Chapter 42: Love in the Age of Innocence

Yes, from ancient times to the present, whether it is in the city or in the countryside, it has always been said that Zhang Shaoping is right, he is not wrong to say this, he doesn't want Yuran to harm her future because of himself.

An Yuran's liking for Zhang Shaoping is not determined by a fever in her brain, she likes this hillbilly from the countryside from the bottom of her heart, because there is something very unusual in his body - she can't tell what it is.

In addition, although he is not very handsome, his appearance is very distinctive, he is tall, the bridge of his nose is straight, his face has a tenacity that a man has, his eyes are full of youthful vitality, and the whole person looks full of youth.

A refreshing wind blew on the riverbank, her hair swayed around, her vibrant eyes were bright, and the whole person looked very beautiful, she turned her head slightly, looked farther away, and said with her back to Zhang Shaoping cordially: "Zhang Shaoping, do you feel it?" ”

"What," Shaoping said suspiciously, "What did you feel?" ”

An Yuran slowly closed his eyes, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and said, "It's the wind, do you feel it?" ”

"Yes, it's windy, but it's not surprising!"

"Shaoping, you stretch out your arms to see, what do you feel", Shaoping stretched out his arms as Yu Ran said, and a cool wind blew in his face, yes, he felt freedom, this wind of freedom was unrestrained, blowing all over the mountains, fields, rivers, forests, no matter what the difficulties and dangers, it was allowed to drift away, and he finally understood the meaning of Yu Ran in his heart.

This means that no matter what kind of differences there are between them, whether they are far away or close to each other, they can't escape being stirred by this wind of freedom, and the same is true for love, you shouldn't bind your true heart because of everything in the world, people live not only to live, but also what kind of life they should pursue.

The wind on the river carried a damp vapor towards the two of them, the tears flowing from the corners of Zhang Shaoping's eyes were intertwined with this moisture, his vision was a little blurred, he couldn't see the road ahead, but the original heat in his heart began to surge again, this was the happiest time in his heart for more than two months.

Zhang Shaoping trembled his lips and said to Yu Ran cordially: "Yu Ran, I was wrong, I shouldn't ignore you, I will never make you sad from now on, I am willing to be good with you for a lifetime, just like this wind of freedom, to pursue the truth in my heart."

After An Yuran heard it, he turned around and faced Shaoping, with a kind of trust in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised a smile as usual.

This kind of silent dialogue, this kind of silent eye contact makes them laugh together, this is the love of that innocent age, there is no worldly material, all the things that hinder love are abandoned, just to pursue the most real thing in the heart - this is the pure love that people do not have nowadays.

The night is getting deeper, the weeds on the river bank are swaying left and right by the wind on the river, Zhang Shaoping and An Yuran are looking at me, I am looking at you, the corners of their mouths are raising happy smiles from time to time, and the two of them walked to the campus casually.

Since then, the exchanges between Zhang Shaoping and An Yuran have become more frequent, and they are no longer sneered at by some students in the class, they not only borrow books from each other to read, but also go to the cafeteria to eat together.

The love between them makes Li Xiang more and more unbearable, every time Li Xiang sees Zhang Shaoping, the hillbilly in his mouth, he is angry, especially when he sees Zhang Shaoping and An Yuran together, this heart is even more uncomfortable.

It was a dark and windy night, and the lights out bell in the dormitory had not yet been hit, and Li Xiang and a group of people in series with him were concentrated in a men's dormitory. He sent someone to call Zhang Shaoping, who lived in another dormitory.

After Zhang Shaoping entered the dormitory, a boy closed the door. Zhang Shaoping felt a little inexplicable. He saw many people standing in front of him, looking at him unkindly. He also found out that there were several people who did not live in this dormitory. This includes Li Xiang, who lives in a four-person room, and Yang Junfeng, who lives in the same dormitory as him, this group of people are staring at Li Xiang, just waiting for Li Xiang to give orders, he asked everyone: "What do you call me for?"

Li Xiang walked up to Zhang Shaoping and said to Zhang Shaoping: "Zhang Shaoping, I heard that you stole Yang Junfeng's ten yuan, is it true?" ”

Zhang Shaoping said in surprise: No......"

"Quibble, you and Yang Junfeng are in the same dormitory, you didn't steal this money, who else could it be?" Li Xiang pointed to a few other people.

Zhang Shaoping said to Yang Junfeng wrongfully: "When did I steal your ten yuan, what evidence do you have?" ”

Those boys raised their eyebrows and said nonchalantly: "It wasn't you Zhang Shaoping who stole it, who else stole it, except for you who looks a little thief in the dormitory, who would do this?" ”

Zhang Shaoping immediately realized that these people were deliberately having trouble with him. But he couldn't remember when he had offended these people. He is usually very kind to his classmates in class, and he has never quarreled with anyone once!

