Chapter Eighty-Seven: Grief in the Heart
At noon, Shui Xiaolin and Wen Qing ate together!
Shui Xiaolin, the cafeteria of the college, was disdainful, and Shui Xiaolin drove Wen Qing to a small restaurant not far from the college, which was quite acceptable in Shui Xiaolin's eyes.
"When I came back this time, Qiu Zichuan impressed me the most!"
While eating and chatting, after a few words, Wen Qing turned the topic to Qiu Zichuan.
Wen Qing knew about Qiu Zichuan and Shui Xiaolin's first love, and Wu Weidong also explained to Wen Qing, this topic is sensitive! But in the last few gatherings, Wen Qing feels that between Shui Xiaolin and Qiu Zichuan, it is more like the relationship between each other has returned to the friendship of classmates. Although, Wu Weidong even told himself, it seems that Shui Xiaolin still has intentions for Qiu Zichuan. But Wen Qing still feels more of a casual atmosphere of the four of them together. Therefore, thinking of Qiu Zichuan, Wen Qing blurted out that he didn't feel that there was anything to avoid in front of Shui Xiaolin.
"He has been calling for wind and rain in the past few years!"
Shui Xiaolin's tone was calm, and she smiled!
"When I came back this time, I also went to Tanchi to see a few classmates, and everyone sat together. Speaking of Qiu Zichuan, everyone recognizes it! ”
"Really?"
There is no contact with the classmates over there in Tanchi, Shui Xiaolin. Occasionally, when you meet on a waterfront street or in a store, you will be surprised! Then, after a few words of kindness that seemed to be overjoyed, and after a few polite greetings, they waved goodbye to each other! At least, most of the memories of Shui Xiaolin are like this!
"It is said that he has done a great job of not looking at the official, but no matter which classmate goes to him for an errand, he happily agrees! And it was done very quickly. If he really can't do it, he also said it thoroughly, and thought of ways to make up for it in other things! That's a rarity! It's not like some people who don't recognize their relatives with a little bit of status and rights, let alone old classmates! ”
"Yes! He doesn't value his personal fame and fortune! ”
"I feel that although he is in the officialdom, his style is more populist than orthodox, or those officials who like to take an official tone!"
Populism!
This is something Shui Xiaolin never thought of. But Wen Qing's evaluation of Qiu Zichuan suddenly reminded Shui Xiaolin of the conversation with Qiu Zichuan by the March River that day, about the confession that Qiu Zichuan would never take the initiative to show himself because of the disparity in family status in Shanghai!
Yes, populism, it seems that Wen Qing still sees it profoundly!
Why didn't I realize this earlier! Shui Xiaolin began to regret it in her heart again! A man who grew up in an ordinary family at the bottom of society is either very inferior or extremely self-respecting! This should be decisive! What's more, Qiu Zichuan's personality, why didn't he expect it in the first place!
"What are you thinking?"
Seeing that Shui Xiaolin seemed to be thinking, Wen Qing, who had just filled herself with another bowl of egg soup, put down the soup spoon and asked Shui Xiaolin softly.
"Yes! This may have something to do with his upbringing, he seems to be a man of few words, but he cares a lot about affection in his heart! ”
Shui Xiaolin smiled at Wen Qing, and her demeanor seemed to know Qiu Zichuan very well!
"Hehe, as soon as you say that he doesn't talk much, I remember!"
Putting down the small bowl, Wen Qing stirred the egg soup in the bowl with a spoon, and looked up as if he remembered the past or something, and smiled at Shui Xiaolin!
"Remembering what?"
Shui Xiaolin didn't know that Wen Qing also had memories of Qiu Zichuan, so she was also interested, looking at Wen Qing, her eyes flashing.
"I remember when I was in middle school in Tanchi, Qiu Zichuan was tall, he always walked unhurriedly, and his face was very indifferent! Sometimes it makes people feel that he is a little hanging, but it doesn't make people think that he is the kind of naughty boy, because his scores in every exam are the top few in the grade! ”
"Oh! Did everyone pay attention to him at that time? ”
"Huh! Oh, yes! ”
Wen Qing didn't feel that Shui Xiaolin asked strangely, women are interested in what kind of opinion the boy they first fell in love with in the eyes of others! Even if it's years later.
"At that time, he was simply an idol in the eyes of girls!"
"Idol! Is it? ”
Shui Xiaolin was not surprised! I was surprised that this was the first time I had heard it with my own ears, although it had been twenty years; I was not surprised because Shui Xiaolin felt that a lot of girls were paying attention to Qiu Zichuan when she was in Tanchi Middle School, especially the basketball game after the breakup. But even at that time, she thought it was right and was proud of it!
"At that time, a lot of girls liked to look at him secretly in private, hehe! Sometimes it's embarrassing to find out about each other! Some female classmates also like to make jokes about other female classmates! Hehe! It's funny to think about! ”
Oh, yes! It's funny to think about!
Shui Xiaolin picked up the spoon in the soup pool and also served a small bowl of egg soup for herself. But after Sheng put it in front of him, he looked like he was in deep thought.
"Why did you break up with him?"
Wen Qing's slender fingers held the small bowl of egg soup, brought it to his lips and took a small sip. Then, put down the bowl, picked up the napkin and gently wiped his lips, wiped it, folded the napkin in half, and then put it on the table, pressed it gently, and then looked up at Shui Xiaolin and asked softly, his eyes were calm but also full of exploration and confusion.
Shui Xiaolin was stunned!
