(xvi)

This night, Zhong Shulin sat at the desk to write materials, and before he knew it, it was already 9 o'clock.

The office door gently pushed open, and Zou Jingzhi quietly entered, carrying a thermos and pouring half a glass of water into his green military enamel jar, and handing over a bread wrapped in straw paper, revealing a shiny grease stain. Zhong Shulin pushed it with his hand, and when he touched the small fingers of his right hand that Zou Jingzhi didn't have time to retract, two blushes suddenly rose on her white skin, and when she hurriedly withdrew her hand, she touched the cigarette case that Deputy Director Zhong put on the desk to the ground, and hurriedly put down the thermos and squatted down to pick up the cigarette case.

Seeing that Zou Jingzhi was in a hurry for a while, Deputy Director Zhong smiled, stood up, did a few chest expansion exercises, rubbed his tired eyes, and said that if he didn't write, he was going to get up. Zou Jingzhi hurriedly said I am waiting to receive a telegram in clear code, it will be there in a while, you eat the bread first, and we will go together later.

Ten minutes later, Zou Jingzhi stood at the door of Deputy Director Zhong's office with his bag. Zhong Shulin said I'll send you by bicycle, Zou Jingzhi nodded silently. Zhong Shulin asked: Where do you live? Zou Jingzhi said to take Shengli Road and turn right at the intersection of Shahe Road. There are no street lights on Shahe Road at night, and the bicycle rides a little slowly, Zou Jing's hand naturally tightened the back of Zhong Shulin's tunic, there was a pothole on the road, the bicycle was upside down, she hugged his waist in a hurry, and her heart was trembling.

When he was about to reach the end of Shahe Road, Zou Jingzhi suddenly jumped down from the back seat of the bicycle and said that his legs were numb, let's get down and take a walk. Zhong Shulin pinched the brake and slowed down the car, propped his left leg to the ground, stopped the car, and stepped down his right leg. The two walked side by side, and as they walked, they came to the river.

Zou Jingzhi stood up and whispered Let's sit for a while, Zhong Shulin hesitated, put the bicycle on the ground, and the two sat side by side on the slope of the river embankment, separated by a person.

I was speechless for a long time, only listening to the sound of waves surging on the surface of the river in the wind.

Zhong Shulin could hear Zou Jingzhi's short breathing, and could feel the warmth of a healthy and mature woman that she had never experienced before. Suddenly, a fish in the river jumped out of the water, and Zou Jingzhi was so shocked that he rested his head on Zhong Shulin's shoulder. The fish fell back into the water, and the surface of the water was calm again, her head still pressed against his shoulder. He hesitated for a moment, stretched out his right arm, and took the baby face, along with half of his soft body, into his arms. His veins were surging suddenly, and the wedding night twenty years ago flashed back to his mind.

A cool breeze blew, like a basin of cold water splashing on his face, Zhong Shulin shuddered, and his mind suddenly cleared up. He let go of the right arm that was holding Zou Jingzhi, stood up, and subconsciously dusted off his body.

Zou Jingzhi still sat in place, crying profusely. Zhong Shulin's eyes conjured up the appearance of Li Chunhua wearing a red belly pocket under the shadow of the candlelight and light. He crouched down again and wiped her tears with his cuffs. The cry was louder, Zhong Shulin became a little nervous, and subconsciously glanced back. Zou Jingzhi also felt something, and gradually suppressed his crying, and finally turned into a sob.

"Just sit down for a while!" Zou Jingzhi's sobbing plea made Zhong Shulin unable to refuse.

They just sat by the river, chatting about their past. Somehow, he told Zou Jingzhi about the before and after of marrying Li Chunhua and Zhong Shan's running away from home, these words were depressed in his heart for too long, and he poured it out tonight, and he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart.

After listening to his story, she began to sympathize with the man next to her, it turned out that he was not as free and happy as she saw, it turned out that he lived so hard, God was really unfair! She also told him about the roughness of her husband in front of the stove and her own helplessness, and she couldn't help sobbing as she spoke.

They couldn't help but hug each other tightly, and the two hearts became one at this moment.