Yan, Mo Qiao, Chu Xin, and Cheng Zimu, a group of people sat in the living room and played flower cards that Xiao Li didn't know very well.
Xiaoli would call his dad every night, and then send text messages to Qu Qing Xing Mo until late at night, with endless stories and endless nostalgia.
When Xiaoli opened the door one day, he saw that the ground was snow-white and there were snowflakes in the air, and then he realized that winter was coming, and the short and long semester was coming to an end.
And the first snow of this winter, Cheng Zimu was not by his side, he was on the cold and frozen ground, wearing a thin camouflage uniform, fighting and training with his comrades.
Xiao Li was extremely worried and distressed, but every time he came back, he still touched her hair and smiled at her as always, Xiao Li lowered his eyes and didn't look at his frozen ears, his cold hand held his hand, she frowned, but she couldn't bear to let go, and then would kick open his door at night and rudely rub the medicine for him.
In the last few days of 2005, in this repeated cycle of years, Xiao Li was full of anticipation, excitement and excitement, etc., homesick, however, the epidemic virus infection began, after a long hibernation, because of the weather and pollution in Beijing, Xiao Li at this critical moment, got a severe cold.
She was almost forcibly locked up at home, and it was also the first New Year, there was no New Year in Qingmei Town, Zhang Tiancheng took a long vacation, and on the afternoon when he came to Beijing, Xiao Li's haze was long before a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that the suitcase was full of gifts prepared by Qu Qing and Xing Mo, Xiaoli finally broke out, and for the first time in half a year, he cried in his father's arms, and Cheng Zimu outside the door didn't even have the courage to knock on the door, squatting at the door, his face full of distress.
On the afternoon of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the family was very lively, and Grandpa Cheng also returned, and Xiao Li found that the people she had seen in the Cheng family before the New Year were really not many compared to the eyes.
This time, Chen Yan's parents, Mo Qiao, Chu Xin's parents, and Xu Ying's parents all came, and when Yang Minglang appeared in a white suit, Xiao Li took a look at it very unhappily, he was holding an old man, the old man was wearing a navy blue Tang suit, with a harmonious smile, and was personally taken into the house by Grandpa Cheng and pulled him to talk.
Xu Ying was wearing a white dress, with long shawl hair and beautiful braids, hanging down on her back, with a crystal headband, and a fur coat that looked extraordinary.
Then Xiaoli found that Chen Yan's hair was dyed black, and looked at him sitting on the sofa with an unhappy face, Xiaoli felt ridiculous, coming and going downstairs, this kind of scene is not strange, besides, no matter how embarrassing things are, she has done all the embarrassing things, and she doesn't care, so at this moment, she is wearing a plush white coral velvet pajamas, kicking a pair of cotton slippers that can even cover her ankles, running snot at the railing on the second floor, looking at the big group of capitalists downstairs, oh no, revolutionaries, rich and noble people, you come and go, and occasionally I will hear a group of officers who are over forty laughing and saying Your uncle, how was Lao Tzu back thenγ
Xiaoli feels that her character should not be in this state, even when Cheng Zimu left, she was occasionally sad, but she still had Zhang Xiaoli, lively and laughing, heartless, but since she came here, she has become the occasional sad Zhang Xiaoli before, by heart, life here can be said to be heaven, Cheng Zimu and her quarrel, but it is much gentler than before, several times Xiaoli feels that he is running away with a red face, his friends are really good to themselves, they eat and play, they all think about her, and are willing to pull her together, and even, her relationship with Chen Yan and Yang Minglang is a little more unscrupulous, but in this auspicious and universal celebration, Xiaoli began to be sentimental again.
I really want to eat the spicy fish noodles from Qingmei Town, I really want to think about Xiaoqing and Momo, I really want to watch a little TV in the living room, eat sour green plums and oranges, and I really want to eat a bowl of the spiciest instant noodles in β‘β‘.
Then Xiao Li really went to soak a bowl of instant noodles without everyone paying attention, the hot water was the water in the water heater pipe in the room, the instant noodles were brought to her by Xiaoqing, her favorite hot and sour taste, Xiao Li took the instant noodles and continued to sit on the second floor, eating and watching, so many people, just watch the play.
The stairs were long and she wasn't worried about being seen.
Cheng Zimu was busy, and said hello to many people he didn't know, the first thing that came to mind was Xiaoli, who was still cold, he just walked to the staircase, and he smelled a familiar smell, subconsciously, he knew that he had smelled this taste countless times, it was her favorite taste, and then, he quietly went upstairs, in front of the railing, the girl was burying her head in hard work, and her satisfied expression made people feel that it was not an ordinary bowl of instant noodles.
Xiao Li raised her head and looked at Cheng Zimu in a white suit, she blinked, okay, she couldn't remember the brand of this dress, generally speaking, she couldn't remember the brand of clothes that were too expensive, and her subconscious actions made Cheng Zimu laugh completely.
She hugged the instant noodles into her arms, for fear that others would snatch them, and the corners of her mouth were still hung with the oil stains left by the soup just now, Cheng Zimu sat down and looked at her seriously.
"Comrade Xiao Zhang, it's not a good comrade to eat alone. βγ
"I'm in charge of my instant noodles, this is given to me by Xiaoqing, not yours. βγ
"Anyway, I also carry your schoolbag and bring you supper every day, what's the matter, this will be so clear. β
"What ,,, a mouthful?" Xiao Xing held out a finger in pain.
