August heat.

The sun on the horizon is scorching this big city with a population of nearly 20 million, with surging traffic and a vast sea of people.

In front of Tianhai Railway Station, the young man Shen Qiang, with empty eyes and blank eyes, stood for a while before he slowly took out a slightly worn-out large-screen mobile phone from his trouser pocket, lowered his head, Shen Qiang looked at the mobile phone screen seriously, and dialed a number.

"Hey!"

A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.

The young man blinked, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, held his mobile phone, and was silent for a while before speaking; "Dad! It's me, Hadron! ”

As soon as I heard my own voice, the phone became excited.

"Hadron, is it really you? After so long, you are finally willing to call back, and your mother and I are very worried at home, and we think that you have been cheated outside. ”

Shen Qiang sounded a little sad.

It's been a year and a half, and since graduating from college, he has been changing jobs constantly, but every time it is not ideal, and so far, this is his fourth resignation.

At this time, standing in front of Tianhai Railway Station, Shen Qiang's heart was filled with all kinds of feelings.

The huge sky and sea, the lights are brilliant, and it is extremely prosperous, he originally thought that this would be the cradle of his dreams, but in the face of reality, everything seems so fragile.

The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.

As an undergraduate graduate, Shen Qiang only knew out of school that in such a bustling metropolis, people who were better than him had gone to the sea.

For a year and a half, for Shen Qiang, it was like falling from heaven to hell.

Looking at the two big characters above the ticket hall - Tianhai, Shen Qiang, who was on the phone with his father, was heartbroken.

It's a train home.

Going home means declaring your failure in this city, but if you don't go home, where can you go, the sky and the sea are vast, and where can you still be your own place.

"Child, is it not going well at work, if so, then come back and rest for a while, or else, just plant watermelons with me, haha!"

There was a laugh on the other side of the phone, Shen Qiang's father Shen Qingyang is a person who likes to joke, but Shen Qiang himself understands in his heart that after his loving father knows his current situation, he is somewhat helpless to say such a thing, and the laughter hides sadness.

I think back then, when I was admitted to that undergraduate school, the excitement on the phone over there was compared with now......

The past is unbearable.

Shen Qiang was silent for a while.

"Dad, I ......"

"Come back, kid, it's never too late to rest and go out, right?"

Silence again.

"Hadron, why don't you speak."

"Dad, I'll buy a ticket to go home right away."

"Well, come back."

Shen Qiang has never been able to open his mouth to tell the real situation of his here, Shen Qingyang doesn't know about this son, if he doesn't say it himself, then help him break it.

Listening to his father's joking comfort, Shen Qiang felt much more comfortable, but he knew that when he went back, facing the enthusiastic villagers in the village, he would probably be asked about his work again.

Thinking of this, Shen Qiang felt pain for a while, but there was no way, he was almost penniless now, and if he didn't go back, would he have to beg in this helpless big city?

Although the words are a bit exaggerated, for Shen Qiang, a stubborn person, it is really not an exaggeration at all, he just doesn't want his friends and family to see his down-and-out appearance.

At this point, I really can't hold on.

With a sigh and picking up his luggage, Shen Qiang walked into the ticket hall of Tianhai Railway Station, and queued for more than two hours to successfully buy a train ticket back to Linyang.

There were still a few crumpled pieces of loose money of five yuan in his wallet, carefully calculated and bought some food on the train, and looked back at this bustling metropolis, Shen Qiang sat in the waiting hall of the train station, waiting for the passage of time minute by minute with a blank look.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the train started.

Bid farewell to this bustling metropolis like this, and leave this place that makes his heart extremely tangled.

Tianhai, will you come back?

Shen Qiang, who was full of exhaustion, couldn't sleep on the train, thinking about his years in Tianhai, from the time he came to this city to study in college with a sunny face, to now, he has fallen so far, and he has been a big failure in life.

"Youth is like a rushing river, I can't come back and say goodbye, only I am numb, and I don't have the bloody ...... of the year"

The old boy of the chopsticks brothers sounded at such a moment, which made Shen Qiang feel even more emotional, when his youth passed away, but he was always confused, where would the road of life go.

Shen Qiang glanced listlessly at the phone screen, Ren Dandan, what a familiar name.

Close your eyes, tap your right hand on the screen, and hang up.

Shen Qiang didn't want to answer the call, and he had to put it down after all.

More than two years of love, but it ended with her letting go, that beautiful girl, she didn't have the ability to have it after all.

Perhaps, when others see him dealing with it like this, they will call him stupid and stupid.

Perhaps, Ren Dandan doesn't mind the setbacks he is experiencing now.

