Wu Xiaojun's face flashed with a hint of embarrassment, hesitated slightly, and glanced at Bai Lingyan from the corner of his eye.

Niu Shuxian urged, "Minister Wu, I haven't enjoyed taking pictures in the morning, and the camera seems to be stuck in your hand and I am reluctant to throw it away, give it to me." ”

Bai Lingyan smiled mysteriously, "Sister, isn't Xiaojun putting his backpack, don't worry!" ”

Wu Xiaojun saw that he really couldn't hide this time, so he took advantage of Bai Lingyan and Niu Shuxian to talk, got off the donkey down the slope, handed over the camera and backpack to Niu Shuxian, turned around and walked a few steps quickly to stand beside Bai Lingyan.

Niu Shuxian held the camera in her hand, looked at the two people in front of her, absent-minded, and looked stern and unnatural, and said with a smile, "It's a little far away, isn't it just to take a photo, look at what makes you nervous." They all looked at my gestures, moved closer to each other, relaxed expressions, and smiled. Lingyan, tilt your head a little to Minister Wu's side, Minister Wu, put your right hand on Lingyan's shoulder, and lean a little sideways, okay, don't move like this! Then he pressed the shutter, clicked a few times, then put away the camera, and said complacently, "My photographic skills are definitely not ordinary, I make sure you are satisfied." Don't forget to give me one after washing. ”

Bai Lingyan said happily, "Certainly, definitely." ”

Wu Xiaojun looked at the two of them smiling, his heart was as light as letting go of a thousand catties of burden, no longer as restrained as before, his words increased, and he said a few jokes to them from time to time, which made the two very happy.

Next, the three of them followed the endless flow of people and looked at a few scenic spots, Niu Shuxian suddenly found that Bai Lingyan and Wu Xiaojun walked side by side at some point, chattering, whispering, in a good mood, the two of them in conversation and laughter were very tacit, and it was a bit redundant for them to become a third party who was a light bulb. If these two are okay to believe, I'll have to burn their bottom fire. Thinking of this, he joked, "As the saying goes, things gather people in groups, who looks for whom, I think you two have good eyesight, it won't be love at first sight, let's be honest, tell my sister how long you've been together." ”

Bai Lingyan's face flushed suddenly, and she said coquettishly, "Sister, what is love at first sight, there is no shadow, we are just good friends." ”

"Come on, sister, between men and women are either enemies or lovers, there is no so-called pure and true friend at all. Sister to tell the truth, the two of you are a natural husband and wife, there is definitely a drama, don't believe it and see! ”

"Sister, Xiaojun has a girlfriend, if she hears this, she won't blow up the pot, it's enough for him to drink a pot, Xiaojun, don't you say?"

Wu Xiaojun stood beside the two of them, covered his mouth and smiled, and did not make any answer.

Niu Shuxian said with a smile, "Lingyan, you said that he has a girlfriend, I'm afraid it's you, you see that Minister Wu has acquiesced." Seize the opportunity, get along well, sister supports you. Twisting his face, he saw a few pairs of young men and women whispering not far away, "You two don't pretend to be pure in front of me, if it weren't for me, I would have been like them a long time ago." ”

Wu Xiaojun knew that he liked Bai Lingyan in his heart, but he liked it, and he didn't have the feeling of love with Qin Meixiang, Shao Yingying, and Luo Xiao. Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door, and your heart is calm and naturally cool. The more Niu Shuxian talked about the relationship between the two, the more he felt down-to-earth and calm in his heart, and joked with Niu Shuxian, "Sister Niu, what Lingyan said was right, but after you said it twice, it really got the two of us into it." If you can't get out, you'll be the real initiator, and you won't be able to escape it. ”

"That's the truth. Minister Wu is too good at making excuses, and the two of you talked about friends and dragged me in. It's okay, if you can't get out, you'll stay in it all the time, and I won't have to evade any responsibility. ”

Bai Lingyan said shyly, "Okay, don't talk about these useless things." It's noon, so let's go back to dinner! It just so happened that my dad came home yesterday, let's buy some food and cook for him to eat, what do you think? ”

Niu Shuxian said, "Okay, Minister Wu, you have no opinion, right?" ”

Wu Xiaojun smiled bitterly, "Sister Niu said to do whatever she said, and I will follow up." ”

Bai Lingyan's father's residence is in the same community as Feng Weiwei, and Wu Xiaojun used to go there often. And from the moment he entered the gate of the community, his heart was beating very hard, his face was also hot, and he always felt that Feng Weiwei's delicate and graceful figure was swaying back and forth in front of him, and her tender and sweet smile was like a magnet to seduce the soul, and the situation when he was happily married with her kept rolling in his mind, and his feet were fluttering a little disobediently. He strongly controlled the external complications caused by his inner tension, quietly slowed down, and walked behind Bai Lingyan and Niu Shuxian to avoid the subtle changes in his face and actions from being noticed by them.

