Chapter 7: Prelude to Parting

Perhaps, every parting is really goodbye.

At the beginning of the dinner, Xiao Li had already eaten half full in the kitchen, she didn't want to sit in a large group of people to eat together, but just wanted to find an excuse to slip away, but saw Cheng Zimu with Fang Yi, Qu Qing, and Xing Mo walked in, she suddenly felt at ease, although she and Cheng Zimu's friends talked and laughed in the afternoon, but in the end they just met, and now there are finally familiar people sitting together, Xiao Li smiled and pulled Qu Qing and Xing Mo to sit on both sides of herself, Qu Qing stared and teased Xiao Li in a skirt and couldn't even walk well, Xing Mo smiled in her ear and said that it was so beautiful, the three of them sat together and laughed and played, Xiao Li felt extremely relieved。

Cheng Zimu took Fang Yi to introduce friends everywhere, children are not allowed to drink, Grandma Cheng took out the fruit wine she brewed, and said that she was happy today, and one person could drink a few glasses, so Xiao Li's table was boiling, Cheng Zimu was pulled by that group of friends to play games, Xiao Li sat opposite and watched Cheng Zimu laugh a little heartless in the crowd, special, happy, and suddenly became sad, as if he was so far away from himself at this moment, they made jokes that she didn't understand very well, Xiao Centrifugal felt sullen, obviously she was with him since childhood, why they said so many things, she didn't know it?

Fang Yi followed the crazy for a while, then sat next to Qu Qing, the two of them buried their heads in muttering which dish was delicious, Xing Mo drank the juice quietly, looked at Cheng Zimu inadvertently, and looked at his bright smiling face, his face turned red.

The more Xiaoli thought about it, the more bored she became, sitting there alone and drinking fruit wine, unconsciously, two bottles of wine were in her stomach, she shook her head, walked to the corner of the kitchen, found the fruit wine in the cabinet, and took out two bottles, and thought while drinking, this fruit wine is sweet and sour, how to drink it is like a drink, I knew it earlier, put it in the freezer, and drink a bottle when it is hot, that is called cool.

When Aunt Guo went to the kitchen to prepare the fruit plate, she tripped over it, only to find that Xiaoli was holding the wine bottle and smirking at herself, and there were two empty bottles on the ground, she was startled, and subconsciously shouted, "Master Zimu, this Xiaoli girl is drunk." ”

The side hall was noisy, but the atmosphere in the main hall was quiet, they were all eating quietly, bowing their heads to chat, Aunt Guo shouted, Zhang Tiancheng stood up instantly, walked quickly to the kitchen, pulled up Xiaoli, looked at his daughter who was smirking, just wanted to roar a few words, Xiaoli's tears fell, and he was stunned for a while.

Cheng Zimu's eyes had already noticed that Xiaoli had left the table, and he was also looking for her between coping, and now he saw that he was being held by her father, so he immediately ran over, grabbed her, and looked at Zhang's father, who was full of iron and blue but distressed.

"Uncle Zhang, I'll take her upstairs to rest first, don't worry, don't be angry. ”

"Angry, who's angry?" Xiao Li looked up in a daze, saw his father standing in front of him, stretched out his hand and patted his father's shoulder.

"Dad, who made you angry, you tell me, I'll give you anger, I'll beat him. ”

Zhang Tiancheng couldn't cry or laugh, waved his hand, and asked Cheng Zimu to take her away.

Xiao Li writhed restlessly in Cheng Zimu's arms, and suddenly cried without warning, the voice was never aggrieved and low, this cry, Cheng Zimu's group of friends lentils came around, one of the teenagers crooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile, "This girl is quite funny", Cheng Zimu turned his head and glared at him, and put Xiao Li in his arms.

"Woo woo woo, Cheng Zimu, you bastard, always scold me for being an idiot, stupid, you'd better get out of Qingmei Town quickly, the province is here to scourge our clean and unclean air, just go, what's the big deal, go clean and neat, why do you still have so many thoughts, no one will scold me after you leave, I think I'm stupid, you're stupid, your whole family is an idiot, your parents, your grandparents, are stupider than me, I can see that you can't be reluctant, why can't they see it, what, what age is this, and still engage in the son inheriting the father's business, you can't even beat me, I just cast the wrong baby and became a daughter, if not, The old lady can also be a soldier of the Republic in the future, and what kind of do you have, woo woo woo, Cheng Zimu, I regret it, do you know what you regret the most, do you know, you don't know ,,,,"

"Zhang Xiao is too far away from you, Zimu, it's too presumptuous to bring her to me. Zhang Tiancheng's face turned white, who is this girl with, her mother is quiet and calm, and he is honest and honest, how did she give birth to this crazy girl like a demon king.