But Shen Qiang minded himself, he definitely didn't let the girl he liked go back to the countryside to do dirty work together, he really couldn't imagine that that delicate face had become vicissitudes under the baking of Lieyue.

Shen Qiang would never do such a thing.

The train was moving smoothly, but Shen Qiang's heart couldn't be calm.

When the bell rang for the second time, Shen Qiang blinked, scratched his phone again, and he sent a text message.

"If you break up, don't dwell on it anymore."

Shen Qiang clicked the send button tremblingly, such a sentence was ruthless and poisonous, he knew what kind of heartache this text message would be after it was seen by Ren Dandan.

After a while, the mobile phone rang again, and looking at the eyes of the passengers around him, Shen Qiang finally answered the call this time.

"Hadron, you bastard!!"

There was a heart-rending cry from the microphone, and Shen Qiang could hear that Dandan was crying, and the pear blossoms were crying with rain.

The voice on the phone made the people next to him look at him with a strange look.

Shen Qiang was still silent.

He just listened quietly to the voice coming out of the microphone of his mobile phone, and when Ren Dandan didn't have the strength to speak, Shen Qiang said three words - I'm sorry.

Then, shut down.

That's the end of it.

took out the mp3 and listened quietly.

The train is moving smoothly, and there is still time to follow it.

There is a city called Pingyang City between Tianhai and Linyang, and after the train arrives in Pingyang, it stops, and some passengers get off one after another, and then, a new group of passengers come up.

After working in his seat for more than six hours, Shen Qiang's mood at this time had already calmed down.

He sat near the junction of the two carriages, and the carriage gradually quieted down, at this time, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening, and many people were probably tired after getting on the train, so they tilted their heads and fell asleep.

At this moment, there was a sound of heavy footsteps in the carriage, and it was walking very slowly.

Shen Qiang, who had his eyes slightly closed, opened his hazy sleepy eyes at this time and looked, and there was an old man with gray hair walking in his direction.

The old man was about sixty years old, and he looked quite energetic, with bright eyes.

Glancing at the old man, Shen Qiang didn't care, and continued to close his eyes slightly.

After a while, Shen Qiang realized that the old man had bought a standing ticket, and it was estimated that there was no seat, so he was in a hurry to go back.

Such an old man stood not far from his position, the whole person turned his back to him, at this time, it was a few days after the students' vacation, many students studying in Tianhai crowded into the train, looking at the old man standing in the carriage, Shen Qiang took out a newspaper from his bag, walked to the old man, and whispered to him to sit in his place.

The train in the night was exceptionally quiet, the old man glanced at Shen Qiang, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, a kind smile appeared on his face, and then he slowly walked to Shen Qiang's previous seat and sat down.

In such a quiet carriage, the actions of the two did not attract the attention of the others in the carriage, and after Shen Qiang gave up his place to the old man, he walked to the aisle of the two carriages, spread the newspaper on the steps, and sat down directly.

The night train was quite tiring, and the next day the train finally arrived at Linyang Railway Station.

Shen Qiang cheered up, picked up his luggage, and stepped off the train.

"Wait a minute, lad."

As soon as he got off the train, Shen Qiang heard someone behind him who seemed to call him, he looked back, and it turned out to be the old man, who was slowly walking towards him at this time.

"Young man, thank you so much this time, I see that you are a good person, we have a fate, in order to express my gratitude, I will give you this string of Buddhist beads."

"Grandpa, it's okay, you're welcome."

Shen Qiang pushed back the old man's kindness, he only felt in his heart that this was the right thing to do, and it was within his bounds.

But the old man seems to be a stubborn person, Shen Qiang does not accept his Buddhist beads, he has always refused to give up, Shen Qiang has no choice, so he has to thank him and accept the string of Buddhist beads.

When the old man saw Shen Qiang accept it, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

After separating from the old man, Shen Qiang walked out of the train station alone.

Compared with Tianhai, Linyang City is much smaller, and the city's population is only 2 million, compared to 20 million in Tianhai City, the gap is really big.

However, Linyang is a scenic city that is perfect for those who prefer a laid-back lifestyle.

The life of Linyang people is simple and leisurely.

Returning to the familiar place, breathing in the fresh air of the morning here, a cool breeze blew, and the refreshing feeling spread throughout the body, Shen Qiang let out a long breath, looked up at the sky, and the blue sky gave Shen Qiang a different feeling.

Shen Qiang gave himself a smile that he thought was bright, and then, carrying his bag, holding the Buddhist beads given by the old man in his hand. Got on the bus back to the village.

The best time of my life has passed, dare to ask, where is the road.;