If Tong Guò returned to the waterfront for a few gatherings, Wen Qing had the impression that the distance between him and Shui Xiaolin when he was in Tanchi Middle School was completely gone! Or, when she was in Tanchi Middle School, although Shui Xiaolin's impression of the classmates was also very friendly, she was from Shanghai, she was very beautiful, and she was very foreign, as well as her southern accent, but it was also a good Mandarin in the small county town of Tanchi, and it was also a good Mandarin, which made the classmates have some distance between her. But in this short time of re-contact, this distance is gone!
In addition to the atmosphere of those few gatherings, but also because of this waterfront, apart from these three old classmates, Wen Qing has no closer people, and among these three old classmates, only Shui Xiaolin, a girl, is still in the same class as her middle school, not to mention that the two are now working in the same college. This is a kind of relationship that does not need to be chosen, and it can be said to be a natural relationship, as long as there is no misunderstanding and holiday existence between each other, the trust and closeness in this relationship are also the same as natural!
What's more, during the conversation in Shui Xiaolin's office in the morning, Shui Xiaolin's care and frankness towards herself, especially those few words of confidant, suddenly narrowed the distance between Wen Qing and Shui Xiaolin's hearts, and made Wen Qing suddenly feel like a best friend.
Wen Qing is a woman with the principle of life and communication, but she is also a woman with a very simple psychology!
Even if Wu Weidong said that Shui Xiaolin still had intentions for Qiu Zichuan, and Qiu Zichuan would not waver, Qiu Zichuan would never let his wife Qu Meng be hurt. Wen Qing remembered what Wu Weidong said. But what Wen Qing thought at this time was that even so, it would not hurt him and Shui Xiaolin, as old classmates and good friends, to communicate and say some confidant words.
Moreover, not only does Wu Weidong have an opinion on Shui Xiaolin's later marriage, even if he hasn't been in the college for a long time, Wen Qing occasionally hears some colleagues talk about Shui Xiaolin, both envy and contempt! And Wen Qing also knew that Shui Xiaolin's ex-husband was still working in the college, but he had already gone to the college's branch in the southern suburbs of the city, still unknown, still indisputable, calm and remarried his wife, and continued to live a life of home and class.
But no matter whether colleagues yearn for Shui Xiaolin's life or are jealous, but for Shui Xiaolin herself, in addition to being more indifferent and arrogant, there are no other bad words, and I can hear more if anyone asks Shui Xiaolin to do something, Shui Xiaolin never shirks the words of approval!
Moreover, after this period of contact, Wen Qing didn't feel that Shui Xiaolin had many vulgarities that seemed to be disdainful in Wu Weidong's eyes!
And Wen Qing's sudden question, Yu Shui Xiaolin definitely felt very stunned in her heart!
Because this is a question that has almost belonged to me for nearly 20 years, and this is a topic that I have never mentioned to others and that others have never asked me! The reason is very simple, Shui Xiaolin has only been in Tanchi Middle School for half a year, and she has no close friends there! Not to mention that she is from Shanghai, not to mention that she spends more time with her new classmates than other classmates to integrate. only said that she met Qiu Zichuan as soon as she arrived in Tanchi, and only said that in addition to studying at that time, she only had Qiu Zichuan in her heart, where did she have any close friends?
From meeting Qiu Zichuan when she was a girl, to breaking up during the breakup, and now to reuniting! It's been almost twenty years!
In the past twenty years, the joy of first love! The pain of breaking up, as well as the regrets and longings later! Then there is the expectation of reunion, the desire to return to the old good after reunion, and all kinds of troubles and struggles after reunion! Shui Xiaolin doesn't want to find someone to share, why don't she want to find someone to talk to! But who can she Shui Xiaolin go to!
It can even be said that this is a matter that no one knew about before, except for his own family and Wu Weidong.
Mom and Dad, don't say it, Dad's sigh in his heart! The tangle in Mom's heart! There is no need to ask, I feel Xiao Yujiang's indifference to myself, and I listen to Qiu Zichuan's excellence! Do you want to say it again? What can I say?
Then go to Wu Weidong?
Hum! Wu Weidong!
Then she Shui Xiaolin will only sneer in her heart!
Wu Weidong is absolutely good to himself! No matter what it is, as long as you find him Wu Weidong to speak, it is absolutely nothing! But Shui Xiaolin also knows in her heart that half of this is because they are both old classmates, and they are the only two old classmates who returned to work together on the waterfront! And the other half, don't talk about it, it's because of Qiu Zichuan!
But as for what he wants to talk to him Wu Weidong about his feelings for Qiu Zichuan, if he is happy to meet Wu Weidong, it will be at most a few words of ridicule from the west to the Atlantic Ocean and the east to the Pacific Ocean! But if you want to meet him Wu Weidong has any impatience, then give yourself two words at most:
!
On major matters, Wu Weidong is resolutely on Qiu Zichuan's side, which Shui Xiaolin doesn't have to think about even if she can only think about problems with her toes!
For this reason, in the past 20 years, Shui Xiaolin felt that she was bitter, and it was not a bitter heart that ordinary people could understand!
Therefore, while being stunned for a while, Shui Xiaolin's heart suddenly felt like she had finally found someone she could communicate with and make herself vomit!
"Alas!"
After pondering for a while, looking at Wen Qing as if waiting for her answer, Shui Xiaolin first shook her head and smiled faintly, and then raised her head and sighed softly!
Fortunately, Shui Xiaolin and Wen Qing are not foodies, they usually have three meals a day, although the two of them have not been together for many years, but today they sat alone in the restaurant and found that each other belonged to the category of bird food! Three taels of cyanin, a few bowls of egg soup, and the two of them also felt that their appetite was gradually gone.
asked the waiter to add some tea, Wen Qing raised his cheeks and listened quietly, Shui Xiaolin sometimes whispered, sometimes sighed, and pulled the time back to the March River more than ten years ago, the ancient city of Tanchi!
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