"It's so stingy,,hey,"
"Don't eat and pull down, get down, anyway, the whole banquet of the Manchu Han will wait for you to become a young master at night." βγ
Cheng Zimu had to compromise.
In fact, it's not that there is no instant noodles in Beijing, but Xiaoli looks at the delicate and expensive dishes on the table every day, three people, six dishes on the table, and it is not the same every week, she is really embarrassed to bring it up, she has wanted to eat instant noodles for a long time.
"Cheng Zimu, you actually ate two bites, why are you so greedy. β
"Oh, I don't dislike your saliva and the water in the water heater anymore, what's wrong with taking an extra bite. β
"How do you know I use a water heater to blister. β
"Young Master Ben can read minds. β
"Come less, hey, why don't you still eat, give it back to me. β
"Another sip of soup. βγ
"Think of the beauty, bring it, I think you have itchy skin. Xiao Li waved his fist, grabbed the fork, and looked at him vigilantly while eating.
Cheng Zimu was trying to tease her, his left and right hands kept scratching her, trying to grab the instant noodles in his hand, two young men with greasy mouths came and went, Chen Yan and the others heard the laughter, looked up, Xu Ying's eyes darkened, Chen Yan stood downstairs and shouted, and then there was a scene that he could never forget for the rest of his life.
Cheng Zimu went to grab the instant noodles in Xiao Li's hand, Xiao Li stood up and raised his hand high, Cheng Zimu scratched her arm, and then under Chen Yan's voice without warning, her hand shook, and the instant noodles fell gorgeously on Chen Yan's head who was looking up, Tang ran down his hair, and then Xiao Li clearly heard Chen Yan's murderous roar and Mo Qiao Chuxin's unrestrained ridicule.
"Zhang Xiaoli, Cheng Zimu, I'm going to kill the two of you, I'm β‘β‘ uncle!"
Xiaoli and Cheng Zimu stood in front of Grandpa Cheng and Zhang Tiancheng with their heads bowed, and Grandpa Cheng's eyes swished like knives and fired cold arrows.
The guests gathered in twos and threes, and not many people paid attention here, except for Chen Yan's parents and Yang Minglang's grandfather, who were still sitting next to Grandpa Cheng.
"Wipe the grease off the corners of your mouths. Zhang Tiancheng handed over two pieces of paper with a displeased face, Xiaoli hurriedly took it, and the two quickly wiped it clean and stood obediently.
It's not a big deal, but it's a shame.
Grandpa Cheng said in a serious tone Why are there so many guests, you are doing embarrassing things, are you not full or hungry for you, how can this be the case, Xu Ying on the side looked at Xiao Li with a disgusted face, how she looked like a polar bear in this body, it was really embarrassing.
When he was about to question Cheng Zimu, Xiao Li sneezed three times in a row very uncooperatively, and finally Cheng Zimu on the side couldn't hold back, laughed, the atmosphere changed instantly, Zhang Tiancheng helplessly held his forehead, and Grandma Cheng on the side pulled her away quickly, "I'm still sick, come on, drink some hot water, why don't you stop for the New Year, Xiaomu, you come over too, drink some hot water, that side is so spicy, it's not okay not to drink water." βγ
Grandpa Cheng was also helpless, so he let Grandma Cheng take them away, and it was difficult for him to call them back.
After Chen Yan came out of the room, he rushed into Cheng Zimu's room with a shout, and scolded him cracklingly, but found that no one paid attention to him at all, several people were playing mahjong in a circle, Chu Xin gave Mo Qiao a military advisor, Xiaoli didn't understand, in fact, she didn't know when Cheng Zimu learned it.
When he came to Beijing, he found that Cheng Zimu had grown up with him for more than ten years, but he never understood him, he talked to Mo Qiao and them, opened his mouth and shut up Your uncle, fuck, he will drink with them, real beer, liquor, he will play mahjong, will ride a motorcycle to take her to see the Forbidden City, will return late, and for these, Grandma Cheng did not stop it, and even, will automatically prepare a supper.
It turned out that he was in a small centrifugal, he was a simple rich second generation, a capitalist, although he was poor, but gentle and innocent, in Qingmei Middle School, he was regarded as a pure and immaculate prince charming by many girl classmates.
Yes, pure, clean.
But now, Xiaoli is lying on his bed, watching him play mahjong skillfully, and occasionally scolding a swear word full of Beijing flavor in his mouth, Xiaoli finally understands what it is called in the mother's womb, no matter how many years have passed, back to the original environment, he has not changed, just been himself, such a Chengzimu is unfamiliar, but Xiaoli found that she likes it very much.
Xu Ying's mind was not here, and she was quickly pushed away by Chen Yan to take over, she watched Xiaoli roll around Amu's quilt, thinking that she and Amu were eating the same bowl of instant noodles, she was envious and jealous in her heart, but she didn't express any anger from her good upbringing.
At the door, Aunt Guo urged everyone to go downstairs to eat, Xiaoli jumped off the bed all of a sudden, it turned out that it was already dark, Cheng Zimu pulled her, didn't let her change clothes, and walked out of the door.
This year, it's finally coming to an end, Xiao Centrifugal thought, the corners of his mouth curled, at least, Dad is still there, and Cheng Zimu is also there.