He couldn't think about it now, because he saw that his perilous situation was imminent. He also knew that it was useless for him to defend himself, and he saw that this group of people were already approaching him with bared teeth and grinning, so he hurriedly said: "Students, let's talk about something slowly, I ......." ”

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xiang's sandbag-sized fist had already hit him in the face. He immediately felt his nose and mouth hot, and yes, blood was dripping from his mouth and nose. Immediately afterwards, the group surrounded him, punched and kicked him to the ground, and he just felt a burning pain all over his body, and fell to the ground motionless.

After a while, Li Xiang, who was sitting on the bed, asked another boy to call for a basin of cold water. So, Li Xiang and this group of people pulled him up from the ground, two people forcibly supported his arms, and the others wiped the bloody face on the bridge of his nose and mouth with a towel in an instant, and then patted the dust on his clothes with their hands. Li Xiang was even more deceitful and spit on his palm, rubbed his head with his hand, and then combed his hair neatly with a comb. Then the group let him go, and the people standing by were so happy that they couldn't stop talking.

Zhang Shaoping stood firm, tears in his eyes. He didn't know why these classmates would trouble him and bully him like this.

He wanted to find an opportunity to tell the principal about this, but now he didn't even have the slightest trace of being beaten on his body, and told the principal, would the principal believe him?

Li Xiang smiled and said to Zhang Shaoping: "If you have the ability, you can go and tell the principal!" At that time, we all said that you stole ten yuan from Yang Junfeng, and just asked you to hand over the ten yuan you stole, but if you don't return it, we will do it to us first, and we have to ...... it for self-defense."

This group of people looked at the helpless Zhang Shaoping and laughed.

Zhang Shaoping wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and said: "I won't sue you, but you have to give me a reason, why did you wrongfully accuse me of stealing Yang Junfeng's money and beat me and insulted me." ”

"Zhang Shaoping, are you really stupid or fake stupid, don't you know that An Yuran is my fiancΓ©e? You smile with her at school all day long, don't you take me Li Xiang seriously. ”

After Zhang Shaoping knew why he was beaten, the discomfort and grievances in his heart were also relieved, because he knew that he was beaten because of An Yuran, so it didn't matter.

"Zhang Shaoping, you listen to me, stay away from Yuran from now on, otherwise I will teach you a good lesson, today is just a warning, if you don't listen to persuasion, then you know the consequences, my dad is the director of the county education bureau, if you dare to provoke me, I will let you not study in the county No. 1 middle school, if you want to study hard, it is best to stay away from Yuran."

Zhang Shaoping wanted to say that it was impossible, but if he used strong words, he would definitely be beaten again, so he swallowed his breath and stopped talking.

Li Xiang slapped Zhang Shaoping out of a bad breath, and happily walked out of the eight-person dormitory and returned to his four-person dormitory.

Zhang Shaoping limped out of the beaten dormitory, he did not go back to his dormitory, he was afraid that his appearance would make his younger brother Shaoan worried, so he walked alone to a small forest in the northeast corner of the campus, he hugged a ginkgo tree and cried, he did not cry because he was beaten, but because he cried because of his cowardice.

He thought to himself: "Why didn't he resist at that time, even if he couldn't fight, he should fight back, he felt like a coward, and he didn't have any manhood at all." ”

The night gradually deepened, the cool autumn wind blew the ginkgo biloba everywhere, he felt extremely desolate, his body began to feel a little cold, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands, and walked towards the dormitory building.

Back in the dormitory, his younger brother Zhang Shaoan asked him, "Brother, where have you been?" ”

Zhang Shaoping took a breath of cool air and said, "I was outside just now, it's okay, you can go to sleep quickly!" It's not too early. ”

Zhang Shaoan felt that his brother Shaoping had something to hide from him, but since his brother Shaoping didn't say it, then he didn't ask.

Early the next morning, Zhang Shaoping and his younger brother Zhang Shaoan still went to the classroom as usual, An Yuran looked at the corners of Zhang Shaoping's mouth and turned purple, so he asked: "Zhang Shaoping, what's wrong with the corners of your mouth?" ”

Shaoping covered his mouth with his hand and said, "It's okay, I accidentally fell last night." ”

An Yuran said kindly: "Why are you so careless? You show me quickly, if it doesn't work, I'll accompany you to the school infirmary for a while, otherwise I will feel distressed when you hurt me. ”