Seven years later.

It's still early autumn. On the tung trees on both sides of the road, the edges of some of the leaves are already dyed golden. The wind blew, and a few palm-sized leaves swirled and slowly fell.

A figure appeared downstairs in the No. 7 dormitory of Dongpei Architectural Design Institute. He listened attentively, and the soundtrack of the Hong Kong movie "The True Color of Heroes" came from the building.

Inside the closed door, several young workers are gathering to watch a video.

“…… I waited for three years, not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that what I lost, I must get it back myself......" Chow Yun-fat's voice was not high, but it contained a fierce murderous aura.

The room erupted in a brutal admiration, mixed with the sound of ping-pong beer bottles and the sound of sipping melon seeds.

The figure came to a dilapidated wooden door and pulled out an army-green tin clockwork frog. His fingers were thin, his joints were thick, his skin was dark, and he was a pair of hands that had been engaged in manual labor for a long time, but they were very flexible and powerful. The pair quickly wound the frog and fumbled for a rusty key, and tried to unlock the wooden door, but after several attempts, the key could not be locked.

The door next door opened, and the video and the cacophony of the crowd suddenly rose to a height. A young man came out with a urinal, anxious to go to the toilet.

"Li Lin'er, why did you change the lock in this house?"

"That house has long been converted into a utility room, horseman." The young man replied casually and hurriedly continued to walk forward. It took two steps out before realizing that something was wrong, and he turned around in surprise and exclaimed, "...... Horsemen? ”

The urinal fell to the ground.

The doors on both sides of the corridor of the tube building opened one after another, and a stream of light shone in the narrow dark road, which was soon obscured by human figures again. All the residents stood in the hallway and watched. The sound of the video faded down, and the entire building suddenly fell into a brief silence.

"Hmph, what horsework? The black sheep (of the family). One of the residents sneered. His assessment was immediately echoed by everyone.

"I'm too embarrassed to come back."

"The reason why the whole firm stopped paying bonuses was because of him."

"I don't know how much black money I received. Shameless. ”

Ma Haowen didn't expect that in order to protect the interests of the whole hospital, he resolutely shouldered all the responsibility for the collapse of the bridge by himself. As a result, no one thanked him, and instead he became the biggest street rat in Dongpei City......

Ma Haowen's gaze swept over the familiar faces, trying to find a trace of the original warmth and respect, but only saw contempt and hostility. He barely squeezed out a smile: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to find my son...... Who has seen my son? ”

In the silence, the frog with a full string accidentally opened, broke free from Ma Haowen's hand, and jumped on the ground incessantly. The atmosphere became more and more awkward. On the right stood a woman in a green pajama with a dog in her arms. The dog was startled by the frog and began to bark.

On the footage of the video, Chow Yun-fat was shot like a hornet's nest. Dillon was crying out in despair, "Pony! Colt! ”

Xinyu often laments her life.

The collapse of that bridge was the darkest moment of her life. With that moment as a boundary, her life was divided into two very different parts. The first half is romantic and shabby, and the second half is pragmatic and abundant. If the bridge hadn't collapsed, she might still be a girl, and she would still believe in many things.

However, if the bridge hadn't collapsed, would she have been able to live in the current flat with water closets, electric lights and telephones? Two bedrooms, two living rooms and one bathroom, with floor glue, glass crystal lamps, and two large balconies! Even if the bridge is intact, with the speed of the child's father's promotion, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out of that dormitory building for many years.

She hated the black tube building. There is always a damp stench there, a stir-fry smells the whole building, and a family talks to the whole building. She was happy to leave there, happy to leave her past.

The doorbell rang, Xinyu put down the TV cover that was hooked in her hand, got up and opened the door.

Outside the door stood her past. Ma Haowen was looking at her and smiling.

"You? Did you go ahead of schedule or did you jailbreak? Shocked, Xinyu stammered a little when she spoke.

