Part II, Chapter 40
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Zhou Jie stood at the door of the community and smoked, a little irritable.
The weather is getting cooler, and the last time he came, he was still wearing a single coat, but this time even if he wore a coat, he still felt the coolness in the wind, and occasionally shivered. He felt a little sad, and he didn't know whether this sadness was the sadness of being helpless in reality or the sadness of disappointed ideals. Zhu Xiaolan's intersection with him is just a classmate, or a classmate who hasn't even said much, he doesn't even know when he started paying attention to her, he only remembers that when she lent her homework to classmates who didn't do it, she smiled so shyly at everyone.
By the way, it's that smile, it's different from everyone else.
Everyone in the university, regardless of gender, has mustered up the strength to show themselves and swing themselves, even if they were shy when they first entered the university, but after a year of refining in the melting pot of the university, their skin is several layers thicker. Zhou Jie watched the people around him flatter all the ideals he thought he had---- including himself, he would be a little confused, so he thought that the right thing to do was romantic enthusiasm, which was the so-called youthful enthusiasm? But this Zhu Xiaolan, smiling like always in class, will never be a minute earlier or a minute late, as firm as an ancient clock.
He exhaled a puff of cigarette, and the smoke dispersed, as if he were emotional.
That night, Zhu Xiaolan didn't come down, he was very embarrassed, and vowed not to care about that woman again. In the first year after graduation, he really didn't think about it, he even carefully compared the difference between each woman and Zhu Xiaolan, and he felt that each one was better than Zhu Xiaolan. But in the second and third years, he began to look for photos from his school days, and he smiled at each one he found. For a while, he felt that he was crazy, wasn't it just that he was not happy at work? Wasn't it just that there were people who were enthusiastic in front of him and villains in the back? These are not big problems. But why does it make him uncomfortable, so uncomfortable that he needs a picture of a woman to calm those moods?
"You are really a literary and artistic youth!" Zhou Yu was sneering when he said this.
He does not deny that this is not literature and art. He just struggled in the sea of red dust, thinking that even if he was going to sink, he should sink slower, slower, slower.
"Work. Isn't that the case? You are literary and artistic, what can you do if you have to see through human nature? It will help you in your work? Everyone laughs, it's just a joke, if you take it seriously, it's not cute!" Zhou Yu didn't want to teach people, but she felt that this Zhou Jie was really the same as Zhu Xiaolan in her bones. I can't bear to ignore it, and I hurt people's face when I say it's serious.
Zhou Jie knows that he understands all these truths, and it is because he understands that he has such a deep helplessness after every social. Failure, sadness, pain, confusion and depravity, these are their own things, and the earth will not rotate because you are like this, and when you wake up, the world is still that world.
Zhou Jie stood at the gate of the community, and curious people looked at him. Those ordinary and ordinary aunts all have thick waists, but at this moment, Zhou Jie even thinks that the thick waist is beautiful.
Lin Shengjie parked the car on the alleyway leading from the vegetable market to the community, "You go first." I'll be waiting here!"
Zhu Xiaolan looked forward and said. "Ahh He's already there!"
Lin Shengjie glanced at it very carefully, and then took out a small telescope with him to look at it. After looking up and down for a long time, he turned around and said, "It's not very good!
Zhu Xiaolan smiled, "Don't talk nonsense, don't make trouble first!" After speaking, she opened the door and got out of the car.
Zhou Jie waited a little impatiently, he was afraid that Zhu Xiaolan would not come, just like that night, his fingers were very sore when he played the piano, but Zhu Xiaolan didn't hear back at all.
"Zhou Jie!" Zhu Xiaolan stepped on the cigarette butt on the ground.
Zhou Jie turned around in surprise, Zhu Xiaolan's smile was still so good-looking, he smiled, "You're back?"
Zhu Xiaolan nodded, looked at the people around her, and said, "Let's talk in a different place, right?"
Zhou Jie hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's good here! I'll just say a few words, you don't have to worry!"
Zhu Xiaolan's hands were slightly clasped, and the small ring was shining.
Zhou Jie looked down and saw the ring, he smiled, a little bitter. He heard Zhou Yu say that Zhu Xiaolan was engaged today, and he couldn't control himself from running over, but he didn't know what he was doing here.
"First of all, congratulations on your engagement!" Zhou Jie raised his head and smiled, "My classmates for so many years have all been married, and I feel happy and disappointed." I'm glad that everyone has settled down, and I'm disappointed that I'm still alone!"
Zhu Xiaolan smiled, "Are you too picky?" She tilted her head and smiled, it was others who said this to herself before, but now she says such things to others, it is simply two different moods, "Actually, as long as you are not so harsh, there will always be suitable people!"
"Is the one in your land so unpicky?" Zhou Jie didn't feel good in his heart.
Zhu Xiaolan lowered her head and smiled, and couldn't help but say, "Yes, I didn't like him so much at the beginning, but then I thought he was very good!"
Zhou Jie turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a van in the alley not far away, and said tentatively, "Is that the one?"
"Yes!" Zhu Xiaolan smiled sweetly, "I just went to buy a ring today!"
"I'm sorry to disturb you!" Zhou Jie sighed.
"No, no, it's just an engagement, and I'll only invite you when you get married!"
"No need, my job is going to be transferred, and I may not have a chance to come over in the future!" Zhou Jie smiled, handed over a box he was carrying in his hand to Zhu Xiaolan, and said, "This is a wedding gift I gave you in advance, please be sure to accept it!"
