Time came to the opening ceremony of Guiye Academy, Liuying remembered that Guiye Academy was forced to be demolished when she was in her third year of junior high school, but Shen Youxia clearly told her that it was when she was a freshman in high school, and this matter was also in the newspaper, and she had also read the information in the newspaper, but Liuying didn't remember that she had read such a newspaper at all. Many of Hotaru's memories are scattered, including memories of people, people who have met two or three times may forget all about it after a while, only this person often appears in front of her eyes, and she will remember it well.

Liuying and Shen Youxia parked the car and walked to the gate of Guiye Courtyard, and saw Aunt Qin waiting for them, and there were a few familiar or unfamiliar faces beside her, after all, they had been separated for too long, and they had forgotten who was who, but it didn't matter. The old house of Guiye Courtyard was a dilapidated house after quality inspection and was forced to be demolished, and the Guiye Courtyard has been idle after the demolition. At that time, the dean Chen Qin had no other choice, so he announced the information of these orphans, hoping that caring people could adopt them. It was at that time that the Shen family's parents came to find them.

The time of the opening ceremony was set at half past nine in the morning, and there was still an hour before the ceremony, and everything on the scene was arranged.

"Aunt Qin. Shen Youxia and Liuying shouted one after the other.

"It's summer and fireflies, come on, come on. Chen Qin greeted them with a smile, and Liuying subconsciously approached Shen Youxia and walked behind him, she was still not used to this unfamiliar enthusiasm.

Chen Qin is over half a hundred years old, her temples are already a little gray, and she pulls her hair behind her back casually. Chen Qin had a child, and then unfortunately died, her husband said that she was the fate of the Heavenly Evil Lone Star and divorced her, after the divorce, she entered the Guiye Academy, and later became the president of the Guiye Academy. In the days of Guiye Courtyard, Chen Qin was particularly partial to Shen Youxia and Liuying, because the two of them followed her for the longest time. Liu Ying did not have a husband and wife willing to adopt her because of her illness, and Shen Youxia was reluctant to let people adopt her, so they spent the longest time in Guiye Courtyard.

Chen Qin introduced them to several other old people and some new aunts who came to the Leaf Courtyard one by one, and Chen Qin told them that the reconstruction of the Returning Leaf Courtyard had received policy support, including that the employees had five insurances and one housing fund, and the number of aunts who came to apply for the job was several times more than before. Just as Chen Qin was talking about the donors, a black car drove up to them and a person got out of the passenger seat.

"No, just say Cao Cao Cao will arrive. Chen Qin said to everyone.

Liuying followed everyone's gaze and saw the slender and thin figure again, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is thin, because Liuying is still a little cold standing here wearing a shirt and a knitted sweater, but this person is wearing a thin casual T-shirt. It was him, Liu Ying was secretly surprised in her heart, her eyes were always on this person, so she didn't notice Shen Youxia's slightly frowning expression.

Chen Qin hurriedly introduced to everyone and said, "He is the donor I told you, Lu Zhen." In fact, he used to be a member of our Guiye Academy, although it was only for a few days, but he was also a member. ”

"Hello everyone, I'm Lu Yu. Lu Yu politely replied to Chen Qin's words, and then said to Liuying, "We meet again." ”

The "again" in Lu Yu's words sounded to Chen Qin to mean the "again" after the farewell that year, and to Shen Youxia it sounded like the "again" after the farewell a few years ago, only Liuying knew, it was just a few days ago. Hotaru didn't speak, just bowed her head slightly in response.

The stone sitting in the wheelchair stared at Lu Yu for a long time before saying, "Ah, I remember, isn't he the little mute." ”

Chen coughed embarrassedly and said, "Since everyone is here, let's go in and visit it first." ”

Everyone followed Chen Qin into the main building of Guiye Courtyard, Chen Qin explained to everyone one by one the purpose of each floor and the facilities and equipment inside, the conditions and facilities are much better than they were back then, but the building is almost the same, Liu Ying listened carefully, she looked at these familiar and unfamiliar scenes, with Chen Qin's introduction, she seemed to see her childhood in each room or sleeping or in a daze, playing or crying. Shen Youxia, who was originally walking beside her, slowed down, and after Lu Yu behind him was side by side with him, he whispered, "I didn't expect you to have such ulterior motives for the matter of Guiye Courtyard." ”

"You are prejudiced against me in both public and private, and no matter how much I explain, it is equivalent to nonsense. Lu Yu said without any expression.