He blushed and looked at the overwhelmed everyone, especially Grandpa Cheng's gloomy face, annoyed and angry, strode closer, and directly dragged her out of Cheng Zimu's hand, Cheng Zimu saw that he was really angry, and wanted to protect but it was too late, Grandma Cheng came over and was about to persuade, but Xiaoli suddenly stood firm, turned around, and his eyes swayed in confusion and broke free and shouted, "Where is the demon, dare to go to my aunt's territory to spread wild, see if I don't accept your stew soup to drink." ”

As soon as the words fell, a sweeping leg passed, Zhang's father was also taken aback, Cheng Zimu hurriedly stepped forward to push him away, grabbed Xiao Li's arm, Xiao Li took advantage of a set of combination punches, and hit Cheng Zimu to dodge, and he didn't dare to really do anything with her, Xiao Li's fighting spirit has been aroused, now, the two really fought in the living room, everyone also looked at each other, and they were also surprised that the two of them at a young age were so solid, Cheng Zimu tried not to hurt Xiao Li, and knew in his heart that this fight was inevitable, if she didn't fight, her anger would never really disappear。

When he was distracted, a heavy punch hit the stomach, Xiaoli was drunk and punched fast and accurate, and his feet were not idle, with two spinning kicks in a row, Chengzimu was beaten straight back, Zhang Tiancheng was also flustered, as if Xiaoli at this moment, just like her mother, although drunk, but her eyes, speed, but extremely serious.

Cheng Zimu grabbed a glass of water from the table at some point, a glass of water splashed on Xiao Li's face, standing in front of Xiao Li, Xiao Li stood up instantly, his body shook a little, his eyes were blurred, Cheng Zimu was panting, and quickly picked up the paper towel on the table and wiped her face for her, Xiao Li pouted, his face was full of grievances, as if it was not her who shot just now, a group of people around him were standing not far away, their jaws were about to fall, this Xiao Li could go to acting, this expression changed too quickly, look at this grievance, as if it was himself who was beaten just now.

"The anger is gone, the wine is sober?" Cheng Zimu sighed and looked at Xiao Li with a smile.

Xiao Li nodded, his body motionless.

"Tired, go to bed?"

"Hmm. Xiaoli replied obediently.

"Apologize, speak. Cheng Zimu pulled her and turned around.

"I'm sorry, good night grandparents, good night dad. "Very obedient

Cheng Zimu glanced at her reproachfully, but his face was still smiling, put her on his shoulder, helped her upstairs, and soon, he came down again and came to Zhang's father, "Fall asleep, you are angry again, and you will punish her when you wake up, and besides, she is angry with me, her temper, you also know, if this anger does not come out, sooner or later something will have to happen, it is better to drink too much today." ”

Father Zhang looked up at the second floor, sighed, and turned around, "Old man, complain about me, let you laugh, she doesn't know how serious a child is, don't be angry, don't be like her." ”

Grandpa Cheng snorted and laughed, "She grew up in my yard since she was a child, I don't know what temperament she has, how can I worry about her little doll, even if I want to punish her, Xiaomu and her grandmother, I'm afraid I can't bear it, Xiao Zhang, you girl, it's not simple!" Grandpa Cheng said in the end, as if he thought of something, he actually laughed to himself.

After Xiao Li's trouble, everyone's atmosphere became warmer, and at this moment, Xiao Li, lying on the bed, sleeping in an extremely ugly sleeping posture fell asleep, and he no longer knew where he was.

Xing Mo was sent to the intersection of her home by Fang Yi and Qu Qing, walking alone under the dim street lamp, the night in the town was extraordinarily peaceful, Cheng Zimu's gentleness towards Xiaoli appeared in her mind, wiped her face for her, and was afraid of hurting her in the fight, she protected her for the first time, her heart was sour, she looked up at the dark yellow street lamp, the light shone in her bright eyes, and she thought infinitely.

Xiaoli opened her eyes, her mouth was dry, her head was splitting, she shook her head, she didn't remember how she got back to bed, she frowned and sat up, but found that she couldn't remember what happened last night.

She rubbed her eyes and went downstairs, Cheng Zimu's mother was preparing dishes and chopsticks, and when she saw her coming, she turned around with a smile and handed her a bowl of soup, "Have a headache, drink this quickly, relieve it." ”

Xiao Li took the Gu Dong Gu Dong and drank it, opened his mouth and asked, "Where is Cheng Zimu?" After speaking, he regretted it, and lowered his head weakly.

Xia Qian covered her mouth and snickered: "He's gone to pack your schoolbag and clothes for you." I'll take you to school in a minute. ”。

Xiaoli nodded, pulled out the stool and sat down, his mind was not particularly clear, he looked up and asked, "What about Grandpa Cheng and Grandma Cheng, uncle, why didn't you come to breakfast?"

