Chapter 42: A New Journey
"Lin Xiao, I am full of admiration, admiration, and curiosity about you, and I very much hope to see you in the future! You are so talented, I want to know how you became famous step by step. Han Bing asked.
"I don't want to become famous, I just want to carry forward China's excellent traditional culture. But now, I am in a lot of trouble in China, but fortunately, with the support and help of my friends, I can go abroad and let people in the international art circle know about my existence, so that they can understand China's excellent culture and art. My artistic journey has gone through a lot of ups and downs, and now it is inconvenient to tell you by text message. I still don't know your real name, I'm sorry, we'll talk again when we meet in the future!" Lin Xiao replied.
"Okay! After many years of wandering abroad, I am homesick and I am about to return to China...... We'll talk when we meet later, and I'll tell you who I am......" Han Bing replied to the message.
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Lin Xiao continued to devote herself to the arduous road of artistic creation.
There are no relatives around her, and she has no family, whenever she is quiet at night, Lin Xiao will always lie quietly in bed, recalling the winds and waves over the years, and the people and things she has experienced......
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Lin Xiao dialed Yang Lingfeng's phone and said:
"Hey, old classmate, I'm Lin Xiao!"
"Lin Xiao, I haven't seen you for many years, why did you suddenly call me?" Yang Lingfeng said in surprise.
"I'm in Sanchuan City, very close to you!" Lin Xiao replied.
"It's really close! It's a two-hour drive!Why did you suddenly come to Sanchuan?," Yang Lingfeng hurriedly asked.
"It's not work, there's something else!" Lin Xiao replied.
"Is it convenient for you now, come and get together!" Yang Lingfeng then asked.
"Yes, I'll go over now, you send me the address!" Lin Xiao replied.
"Okay, text message to you!" Yang Lingfeng said with a smile.
After Lin Xiao received the text message, he immediately set off for Jiangzhou City.
At the gate of Jiangzhou University, the two met.
Yang Lingfeng is slightly fatter than before, wears glasses, has a more elegant temperament, and is also much more mature.
After greetings, Yang Lingfeng took Lin Xiao and walked around the campus.
Winter in the south is not like winter in the north, the trees are still verdant and lush, and the flowers and plants are still colorful. Birds are singing in the branches, the air is fresh and the climate is mild.
The campus is large, with a lot of vegetation and very quiet.
Lin Xiao was wearing a coat, sweating profusely from the heat, taking off her coat, and the two chatted while walking.
林潇 says:
"Ling Feng, it's been a long time since we've calmed down to chat. ”
Yang Lingfeng sighed:
"It's been almost four years since I graduated from high school! All these years, I was very lonely, and I didn't have any friends to talk to. ”
"I'm the same, I'm tired. Lin Xiao said.
"Yes, exhausted. Lin Xiao, you're about to graduate, what are your plans?" asked Yang Lingfeng.
"I majored in computer science in college, but I didn't like it. The university also experienced a lot of things, learned from the pain, and finally decided to give up science and art, and applied for the graduate school of fine arts of the South China Academy of Fine Arts. Fortunately, it went well!" replied Lin Xiao.
"You are really an art genius! When you were in high school, everyone knew that you could draw, and now, your dream has finally come true! As far as I know, the South China Academy of Fine Arts is the best art school in South China! It is also one of the best schools in the country!" Yang Lingfeng praised.
"You've won the prize! The tuition fee for studying art is very expensive, and the family is so poor, there is still a long way to go in the future!" Lin Xiao said calmly, "What about you? What do you plan to do in the future?"
"The job has been decided, after graduation, go to the ** Bureau of Jiangzhou City, a small clerk!" Yang Lingfeng replied quietly.
"When I didn't graduate from high school, I knew that you wouldn't get together with Xiaoqing, you were a person with the universe in mind. Lin Xiao said.
Yang Lingfeng sneered:
"You really love me!"
林潇 says:
"Your heart is big, your heart is far away. Now, you have succeeded in your studies, entered the official career, got your wish, have a bright future, and it is worth it to be tired. ”
Yang Lingfeng said with emotion:
"I've told you before that I seem to be transparent to you. However, there are some things that you don't know! You only know: I have a wolf heart and a dog's lungs, and I ruthlessly abandoned Fang Xiaoqing!"
Lin Xiao was surprised and asked:
"I was so cruel to her at the beginning...... Do you really like Xiaoqing? What else do you have?"
Yang Lingfeng's eyes were moist and he said:
"Lin Xiao, I'll tell you today, but I don't want Xiaoqing to know. ”
林潇 says:
"Tell me, don't you believe me?"
Yang Lingfeng said with tears in his eyes:
"Love is love, life is life. I originally had a happy family, my father was a high school teacher, and my mother was a city TV host. But when I was a sophomore in high school, my father suddenly transferred me from the city's key high school to your remote Ishikawa Middle School, which is my father's hometown, and my grandparents took care of me, and I didn't know what the reason was. After the college entrance examination, I learned that my parents were divorced. In the sophomore and junior years of high school, my parents often quarreled and fought, which had a very bad impact on that high school. My father was a teacher, and he sent me away early for my own good, for fear of affecting my studies. In the end, my mother married an official...... My father left that high school, left our city in Yunyang City, and went to another city to make a living...... From then on, I vowed that I would go into politics and get back my father's lost dignity! First love is beautiful, but it can only be regarded as a memory of youth. Xiaoqing is an innocent and beautiful girl, I have always loved her, but I can only bury it in my heart. Our origins, you understand very well, for the sake of ideals, I have to face reality......"