Ma Haowen's smile froze on his face: "I ran out last night, and now I am wanted by the whole city." ”

Xinyu gasped and hurriedly stretched out her head to look around. There was silence in the hallway. When she reacted and was deceived, Ma Haowen had already entered the door.

"What about the son? Ma Fei? Ma Fei? Son? ”

The door to the back room creaked open. Xiao Meng Zhuo pulled his slippers, held a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, and slowly shook it out. "My son is in school, save the key, and come back once a month." Xiao Meng took off the cigarette and smiled at Ma Haowen, "It's an old horse, right?" The real person is blacker than in the photo. Can the eyes adapt to seeing bright light now? You won't cry in the wind, will you? ”

Ma Haowen was a little stunned, and he stepped back awkwardly.

Xiao Meng seemed very enthusiastic instead, he walked to the side of the cabinet and opened the glass door: "You're welcome." Voila, coffee, Nestle's; Coke, Pepsi. What do you usually like to drink inside? ”

Ma Haowen lowered his head suddenly: "Where can I drink these inside?" Behave well, and the church will reward you with a pack of banlan roots. ”

Xiao Meng was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. He put the cigarette back in his mouth, patted Ma Haowen on the shoulder like an old friend who had known him for many years, pulled him in, and beckoned: "Come on, come on!" Sit sit, sit, sit! ”

Ma Haowen rubbed his shoulders and looked around the room. Compared to the original dim and cramped dormitory, this place can be called luxurious.

The beige leather sofa sits against the wall, and behind it is a wall of European-style posters; Opposite the sofa is a large 29-inch TV; All kinds of dark wood furniture - coffee table, desk, large standing cabinet, chest of drawers. There was a large black box on the desk, with an antenna plugged in, and the red light flashed back and forth; Next to it is a small gray box with a silver strip screen on it.

Ma Haowen has the impression that he has heard that it is the latest communication equipment, which seems to be called Big Brother and pager......

Xiao Meng picked up the eldest brother, motioned for Ma Haowen to sit down with his eyes, and walked into the back room to make a call.

A heroic voice immediately came from the room: "Director Yan, I, Xiao Meng of the Railway Bureau...... Hahaha, how is our pony flying? What, you're looking for me? What a coincidence, hahahaha......"

Ma Haowen said stupidly: "You love people's voice, have you studied vocal music?" ”

Xin Yu gave him a white look. Laughter like cracked stones pierced the clouds again came from the room.

"I said I would take my children to see me every three months, so why don't you go? I don't reply to any letters I write......" Ma Haowen reproached in a low voice, his voice becoming a little sad.

"You, you, why are you so selfish?" Xinyu was anxious to defend herself, and stammered a little, "Lao Meng is now on leave without pay to do business in Guangzhou, but who am I going to run for on both sides?" Do you know how much your child is studying now? The whole boarding school is busy, and I can't see it for several weeks. I want him to spend time with you, can you agree to that? ”

"Prison, not a trumpet! Don't use this uncivilized title. Ma Haowen was robbed of white, and he was a little embarrassed. He paused and said calmly, "So you certainly didn't read my letter seriously. Why do you want to be a full-board boarding when you're only a teenager? Academics are important, but being with your family is even more important. It's not that if you send a good school, parents will be fine, and they won't need family education, that's called shirking responsibility......"

Xinyu was just about to answer, when Xiao Meng poked his head out of the back room: "About Ma Fei, there is good news and bad news, which one to listen to first?" ”

"If you fart, let it go!" Xinyu said angrily.

Xiao Meng groaned: "Hmm...... Bad news, right? Ma Fei is in trouble. Director Yan said that he had officially decided to expel him from school and suggested that he transfer immediately. ”

"And what about the good news?"

Xiao Meng couldn't hide his eyebrows and smiled, took a step closer, shook his eldest brother and said happily: "Director Yan said that the tuition fee can be refunded in full." ”

Xinyu's face changed, she stood up and slammed the door.