When the three of them walked to the building where Feng Weiwei lived before, Bai Lingyan turned around and smiled at Wu Xiaojun, and whispered, "You are not unfamiliar with this place, are you particularly nostalgic?" ”

Wu Xiaojun looked at Niu Shuxian's back in front of him and pouted at Bai Lingyan, and said embarrassedly, "Don't joke, it's not good for people to hear it." Then he deliberately asked loudly, "Lingyan, which building is it, it's time to arrive, right?" ”

"It's here, it's here, it's the one in front of you."

In the mid-70s, Bai Lingyan's father, Bai Yijia, transferred from a cadre in northern Jiangsu, and was later assigned to the Pingxi Machinery Factory, a unit owned by the whole people built during the "First Five-Year Plan" period. For him, it is a dream to be able to work in such a unit, and he is very lucky, and he is naturally overjoyed. However, his parents, wife and two young daughters are all in a remote mountain village on the south bank of the Qinghe River in Beimeng County, and they have to live separately. He not only has to do a good job in the factory, but also always thinks about taking care of his family, and often shuttles back and forth between the two places in his busy time.

Bai Yijia and his wife, one outside and the other inside, although their lives are not easy, they are not so nervous compared to other families, and they are quite comfortable. The only regret is that there is no boy, and he is very anxious and worried. At the beginning of the second year of Bai Yijia's work, his wife Sun Huiying was pregnant again, and she specially asked the fortune teller to count her, and this time she gave birth to a son. The two of them are happy, and every day they look forward to the birth of their longing son as soon as possible, like the stars and the moon. During that time, Bai Yijia could be said to run home every Sunday and bring nutritional supplements, lest Sun Huiying make a mistake.

To their surprise, Sun Huiying was pregnant and gave birth in October, and it turned out to be a baby girl who fell to the ground, and the two were immediately as disappointed as deflated balls, and they were depressed for a while. Taking care of the family and the two daughters had already exhausted Sun Huiying, she really didn't want to raise this girl anymore, and before the child was full moon, she urged Bai Yijia to find a home and give the child away. Bai Yijia looked at his wife who was full of vicissitudes and felt very distressed, and after thinking about it, he felt that he should not leave the child behind. After hesitating again and again, although he was reluctant to give up his own flesh and blood, he finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and asked his comrades-in-arms to take the child away and send him to a suitable home hundreds of miles away.

After Bai Yijia's parents knew that Sun Huiying had given their child away, they were very annoyed and scolded the two viciously. I walked along the bank of the Qinghe River over the mountains and mountains for a day and a night, and after several twists and turns, I went to Banshi County to bring the child back. Bai Yijia and his wife couldn't resist their parents, so they had to raise their children, but they were reluctant to give the child an official name, just called "Sinnie". They have only one purpose, that is, they look forward to giving birth to a son as soon as possible and continuing the Bai family's incense. It wasn't until three years later that his precious son Bai Yonggen, who was rarely late, landed in the world, and reluctantly named his third daughter "Bai Lingyan (Bai Lingyan). The whole family almost poured all their energy into the only boy they loved, and Bai Lingyan was not much neglected compared to her younger brother. Her mother's murderous father is cold, her lack of father's love and mother's love, her withdrawn personality, timidity and cowardice, lack of nutrition, underdevelopment, and frailty make her childhood memories the deepest and unforgettable.

After the birth of her son, Bai Yijia had no worries, so she was overjoyed and energetic, and she was determined to move her wife and children's household registration back to the city and live a normal life as a family reunion. He reported to the factory many times that it was difficult to do it due to policy restrictions, and he never got what he wanted, and gradually lost hope. Later, the shape of the countryside changed greatly, and he gave up the idea of transferring his wife and children to the city. He is the only one in the factory, who has no family members and no right to divide the room, and has been living in a single room in the collective dormitory of the Soviet-style tube house for many years.