"Oh, your uncle took them to check their health, and they came back in two days, and we finally took a vacation to accompany them, and you often came over these two days, and Auntie's craftsmanship is also good." ”

Xiaoli nodded, took a bite of the bread in his hand, and chewed in confusion. f4f6dce2f3a0f9dada0c2b5b

When Cheng Zimu came in, Xiaoli had already finished breakfast, sat on the sofa and waited honestly, her head still hurt a little, but she still couldn't remember what happened yesterday, Aunt Guo looked at her too strangely just now, she drank a lot of fruit wine yesterday, and then she didn't remember it, she wouldn't be drunk, who did she hit, she immediately looked around and found that nothing was broken or missing.

Cheng Zimu stuffed her schoolbag and clothes into her, "Go and change it, there's not much time"

Xiaoli picked up her clothes and went upstairs, quickly packed up and walked down, followed Cheng Zimu out without saying a word, and sat in the back of the car, she was thinking and meditating all the way, but she remembered some of it piecemeal.

Cheng Zimu sent her to her seat and sat next to her, Xiao Li realized that when he looked back at him, "Didn't you take a long leave to take various exams?"

"I'm done with the exam, it's time to come back, I still want an official graduation certificate," Cheng Zimu said disapprovingly

A hint of happiness flashed in Xiao Li's heart, but he muttered, "It's so annoying, and I'm going to come back again." However, the happiness in the depths of his eyes could not be hidden.

The corners of Cheng Zimu's mouth rose slightly, smiled lightly, reached out and took out the book, and looked extremely calm in his heart.

When Qu Qing and Xing Mo walked into the classroom, they saw the two of them sitting next to each other, without any extra words, but they both looked at the books in their hands seriously with extremely peaceful smiles, like a picture with the warmth of the sun, which made people feel peaceful, reassuring, harmonious, and beautiful.

Hot June,Under the dull atmosphere of the scorching sun that has been dormant for a long time,The high school entrance examination came as scheduled,Cheng Zimu has not asked for leave since he entered the school that day,Every day to help Xiaoli review until midnight,Xiaoli doesn't remember when he moved to Cheng Zimu's room,The two are separated by a desk,Look at each other's faces every night,Fall asleep in their respective small beds,It seems to have forgotten that after the exam,Things that are about to separate.。。

Xiaoli's head was groggy, his mind was full of English words, various political and historical events, and the rain that had fallen the afternoon before the exam, which seemed to blow away the heat that made people unable to breathe.

In Cheng Zimu's room, the energy-saving lamp emitted a bright light, shining on Xiaoli's face full of fine sweat, although the air conditioner was on, she still couldn't stop being nervous, she had never been nervous, she checked her schoolbag over and over again, enough pencils, rulers, compasses, admission tickets, straw paper, erasers, until Cheng Zimu walked in and pulled her out.

The two came to the backyard of the house, the swing under the grape trellis shook gently, Xiaoli was surprised to find that there was actually a wire here, at the top of the line, an orange bulb illuminated this small world, Cheng Zimu pressed her on the swing, and gently pushed her behind her back.

Neither of them spoke, Xiao Li closed his eyes, feeling a cool breeze occasionally blowing in the night, Cheng Zimu stood behind him, looking at Xiao Li on the swing, his eyes were deep, he couldn't see what he was thinking, just like that, I don't know how long it took, Xiao Li gradually fell asleep, Cheng Zimu gently held her in his arms, stepped on it, the backyard was dark, he carried Xiao Li back to the room, saw her look peaceful, smiled, and gently hung the hair on her face to her ears, her hair was already long, draped over her shoulders, Cheng Zimu suddenly raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, looking at Xiao Li's schoolbag on the desk, his eyes dimmed。

On the road in the early morning, Xiao Li sat behind Cheng Zimu's car seat, wrapped his hands around his thin waist, looked at his thin shoulders, white short sleeves, and seemed to be able to faintly smell the sweat on his body.

At the end of the three-day exam, Cheng Zimu in these three days, every morning to ride a bicycle to send Xiaoli into the examination room, after the exam, rushed out with a lunch box to wait for her at the door, waited for her to walk out of the school gate at night, told him how difficult today's test questions are, the pencil was broken in the middle of the exam, and he was sleepy, all the small details, she repeated it over and over again, he listened quietly, took her all the way home, Xiaoli's father would also go to Chengjia for dinner after work at night, watching Xiaoli review homework, and then go back to his home, he also wanted to be like others, waiting for his daughter to finish the exam, and take her to eat something good, but he was not free, he sent a lot of gifts to Chengjia, he knew how hard Cheng Zimu was every day, knowing that although he was willing, he also used a father's heart and helplessness to silently cheer for Xiaoli.

