Old-fashioned past
I ate too much at noon and had a severe lack of blood supply to my brain. Xuan Xuan didn't continue to hold the small notebook and press himself to endorse it, the sun was very good today, and it was so warm that it was sprinkled on his body, which was very comfortable. So I found a place to bask in the sun with Chen Yi in the playground, ready to take a break and prepare for the next interview.
It has been very hard to prepare for the exam in the past few days, and since the written test is over, the next interview is not a difficult thing for me, so I am content to take a break to meet the interview questions and answers in the afternoon.
As for Chen Yi, Xuan Xuan has always known that she is a well-rounded student, and English is her best subject.
I found a place to bask in the sun, took out a book in my school bag, and put a piece of scratch paper on it, so that I felt that the grass was not so prickly.
Inviting Chen Yi to sit down together, Chen Yi nodded and sat next to her, intimately and naturally helping her take down the leaves on her head that had unintentionally fallen on her head because of shortcuts, feeling as if the two had known each other for a long time, as if they were best friends.
"I feel like we've known each other for a long time. Xuan Xuan joked with a smile.
"It's been a long time. Chen Yi replied.
"You've changed a lot. Before Xuan Xuan could answer, Chen Yi continued while pulling the grass at his feet with his hands.
Xuan Xuan was startled, hurriedly hiding the surprise below, and asked with a smile, "Why is it different?"
Chen Yi raised her delicate little face and smiled, and said, "I feel that you are different from when you were a child." β
"When I was a child?" Xuan Xuan wondered, didn't she only know Chen Yi in junior high school? Could it be that something is different, in this life, she and she have known each other since childhood.
"You don't remember, when we were kids we lived in a neighborhood. It is the compound of the steel mill workers in the north of the city. When Chen Yi talked about the steel factory workers' compound in the north of the city, his eyes were full of nostalgia for the past.
"Iron and Steel Plant Workers' Compound?" Xuan Xuan remembered, and it was a matter of two lifetimes to talk about it, at that time, Xuan's father had just returned from the army, took over Grandpa Xuan's position, and worked in the steel plant. That's probably the case, but for some very young memories, Xuan Xuan has long forgotten them.
"I only remember that after the Blue Tiger corruption case occurred in the staff compound that year, the entire staff of the compound was moved. That year, Xuan's father was laid off from the steel factory, so he took Xuan's mother to go to the underground sea to do business.
The "Blue Tiger Corruption Case" was a major corruption case in the 90s in City A, in which the director of the Iron and Steel Plant changed from a technical leader overnight to a big tiger who was condemned by everyone in the entire Iron and Steel Plant. The entire steel plant was suspended for half a year because of his own affairs, but his wife had the courage to report it and expose the crime of the blue tiger, and finally the turmoil subsided. Blue Tiger was arrested and imprisoned, sentenced to life imprisonment, and finally died of a heart attack in prison.
The whole incident spanned half a year, during which no less than 30 large and small cases were discovered, and the name Blue Tiger has forever become a proper noun for people in City A to denounce embezzlers.
Xuan Xuan was not originally a person who cared about current affairs and news, but when he accompanied his boyfriend from the law department to class, he listened to the professor focus on this incident, and still remembered that his boyfriend applauded when he heard that Lan Lao Hu died in prison, and scolded Lan Laohu, a big moth in the people's ranks, and vowed to be a barrister who supports justice and specializes in fighting corruption.
Xuan Xuan asked uncertainly: "You are also the family of the employee who was moved out because of the case of the director of the blue factory?" and smiled slightly embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I don't remember many things when I was a child very clearly." β
Chen Yi smiled and continued indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, I didn't like to go out to play at that time, and I was always sick. It's just that I often watch you play around by the window, so it's equivalent to knowing you for a long time. β
"Really? I didn't even expect to be so lively when I was a kid. Xuanxuan heard Chen Yi talk about what happened when he was a child, and felt a little embarrassed. Compared with Chen Yi, he was so naΓ―ve both when he was a child and now.
"Back then, you always wore two pigtails and wore the powder blue head flower that your mother bought for you, and it was really cute. Chen Yi said with a smile, just like he was not depressed when he talked about the Blue Tiger corruption case just now.
"Yes, yes, my mom was very keen on that. Thinking of a lot of things when he was a child, Xuan Xuan suddenly felt that Chen Yi's previous cold appearance was gone, replaced by his heartfelt closeness to her.
"What building did your family live in at that time? Although there are several buildings in our compound, they always come and go, and I must have seen you. Xuan Xuan asked.
"You haven't seen me much, I'm weak when I was young, and I don't go downstairs often. Chen Yi replied, adding another sentence, "At that time, my name was Lan Yi." βγ
"Lan Yi, your surname is Lan, isn't that ......" Xuan Xuan hurriedly swallowed back the words that were immediately blurted out.
"That's right, it's the blue you think. Chen Yi replied indifferently, as if talking about someone else's business.
"Then ...... you later," Xuan Xuan asked cautiously.
"My parents divorced, I followed my mother, and after she remarried, I changed my surname to Chen. Chen Yi picked up a withered yellow blade of grass and poked the ground again and again. "On the day of his accident, I was sent to my grandmother's house early, and when I woke up from my sleep, they divorced. My dad went from being a good dad to a corrupt man, and the day he died in prison coincided with my mom's remarriage. After speaking, Chen Yi laughed loudly, the smile did not reach his eyes, cold and sarcastic.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stir up your sadness. Xuan Xuan put a hand on Chen Yi's shoulder, Chen Yi sat with her back to her, she couldn't see the look on Chen Yi's face clearly, but even if she didn't look, she could feel her wordless sadness.
"I took the initiative to bring it up, how can I blame you. Just when I saw you, I remembered those things, and remembered the beauty and happiness of my childhood. Chen Yi turned her head and smiled at Xuan Xuan, although it was only a light smile, but it was different from what she had just told about the past, and her body was full of youth and vitality at this age.
"It's a pleasure to meet you at this school. Chen Yi continued.
Xuanxuan didn't know if she was referring to junior high school or A High School, or both.
"I'm glad to have met you, too, and we'll go hand in hand with you from now on. Xuan Xuan smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Xuan Xuan, please advise!"