At eight o'clock punctually, Qu Jinyan, who was asleep, opened his eyes, which is a habit he has developed in the past few years of work, even if he doesn't use an alarm clock, when the time comes, the biological clock will prompt him to wake up.

After washing up and looking at the closed door, he turned and went into the kitchen. It didn't take long for two bowls of home-cooked soup noodles with eggs and minced capers, which were particularly appetizing and the most common practice on their side.

"Knock knock. He knocked slowly on the door.

Gao Yilian Su faced the sky, opened the door and saw that it was Qu Jinyan, and spit out a word: "Early." ”

"Early. ”

He also replied, but he inadvertently glanced into the room, and saw that the computer on the computer desk was already turned on, so he said, "I cooked rice noodles, let's eat some." ”

"Well, okay, I'll change my clothes first. With that, he closed the door.

She leaned against the door, her mood was a little complicated, she thought that what she said last night would definitely stiffen the relationship between the two, but when she saw Qu Jinyan's attitude as usual, as if nothing had happened yesterday, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty in her heart.

Not long after, Gao Yilian, dressed in casual clothes, walked out, only to see that he was wearing extremely thin jeans on his straight legs, and he was wearing a light-colored turtleneck sweater on the top, and he looked extremely beautiful.

I washed up first, and I didn't draw any outfits, so I put on a little foundation, and the whole process was only ten minutes, compared with some girls who dress up for an hour at every turn, Gao Yilian can be regarded as very neat.

Qu Jinyan deliberately ate very slowly, and after Gao Yilian sat down on the table, at least half of his bowl had not moved, and he could have eaten it completely before, and he still had time to brush the bowl.

And the reason why it is so slow, naturally there is his little Jiujiu, after seeing Gao Yilian eat for a while, he couldn't help but say: "Are you free today?" I want to go back to my hometown, I haven't been back for many years, can you accompany me?"

Gao Yilian's action of holding the vermicelli into her mouth froze for a while, and then she continued as usual, chewing in small bites, and did not speak, and after a long time, when she put down the chopsticks in her hand, she said loudly: "Are you going back to see the elders?"

"No, just go back and have a look. ”

"That'...... Alright!" she said with a hesitant look, but finally hesitated.

At Gao Yilian's request, he first went back to visit Zhang Fenfang, and then drove out of the city and headed towards the so-called countryside.

Qu Jinyan's hometown is one of the countless towns below Jiangling City, a little more than an hour's journey from the city.

There was a low and sad song in the car, which resounded in the hearts of the two of them, and they did not speak for a long time. Looking at the scenery of the past, some familiar and some unfamiliar, Qu Jinyan said: "I have lived in the countryside since I was a child, and the farthest place I have been until my eleventh birthday is the town. ”

Gao Yilian didn't speak, kept his head pinched, looked out the window with a dull gaze, and remembered what he said last night at this time.

"We didn't know each other well enough, we were like strangers. ”

"You see, this is where I stayed for seven years, where I contracted almost all my childhood. With that, Qu Jinyan got out of the car, and what caught his eye was a large iron gate, which was open, and the entire campus could be seen at a glance.

"Shuikou Central Primary School. Seeing the font above the gate, Gao Yilian said silently in his heart.

Standing at the school gate, I looked at the campus exactly the same as when I was a child, but in addition to becoming depressed, it was smaller than I remembered.

Of course, it is not that the school has become smaller, but that he has grown up, and he sighed: "I went to kindergarten here at the age of four, and I was in the first grade here at the age of five, for seven years, and I graduated from primary school at the age of eleven. ”

"I remember that at that time, we all brought our own lunch boxes to school, and the dishes were cooked and brought to school from home. The first thing I do when I arrive at school is to throw the lunch box into the classroom box and carry it to the cafeteria to steam the rice. ”

"At that time, I was very happy and carefree, and every afternoon when school ended at 3:30 p.m., my classmates would play in groups near the school. In the summer, I touched fish, bathed, caught crabs, climbed trees, and dug birds' nests in the stream. Of course, I have also done some bad things, such as a few people, one person is in charge, and the other few people are responsible for going into the orchard to pick peaches, watermelons, etc. ”

"Do you see the ping-pong table by the pool? That's the longest I've been in the school except for the classroom, and I'll go to play for about ten minutes after class. Now I know why our country's table tennis is so good, and why football is second. Because of the large audience of table tennis, even if it is this kind of township primary school, the table tennis table can be built, and the field as large as football is enough to discourage many schools. ”

Gao Yilian was obviously not very interested in football or anything, his long narrow eyes looked at the campus where there were few people, and when he saw Qu Jinyan standing at the school gate, he said, "What, don't you plan to go in and have a look?"