Lin Xiao said angrily:
"So you betrayed yourself! betrayed love! Do you know how many tears Xiaoqing shed for you?"
杨林峰 says:
"I know I hurt her deeply and I'm sorry for her. ”
Lin Xiao said sadly:
"It's a pity ......"
Yang Lingfeng asked:
"What a pity?"
Lin Xiao actually thought of what happened in Luopu City, and sighed that Xiaoqing's white body was given to that scumbag.
Lin Xiao hurriedly said:
"It's a pity that you are both innocent feelings, but you can't get together. Lin Xiao changed the topic again, "Since you are about to enter the official career, the door of your dream has been opened, keep your nature, and don't forget your original intention." ”
Yang Lingfeng said with emotion:
"The officialdom is sinister, every step is frightening, and I can't help myself. ”
林潇 says:
"Now you are higher and more unfathomable than before. ”
Yang Lingfeng sneered:
"The edges and corners are smoothed, and sometimes, I don't even know myself. Lin Xiao, let's talk about you!"
Lin Xiao replied:
"In the past few years, I have made a lot of efforts and seen a lot, I am not good at interpersonal relationships, and I can't do things against my will. ”
杨林峰 says:
"I know you too, you are too upright. ”
Lin Xiao continued:
"I was only suitable for academics, so when I was about to graduate from university, I chose to study at an art school. ”
杨林峰 says:
"You do have artistic talent, make the most of it! It's just that academic research is not so pure now. ”
林潇 says:
"It's a lot better than anything else in society, I have no choice, I still have a long way to go. ”
Yang Lingfeng asked again:
"What about feelings? I haven't heard of you being in love. ”
poked at the sore spot again, remembering Ruoqing, Lin Xiao's eyes were moist, she secretly swallowed her tears, and said:
"The economic base determines the superstructure! I'm a poor bastard now, what kind of love do I fall into? Wait a minute!"
Yang Lingfeng shook his head:
"Don't be so stubborn, some girls are not too materialistic, when you meet the right one, don't hesitate, you can't get it back if you miss it. I don't have youth anymore, my love is dead, don't go my old way. ”
Lin Xiao nodded and said:
"Okay, listen to you!"
Tired of shopping, they found a small restaurant, and the two drank bitterly and got drunk.
Lin Xiao stayed in Yang Lingfeng's dormitory, and the two slept soundly this night.
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Back in Luopu City, there was a lot of news about my college classmates, some people were happy and some were worried.
**The student signed a**well-known company, **the student entered**state-owned enterprise, and **the classmate entered**public institution......
Zheng Weiting, a diligent but not smart person, has very average results in the postgraduate entrance examination, and finally transferred to a ** university software engineering major that needs to pay high tuition, and he is also considered to have been admitted.
He Yunling, a smart and cunning person, was admitted to the ** University for a master's degree in law, and with the deep background of his family, he started a new life.
Yuan Haiyun shouted every day: My father has arranged a job for me in the city!
Yang Ping, found a small company and ate with a mouthful.
Yin Jie, there is no suitable job for the time being, and his face is sad.
Of course, there are also those who are not in a hurry and continue to play the game in style......
I am about to graduate, and my mood at this time is complicated, with hesitation, confusion, reluctance, anxiety, regret, longing, and expectation......
Lin Xiao and Ke Meichai finally ate together, Ke Meichai drank too much and cried.
Lin Xiao comforted and asked about her future plans, Ke Meichai was a little at a loss, she wanted to go home first to settle her parents and younger siblings, and then make plans......
Tang Shiwen was finally sentenced: 18 years in prison!
Zhao Gang, Tang Shiyuan, Huang Xin and other corrupt officials who committed heinous crimes were also sentenced one after another and severely punished by the law.
Lin Xiao went to Xiangshan Temple again to pay tribute to Yin Ruoqing.
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College is over.
Say goodbye to Teacher Song Weiwei and Teacher Hu. Secretary Xue was busy with work, and Lin Xiao couldn't bear to disturb him, so she only asked Teacher Song Weiwei to find an opportunity to bring greetings.
Packed my bags, left the campus, and embarked on a new journey.
The bus passed through Luopu City, and through the window, Lin Xiao looked at the familiar thousand-year-old capital of Peony Flower City, where she had lived for four years, and remembered the past and burst into tears.
Passing by Wang Meng's hotel, I found that the hotel had already changed its appearance, changed its owner, and Wang Meng had long since disappeared.
On the way, I heard rumors: *** found a backer at the top level, and planned to use the upper-level relationship to transfer Secretary Xue of the Luopu Municipal Party Committee away to completely solve the problem of the ownership of mineral resources in Iwakawa County, the company......
Panic.
Leaving Luopu City and going to an unknown distance, full of nostalgia and loss, and a little fear, life goes on......
On the way, I contacted a few high school classmates, and unexpectedly learned that Fang Xiaoqing, Chen Jun, and Wang Haiquan all chose to go south to Sanchuan City, the Special Economic Zone.
Several high school classmates coincided, and Mikawa got together.