Extra: Qiao Yi and Scarlet Tiger's letter
Scarlet Tiger didn't call home for more than a month when Kong Meiren just left, and Qiao Yi didn't pay much attention to it.
In the past two years, the scarlet tiger has spent far more time outside than at home, and he knows that his parrot is different from ordinary parrots, and he does not mean to hold it back.
As long as this guy remembers to call himself when he is free, and when he is tired and tired outside, he remembers to come back when he wants to go home.
But three months have passed, and Scarlet Tiger has not received any news at all, and Scarlet Yi is finally a little uneasy.
One night at home, he ran around the corner and asked Tian Xiaotian: "Aunt Tian, has Uncle Wang contacted you in the past few months?"
"You want to ask Scarlet Tiger, right? It hasn't contacted me, nor has it contacted Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang called me two days ago, saying that he hadn't seen Scarlet Tiger call him for a long time, and asked Scarlet Tiger if he has been very busy lately. ”
Tian Xiaotian glanced at Qiao Yi and said.
"It's strange, why didn't Scarlet Tiger contact everyone for so long this time?, where did it go with Senior Kong?" Qiao Yi's brows furrowed.
"The Scarlet Tiger is not an ordinary bird, and Senior Kong is not an ordinary person, so there will be no accidents with it and Feng Tang following her. ”
"I just called Wu Lao a few days ago, and he said that Senior Kong often went away for a year and a half without seeing anyone, so we don't have to worry. ”
Qiao Yi was about to speak, but Qiao's father's voice came first.
"Dad, you got off work very early today, you're right, the scarlet tiger is not an ordinary bird, it's going to be fine, I went to read a book, and the teacher came to me today and said that he hoped I could sign up for this year's math league. ”
Qiao Yi turned his head to look at Qiao's father, who had just gone upstairs, and suppressed the faint uneasiness in his heart.
"You decide the league yourself, I don't force you, if you feel comfortable, just participate, you feel pressured, it's okay not to participate. ”
Qiao's father is more tolerant of children's education and will not impose his will on his children.
"I'm participating, our Scarlet Tiger is so good, it's too embarrassing if I can't even win a small junior high school math league. Qiao Yi clenched his fist and waved.
And silently said to himself in his heart, he not only wants to participate in the league, but also must win the championship back, and wait until high school to participate in the IMO.
With this conversation, the uneasiness in Qiao Yi's heart was temporarily suppressed, and he participated in the preliminary round in May, and there is no doubt that he Jingsong got the place in the promotion competition.
got the quota for the Jin Competition, but Qiao Yi didn't have much excitement in his heart, because more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and Scarlet Tiger still hasn't contacted anyone.
This will not only be him, even Hu Qian is a little uneasy.
Before, Hu Qian learned that Qiao Yi was going to prepare for the competition, and he kept pressing the idea of asking, until Qiao Yi successfully advanced, Hu Qian finally couldn't help but run over and asked Scarlet Tiger if he had contacted him or anyone familiar with him during this time.
"No, but my dad asked Scarlet Tiger's teacher, and his teacher said that Senior Kong often runs for a year and a half without contacting everyone. ”
"Scarlet Tiger and Feng Tang are with her, maybe they are exploring in a place with a bad signal, and they will naturally come back when they are done. ”
"Brother Hu Qian, let's not think about it too much, maybe when we have summer vacation, Scarlet Tiger and Feng Tang will come back, and then we will go on an adventure together. ”
Qiao Yi is not only comforting Hu Qian, but also comforting himself.
It's a pity that he waited for him to finish the exam and had a summer vacation, but there was still no news from Scarlet Tiger, and Qiao Yi's anxiety was almost unbearable, but there was no way.
In the end, Qiao's father couldn't see it, he called his son in front of him, and admonished him step by step: "Qiao Yi, aren't you going to participate in the summer camp?" ”
"Scarlet Tiger, it's never an existence that you need to worry about, but you, no matter what time it is, don't let it worry about you, pack your things and go to summer camp. ”
Qiao Yi remembered his goal, he still wanted to win the championship of this year's math league, and he would participate in IMQ in the future, and he really couldn't be upset and restless without news of the scarlet tiger for a while.