Qu Jinyan smiled bitterly, and then said slowly: "There is one more thing here, I remember that it was the day of the sixth grade graduation exam, and I was not sensible at that time, and several friends deliberately stepped on the wooden bed board of the dormitory at that time in the spirit of the last day, and when the exam was over, I was left by the principal to teach him a hard lesson, and also said that I should not enter the school gate again in the future, and there are no students like you in the school." ”

"You also stepped on it at that time?" Gao Yilian looked at the campus and said very calmly.

"I stepped on it, but I stepped on it with my feet, and it was very short, which was completely negligible compared to others, but just like that, I still fell into the water. ”

"Since I still remember what I said, I can't enter this door. ”

"Maybe the headmaster of the year has long forgotten about it? Besides, you were so young at the time, and the headmaster just talked casually and didn't take it to heart?" Gao Yilian was like a devil, luring Qu Jinyan forward and stepping into the abyss full of ghosts.

"There are no big or small mistakes, even if I am grown up now, the principal of the year may not still remember me, but at least there is still a sense of shame, and I can't get over this level in my heart. Looking at Gao Yilian's side face, he pointed to his heart.

Gao Yilian didn't mean to answer him, he walked into the school gate alone with high boots, looking at this dilapidated elementary school, the tallest teaching building is only the second floor high, the facilities are simple, and the campus is not very big, you can clearly see that side at a glance.

"You know, I admire Aunt Zhang, and I envy you for having such a good mother. ”

Mother has always been in Gao Yilian's heart, and when she saw Qu Jinyan mention it at this time, she looked at him without looking back.

"When I was 11 years old, I remember that my mother, who had been working outside the classroom, suddenly appeared at the door of the classroom, and under the envious eyes of all my classmates, I went out to meet my mother's arms and took a lot of snacks she brought. ”

"I remember that it was here at the end that at the gate, she gave me twenty dollars, and I was very happy, after all, twenty dollars was no less than a huge sum of money to me at that time. ”

"I never thought that this was the last pocket money she gave me, and it was also the last time I saw her, and then I learned that she had remarried, went to a far, far away place, and didn't want me anymore. In the end, Qu Jinyan's mood was inevitably a little low, I remember that when I was a child, every time I thought about it, I didn't cry like rain, but now that so many years have passed, he has already looked down.

"You and I have similar pasts, but each other's mothers chose different options, but we are still grown up, and maybe for your mother personally, the decision was not necessarily wrong, at least she didn't have to live so hard. Gao Yilian said thoughtfully.

"Yes, she could have lived a better life without me as a burden. But not everyone can be like her, so that they are not condemned by the eyes of the world, and they can have a clear conscience and be cold-blooded and ruthless. Some people here will be painful, will feel guilty for a lifetime, and would rather suffer physically than protect the white and beautiful soul. ”

Gao Yilian was silent, because she did not object to Qu Jinyan's words, on the contrary, she also recognized it, because her mother was not like this? For the sake of their two sisters, they endured cold and hunger, worked hard and tired, and would rather be tired than hesitate.

The topic obviously became heavier, and the two of them didn't speak anymore, and finally got into the car and went to the place where Qu Jinyan was born when he was a child.

Cement house, three-story building, water heater color TV are available, which is very good in the countryside compared to some mountain villages in other provinces, this is Qu Jinyan's original home.

Now the building has long been empty, and grass has grown around the house.

Along the way, Qu Jinyan talked a lot about himself before, and Gao Yilian has always maintained the identity of a listener, and the two tacitly agreed.

In fact, today's trip is mainly due to Gao Yilian's words last night that inspired Qu Jinyan. Since we don't know each other, then we can know each other without reservation? Hence today's scene.