The days of waiting for the results are not difficult, Xiao Centrifugal knows her ability, she is sure of this exam, at least the gate of Tianlan High School, she can already walk in, Fang Yi chose Tianlan High School, no one knows how persistent and strong his little heart is, because Qu Qing played abnormally this time, and there is no hope of being admitted to the key points of the neighboring city, so the belief in his heart is even firmer. Xing Mo's temperament, they are all in Tianlan High School, and she did not choose Tianlan High School unexpectedly, several people seem to be sure that they will enter high school together, except for Cheng Zimu.

His notice came down in advance, in fact, before Xiaoli's exam, he had already passed the exam, but he was waiting for the notice, the key high school in BJ City, Xiaoli didn't know what Cheng Zimu had to do with going to this school and him becoming a soldier in the future, and she didn't know what the soldiers who appeared before the family were here to do, she didn't want to think about it, and now she was telling herself that Cheng Zimu was about to leave.

At the end of June and the beginning of July, several people went to school to get the right answer, and the result was similar to expected, Xiaoli only applied for one school, that is, Tianlan High School, Qu Qing's second school is Tianlan, so, she is still worried that she may need to pay money to enter smoothly, Fang Yi and Xing Mo's scores seem to be higher, no matter what, there is finally a good result, and the graduation ceremony is finally coming, the joy just brought by the entrance examination was instantly erased by the reluctance to graduate and separate, everyone is scurrying around in the classroom to write classmates, paste photos, group photos, and give gifts, Xiaoli looked at the graduation uniform in his hand, and his heart was inevitably reluctant。

In the three years of junior high school, she and Cheng Zimu, Qu Qing, Xing Mo, Fang Yi, walked together, such days, there will never be again in the future, relaxed, free, after entering high school, the academic will be more intense, unfamiliar environment, no longer familiar classmates, teachers, more rules, more choices for the future, and the most important college entrance examination in life, Xiaoli has never considered these before, but recently, she has been thinking more and more, the more she thinks, the more depressed she becomes.

From elementary school to junior high school, several people have never been separated, because the primary school and junior high school in Qingmei Town are direct promotion, a school, these years, several people have grown up together, this is a love and friendship that can never be separated, once a person leaves, it always feels that this balance will be broken, there will be a gap, Cheng Zimu, it is this gap, Xiao Li knows why she is like this, and knows the negative emotions that Cheng Zimu's departure has brought to herself, but she doesn't want to admit it, and she doesn't dare to admit it.

This summer vacation, no longer as expected as before, but hope that its time can go a little slower, a little slower, when the notice came down, Zhang's father happily took a day off, took Xiaoli to the town, bought a lot of new clothes, and bought a new schoolbag, watching Dad sweating on the bike, sitting in the back seat of Xiao Li's heart moved, Dad's concern she knew in her heart, although occasionally do not understand, will complain, but his small concern, he can be satisfied beyond words, sure enough, it is father and daughter heart, Xiao Li pouted, looking at the various bags that he was about to hold in his hand, the mood was slightly clear。

In the quiet courtyard, under the green plum tree, Xiaoli sat obediently on the stool, Zhang's father held a comb and scissors in his hand, and carefully cut off the shawl for Xiaoli to grow up.

Looking at the mirror to restore the appearance of ear-length hair, Xiaoli felt extremely relaxed, she carefully put on the white graduation uniform, and changed into the newly bought white tassel sandals, a little clumsy with a silver crystal headband, a small satchel washed on the back, turned around to her father, Zhang Tiancheng smiled, praised himself for his good vision, and could pick shoes, Xiaoli until he was praising himself for being beautiful, regardless of his jokes, patted his face, bloomed the biggest smile, turned around, and walked out of the door.

Cheng Zimu was wearing a white school uniform and trousers, white sneakers, clean and immaculate, a sky blue backpack on his back, a certain white baseball cap, one foot on a bicycle, one foot on the ground, in the warm sun, waiting for Xiao Li.

The moment Xiaoli opened the door, looking at Chengzimu like this, it seemed like seeing the prince in the comics, sunny, clean, thin, she stood at the door, smiling at him. Cheng Zimu also looked back at Xiao Li, the silver headband was shining in the sun, the white skirt reflected her fair skin, and her face exuded an incomparably warm smile, so cute, that beautiful. That's it, it's reluctant...

He beckoned and said with a smile, "Xiaoli, come here." The warm wind blew, and it seemed to be quiet, and the sun shook and shone on his face, and the white hat could not hide his smiling eyes.

That summer day, the young man's warm voice and white hands, just like that, filled Xiaoli's heart deeply, she could never forget his smile, and she couldn't forget him saying, "Xiaoli, come here." ”

Until one day later, Xiaoli returned to this peaceful courtyard again, and she would always think of this day, think of her once simple and beautiful self, and think of that sunny boy.