He put away his irritability and anxiety, obediently went to the summer camp, and when he returned home at the end of August, he didn't wait for the figure of the scarlet tiger, but waited for an email from the scarlet tiger.
He couldn't wait to click on the email, and a familiar and intimate text came into view: Qiao Yi, when you received this email, we should have not been in touch for half a year.
Time flies, I remember when I first arrived at your house, it was New Year's Day in 2009, and now it's the end of August in 2013.
In the blink of an eye, more than four years have slipped through your fingers, and you have gone from an eight-year-old boy to a twelve-year-old boy.
And I, unknowingly, also spent more than four years in the shell of a parrot.
I wrote this email before I left with Kong Meiren half a year ago, just to prevent me from being able to come back and not even having time to say goodbye.
Xiao Qiaoyi, seeing this, please don't be sad and sad, the so-called moon is full of yin eyes, people have joys and sorrows, we can get along for more than four years, and it can be regarded as a blessing from several lifetimes.
I am very glad that I have such a bird life, and I can be associated with you in this bird life, it is with this experience, I understand what is the value of life, what is love and fulfillment.
You read that right, the meaning of these words is literal, I was not originally a bird, or at least in my original memory, I should not be a bird, but a person.
When I opened my eyes for the first time in the body of this parrot, or for the first time in my memory I realized that I had become a bird, I was at a loss as if I were crazy.
If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet you and Dad Qiao, I, a weird soul with human memories and a bird's body, would probably not have survived in this world for three days.
But I met you, you don't care that I'm different, you don't care that I can communicate with you without barriers, you take care of me like a loved one, take care of me.
Slowly, I finally adapted to my identity and gradually observed and experienced the world with the vision of a bird.
Observing the world from the perspective of a bird is obviously not the same as observing the world from a human, especially a bird with human memory and intelligence.
From my current perspective, I can see the world more clearly and more simply.
After I became a bird, I seemed to be very favored and pampered by God, not only did you and Daddy Qiao take good care of me and treat me as my dear owner, but also met so many friends who gave me countless help.
Because of you, with so much luck, everything I do is so easy.
You always say that I am an auspicious bird, can bring good luck to the people around me, in fact, it is not that I am auspicious, but I know that all my luck comes from everyone's intentional or unintentional giving, I just pass on this luck in a timely manner.
If I can't come back, maybe there was an accident, or maybe by chance, I entered the vast starry sky above our heads.
As far as my personal speculation is concerned, I think it is more likely to go to the vast starry sky, Kong Meiren is not such an easy person to hang up, and it is naturally not easy for me to hang up if I follow her.
In short, no matter which one it is, you don't need to be sad, we can have more than four years together, and there are so many good memories, it is enough for us to remember and remember for a lifetime.
Don't try to guess and find a soul that matches me, because I'm not sure if that memory of being a human is real or if it's a memory that drifted out of nowhere.
Normally, according to scientific reasoning, it is impossible for an identical soul to exist in the same time and space at the same time.
Even if this were the case, I was a completely different person from the person I am now.
Without these few years of birdlife, I wouldn't be where I am now, so don't try to find that soul that might match me.
After I leave, don't waste your studies, study hard, and do your best to fulfill your dreams, maybe I will watch you on a certain star in the vast starry sky.
Say goodbye to Qiao's father and Tian Tian on my behalf, as well as Jiang Ye and Jiang Ya's brothers and sisters in Anxinyuan, when you have time, you can also go to see them on my behalf.
As for the rest, I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm sure the people I know will take care of everything.
That's it, I won't say much about the rest, live well, boy, don't let me down.
Scarlet Tiger was written on February 20, 2013.
"Woo......" Qiao Yi cried bitterly at the desk.
When Scarlet Tiger first came to Qiao's house, he supervised him to play games every day, urged him to exercise, quarreled with him every day, picked him up and dropped him off at school, and helped him explain the exercises.
Mom passed away when he gave birth, although his father took on the responsibility of being a father and a mother without hesitation, and did not let him suffer the slightest grievance.
But his father is too busy with work, he doesn't have time to always accompany him, he looks no different from children of the same age, but his heart is much more lonely and lonely than his peers......