The buildings where Bai Yijia and Feng Weiwei live are adjacent to each other, with the same structure, and used to be all collective dormitories for employees. In recent years, quite a number of veteran comrades have spontaneously occupied a single room or two adjacent rooms for the convenience of family visits, and the number of people involved is relatively large. Bai Yijia's room is on the northernmost left side of the second floor, with a stove at the top of the corridor. The whole room in the house is very small, with a steel bed, a light blue factory tool cabinet, a red painted three-drawer table, a large wicker box under the bed, and some miscellaneous items stacked in addition.

The three of them walked into the house, Bai Lingyan asked Wu Xiaojun and Niu Shuxian to sit down and rest, and she was busy making a fire and cooking.

Wu Xiaojun walked all morning, feeling really hungry, and before Bai Lingyan could shovel out the stewed chicken in the pot, he unceremoniously picked up a piece of chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Bai Lingyan rolled her eyelids and looked at him, "How can you be in such a hurry and eat directly on the pot?" ”

Wu Xiaojun deliberately grimaced, and smiled, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, I'm anxious to taste your cooking skills." ”

"Alright, don't just sell your mouth, take this plate to the water pipe and flush it."

"Okay, I'm satisfied."

Niu Shuxian said, "The two of you really seem to be living a small life together, one doesn't treat himself as an outsider, and the other has no scruples to call people, it's quite tacit!" ”

Bai Lingyan said, "They are all old acquaintances, and they usually like to make jokes, and there is nothing to taboo." ”

"Lingyan, generally speaking, if the relationship does not develop to a certain extent, girls will not bring boys to the house, which shows that the relationship between you is extraordinary. Do your parents know? ”

"I don't think about it so much, and I don't have so many rules in my heart, as long as I get along, there is no difference between boys and girls."

"To tell me the truth, do you like him or not?"

"In my own senses, my personality suits him well, and his personality suits me well and I can talk to him. He already has a girlfriend who is difficult to give up, and he can only be regarded as an ordinary friend who confides in his bitterness and sorrow and shares joy and happiness, and there is no way to talk about love and the like. ”

"You've figured it out, he really has a girlfriend!"

"Well, this is the best, the heart is more down-to-earth, there will be no misunderstandings and awkwardness, there is no need to look forward and backward when you meet, worry about this and worry about that, talk about everything, how good it is to be happy!"

"That's true, but you can't get too close to him so you don't get in trouble. At least don't do anything to interfere with the relationship between them, so as to avoid misunderstandings between them because of you and hurt the feelings of the two of them. ”

"That's fine, but we don't usually see each other."

Wu Xiaojun finished brushing the dishes and went to the toilet to pee before returning to the room, Bai Lingyan had already served the soup, just waiting for the plate in his hand to hold the dishes. As soon as the qiē was ready, everyone sat around the table to eat and chat.

After dinner, Niu Shuxian went directly back to the dormitory of the affiliated hospital to pack her things, and Bai Lingyan and Wu Xiaojun went back to school. On the way, Wu Xiaojun said, "Your cousin has a very cheerful personality, what she said makes me cry and laugh, I can't deal with it, and sometimes it's quite difficult." ”

"That's right, we went to school together since we were young, and we had a very good relationship, so we naturally spoke freely. There are some words that you laugh at and don't take to heart. By the way, how is your girlfriend Luo Xiao now? ”

"Some time ago, I had a little conflict with my old classmates at the internship site Xiangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory, and I was in a bad mood. I was going to take advantage of the next few days to see her, but you stopped me. It doesn't matter, there's time. ”

"I'm really sorry for delaying your rare date, one day she came over, and I invited you two to dinner. She has just arrived in a strange place, the environment and people are not familiar, naturally she will be very nervous, just when you need you, you should encourage her, comfort her, and give her confidence. ”

"That's what I thought too."

"How is that student of yours now, has anything changed?"

"After my training several times, the rules are much more honest now, and if it goes on like this, she will definitely become an excellent student in less than three months."

"Yes, very much positive."

When Wu Xiaojun returned to the dormitory, he felt a little tired all over, and he had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he simply took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the dormitory and slept well. He jerked down to the bed, pulled the covers opener, and suddenly noticed that a note had fallen to the floor. I wondered in my heart, I folded the quilt well and didn't put anything when I left, why did a note suddenly pop up, who put it? I sat up and bent down to pick it up, and I was overjoyed, tired and sleepy. Get out of bed immediately, get dressed, and walk out of school......