Shen Youxia sneered and said, "You know whether it's prejudice or facts. ”

Lu Yu didn't get angry because of Shen Youxia's tone, but said calmly: "If you have to admit that I have any ulterior motives, then okay, my ulterior motives are just to brush up my sense of existence." ”

"Stay away from her. Shen Youxia said unceremoniously. Shen Youxia is actually not such a foul-mouthed person, but he seems to have an innate dislike for Lu Yu, just like Lu Yu said, he is prejudiced against him both in public and private. Yu Gong was bidding for the EAST project, and he directly passed the Muhe, and Yu Zhi always had to fight with him every time he saw Lu Yu. Shen Youxia had thought about this question, and the only answer he came up with was that he had always been haunted in his life with Liuying for so many years, which made Shen Youxia extremely annoyed.

After Shen Youxia finished speaking, he stepped forward to catch up with Liuying and visited with everyone.

The opening ceremony is very simple, that is, Chen Qin spoke on the stage, and then there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and finally announced the official opening of the Guiye Academy, and the whole process took less than half an hour.

After the ceremony, many people had already left. Liuying heard that the old banyan tree with intricate roots had not been dug up, so she took Shen Youxia to accompany her to have a look, which was her favorite place to stay when she was a child.

The trunk of the old banyan tree has cracked, and the cracked places are covered with deep and shallow folds, but it looks even more majestic, and no one knows how many years it has stood here and how many years of wind and rain it has experienced. Liuying walked over alone, sat on the serpentine roots that radiated all around her, as she had done when she was a child, leaning against the tall trunk of the tree that could only be encircled by three or four people, and closed her eyes to feel the peace that the old banyan tree had once again brought her.

After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, and Shen Youxia didn't know when she sat down quietly beside her, quietly not saying a word.

Liu Ying looked at Shen Youxia beside him, and said with a smile: "It seems to be the same when I was a child, every time I open my eyes, I can see you next to me, sometimes you talk non-stop, and sometimes you don't say a word." ”

Shen Youxia also smiled and said, "You still remember these things, so do you know why I always have to stay next to you?"

Hotaru shook her head, "I don't know. ”

"At first, I lost the bet with the stone, and he asked me to find a way to get you to talk to me, or I would have to wash his socks for a month. So, I toss beside you every day, tossing and tossing and getting used to it, used to having anything to say to you, and also used to sitting next to you in a daze, that feeling is particularly reassuring, no matter where I go to wander around, there will always be a person here under this old banyan tree, as if waiting for me to come back. Shen Youxia whispered and asked, "Do you remember what the first thing you said to me was?"

It was the first time that Liu Ying heard about this when she was a child here in Shen Youxia, and she was a little distracted when she heard it, and she replied in a trance: "I don't remember." ”

"It rained heavily that afternoon for two hours, and when the sun came back to you, you went under the old banyan tree, turned back to me and said, 'Did you hear that?' Shen Youxia's thoughts went back to that distant afternoon, "You spoke to me for the first time, so I listened very carefully, but I didn't hear anything except the sound of raindrops falling from the eaves, so I asked you, 'What did you hear?', you pointed to the canopy of this old banyan tree and smiled and said to me, 'It's singing'." ”

"It's the sound of raindrops falling on the leaves. Liu Ying continued Shen Youxia's words.

"No, it's really singing, I've never heard such a beautiful singing voice. ”

Liuying looked at Shen Youxia, the two looked at each other and smiled, and Liuying's afterglow caught a glimpse of a figure not far away. With his back against the wall, one foot against the corner, he folded his arms and watched them motionless.

At that moment, a picture flashed in Hotaru's head.

The same position, the same movements, the same eyes, but the person in the picture is still young, and the difference is that the firefly in the picture is squatting lonely under the tree.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Youxia asked Liuying, and at the same time looked back at her somewhat stunned eyes, it was Lu Yu again.

Liu Ying came back to his senses and no longer looked at Lu Yu, but asked Shen Youxia curiously: "Did he really come to Guiye Courtyard when he was a child?"

Shen Youxia also turned around and said, "Well, come here for a few days." ”

"So he's an orphan too?"

"Well...... Not really. Shen Youxia replied, "His parents are still alive." ”

"Then why did he come to Guiye Courtyard?"

"Okay, why so much. Shen Youxia stood up as he spoke, and stretched out his hand to pull Liuying, "It's not too early, let's go too." ”

Liuying got up and left with Shen Youxia, she glanced back at Lu Yu who was still there before leaving, Lu Yu smiled at her, she quickly turned her head and left quickly. After Shen Youxia and Liuying left, Lu Yu slowly walked under the old banyan tree, he looked up at the still lush canopy, sighed softly, and then left again.

"Brother, the past seems to have really passed. Liuying looked at the brand-new Guiye Courtyard behind her, and the already vague Guiye Courtyard seemed to be getting farther and farther away from them.

"Yes, it's over. Shen Youxia agreed, "Let's go." ”

"Wait a minute. Shen Youxia was about to leave with Liuying, but Chen Qin's voice came in a hurry.