Zhu Xiaolan hurriedly excused herself, "I really don't need it!"
"Hey, I've bought it all, it's useless for me to keep it!"
Zhu Xiaolan accepted it at this time, Zhou Jie smiled and said, "Xiaolan, let me ask you a question." Don't be angry!"
"Okay, you say!"
Zhou Jie took out a cigarette and lit it and took a deep breath. Spit it out, take another sip and pause. "Can you tell me why you didn't go downstairs that night?"
Zhu Xiaolan raised her head, looked at Zhou Jie's face, and said. "Actually, my reason is very boring, I know you, and I think you are very good, and I am very happy that you can sing to me. However, because of my own problems, I don't want to go down. ”
Zhou Jie looked at Zhu Xiaolan, Zhu Xiaolan's eyes were a little evasive, and she said uncomfortably: "Because of family reasons." I don't like men with glasses. You know, glasses are always reflective, they block people's eyes. It will hide people's true thoughts. I'm afraid of not being able to see people's eyes, and I hate glasses. ”
Zhou Jie was stunned for a long time. "That's it?"
"Yes!" Zhu Xiaolan bowed her head slightly. I feel embarrassed.
Zhou Jie flicked off the cigarette butt and smiled "hehe". "Xiaolan, I've thought of thousands of reasons, but I never thought it was this reason!
Zhu Xiaolan's eyes looked wrong with Zhou Jie's expression, and she hurriedly said, "I'm sorry!
Zhou Jie waved his hand and said, "You didn't feel sorry for me, I just came to give you a gift." I wish you all a good time!" After staggering and walking outside the alley, Zhu Xiaolan hurriedly chased after him and said, "Zhou Jie, how can you transfer your work?"
Zhou Jie refused, "No, I really don't need to! That's it! Actually, I'm here to trouble you!"
As he spoke, he passed by the van, Zhou Jie stopped for a moment, stood beside the car, Lin Shengjie hurriedly opened the door and got out of the car, stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "You are Zhou Jie, right?
"Did you really say it many times?" Zhou Jie said lightly.
Lin Shengjie's face was a little embarrassed, didn't he say a kind word later?
Zhou Jie stretched out his hand and gently shook Lin Shengjie's hand, and said, "I wish you a good marriage for a hundred years, and if you get married, you don't need to invite me!" After speaking, he walked away slowly.
Zhu Xiaolan stood aside holding the box, and the two watched Zhou Jie walk out of the alley, Lin Shengjie frowned and said, "Your classmate is very strange!"
"No, aren't you weird! Obviously no one has mentioned him, why are you talking nonsense?"
Lin Shengjie smiled, aren't you used to this.
"You don't use the same business to treat people, when others don't know!"
"What are you giving?" Lin Shengjie raised his chin, he really cared!
Zhu Xiaolan casually handed the bag to Lin Shengjie, and then opened the tightly packed box by herself.
Lin Shengjie didn't say much, and watched Zhu Xiaolan take out a music box from the box, and on the lid of the box was a woman dancing ballet, with a graceful posture. Lin Shengjie pursed his lips, is this a wedding gift for others, it is really shabby. Zhu Xiaolan found the place to twist the gear, twisted it a few times, and then let go. The gears rotated slowly, the ballet woman also spun slowly, and the soft sound of music sounded, Zhu Xiaolan was stunned for a moment and stood still.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shengjie put his bag in the car and hurriedly pulled Zhu Xiaolan over.
Zhu Xiaolan's eyes were moist, and she said, "This song, is it good?"
Lin Shengjie frowned and listened for a long time, and said, "It's very ordinary!"
Zhu Xiaolan smiled, her expression was very gentle, and said, "You don't know, I loved this song very much when I was in college, and I bought a tape to listen to it in the dormitory." ”
Lin Shengjie scolded secretly, this kid is really too serious about chasing his wife.
"When he was a senior, he asked a group of people to come downstairs in the dormitory to play this tune, and he sang it for half the night!" Zhu Xiaolan smiled and stopped the music, "I can't imagine that he still remembers!"
Lin Shengjie said dissatisfiedly, "Xiaolan, don't be bought by other people's sugar-coated shells, what do you want to listen to and tell your husband, it's not all there!" He glanced at the music box, no, I have to find a chance to come over and deal with it.
Zhu Xiaolan continued to look at the packaging box indifferently, and there was something underneath. Lin Shengjie reached out and took it out, but it was a folded picture, and he secretly scolded this stinky boy in his heart for having a lot of tricks while opening it, but it was Zhu Xiaolan who took a poster for Liu is wedding dress shop.
Lin Shengjie frowned and said, "What does he mean by this?"
Zhu Xiaolan smiled "haha" and said, "You don't know his nickname?
"I don't think it's a genius, it's trouble!"
"No, he's very sensitive, and sending this to me probably means that he will forget me!Well, he won't come back in the future, his work has been transferred!" Zhu Xiaolan put the picture away, looked at Lin Shengjie's angry face, and said busily, "Hey, I don't have a lot of space at home, I can't put this painting, you can take it back!"
Lin Shengjie snatched the painting and music box and said, "Give it to me!"
Zhu Xiaolan looked at everyone around her, and kissed Lin Shengjie on tiptoe. Lin Shengjie was helpless, she was so honest and didn't care, he really couldn't do anything about her.
He got in the car and opened the music box, slowly listened to the faint sound of music, and had an idea in his heart.