"Every year on my birthday, you are very attentive, and your birthday never let me worry about it, this year you are so busy, my time is relatively flexible, so ......"

"We'll see, I'm not sure now."

Chen Xiaodi said softly, turned his head to look at the stream at the other end of the yard, and got up and walked there. The stream is not very wide, but it has to rely on a few protruding stones in the water to reach the opposite bank, Chen Xiaodi stepped on the stones and jumped lightly over the stream, standing on the bank and looking at the mountains and the sky in the distance.

"The owner of the villa said that there is a lake in front, do you want to go and see it?"

A gentle voice came, and there was suddenly a shade above her head, Chen Xiaodi turned her head, and Bai Ye was standing behind her with an umbrella, smiling softly.

"Hmm."

Chen Xiaodi nodded, and walked along the creek with Bai Ye, this is halfway up the mountain, and the other end of the continuous mountains and forests is a bustling small city, although it is only an hour's drive, but the noise in the city is isolated from the mountains and forests.

The mountains were quiet, with only the staccato chirping of birds in the distance, and the stream meandering into the mirror-like lake. Two children sat on the grass by the lake, quietly looking at the sparkling lake.

The farmland in the nearby village seemed to be on the high ground not far away, and after two o'clock someone went out into the field with baskets and tools on their backs.

"Bai Ye, have you ever done farm work?"

"I can't have done it, it's just that I was curious when I was a child, and I followed the children in my hometown to the field to pick vegetables, why did I suddenly ask about this?"

"What do you think of this life?"

"It depends on who it is, some people like a busy and fulfilling life in the big city, and some people prefer the tranquility and freedom of the countryside, everyone's definition of a good life is different, the key depends on what is pursued."

Bai Ye looked at the blue sky and said it word by word.

"What about you? What kind of life do you like? Speak from the heart. ”

"I ......"

On weekdays, Bai Ye must be able to talk a lot about this topic, but when he really took himself into account, he realized that he never seemed to have thought about this issue carefully.

"Look at the birds."

Bai Ye looked in the direction of Chen Xiaodi's finger, where there happened to be a group of alarmed flying birds flying through the air quickly, and soon disappeared into the mountains and forests on the other side.

"Perhaps the happiest thing for them is to be able to fly freely in the sky, although it also comes with certain risks and accidents, but at least they stick to what they like."

Bai Ye looked at the direction in which the birds disappeared, and nodded slightly, if there is anything in this world that he really envies, it happens to be flying birds, they have powerful wings, as long as they want to, they can fly anywhere they want, even if they fall into the abyss one day and are shattered, but there are no regrets in this life.

"Do you want to know what kind of life I like?"

Bai Ye didn't speak, looked at Chen Xiaodi and nodded lightly.

"I was talking to someone in a group about work when I was talking about work, and the kids who were my age were either working or in graduate school, and we had a good conversation until someone asked me what I was doing."

Speaking of this, Chen Xiaodi paused, Bai Ye did not interject, still quietly holding an umbrella for her, waiting for her to continue.

"That person is just like everyone else, after graduation, he found a job with decent salary, it was very hard, and it was not what he liked, and the salary basically met the needs of life, but there was almost no surplus. So he used his free time to learn some programming-related knowledge, trying to write his own games or something, hoping to have some extra income after the development, and it seems that he also applied for a website, although the traffic is not very ideal, but it can be operated. Knowing that after I took the graduate school entrance examination, he said that there was nothing good to take the test, isn't it just a piece of paper, without which you can still find a job. ”

Chen Xiaodi said, retracting his gaze into the distance, and fiddling with the ornaments on the small bag.

"To be honest, I was quite angry at the time, I didn't reply to him immediately, and after a while I said that I was happy, I never lived for the sake of living, and my life credo was always to do what I wanted."

Bai Ye nodded lightly, looking at Chen Xiaodi, who was frowning slightly, the tassels on the pendant reflected the light of the sun, and flipped softly between her fingers.

This may seem silly to most people, but it doesn't mean that there is no way to live well, and people have to make countless decisions in this life, and even those choices that seem right may not be smooth sailing. Besides, the longest life expectancy of a person is only 100 years, except for those days at home, at school, and in the hospital, there is actually not much time for yourself, since no matter what you do, you have to experience some setbacks, why not choose what you are more willing to do? ”

It sounds like Chen Xiaodi's words are indeed not unreasonable, but some things are really involuntary.

Bai Ye thought, and was about to speak when Bai's mother's phone called, and they were already ready to start the barbecue.

"Let's go back, the first wave of barbecue will be ready to eat soon. ”

Chen Xiaodi nodded with a smile, held Bai Ye's outstretched hand, stood up and patted the hay stained on the corner of his clothes, and walked back with Bai Ye.

Along the way, Bai Ye was thinking about what Chen Xiaodi had just said, although he couldn't tell what that strange feeling was, he always felt as if something in his heart had quietly changed.

"Birds' wings are born to soar through the sky

If you have been bound for a long time, you have lost your yearning for the blue sky

One day, you'll forget how to fly

Obviously everything you are doing is not what you want

But because of some people and things that are important to him, he still insists

I've always believed that

There is no one in this world who lives for the sake of others

Everyone must have their own pursuits and beliefs

I was free to give it a go

But when he forcibly carried those ties that shouldn't have belonged to him

The imprisoned shackles also invisibly bound the hands and feet

Even if I want to change this somewhat monotonous life countless times

But the softness in my heart always says that all this perseverance will be worth it in the end

You carried the whole world for me

I'm worried you're too tired

Many times, this bond can become a burden for two people

At least for now

Taking a step back, maybe a lot of things will be different

Birds that are bound will also have a chance to regain their freedom

The vastness of the sky takes a lifetime to explore

That's the bird's own life

It shouldn't have been imprisoned by anything else."

The three-day long holiday ended soon, and after seeing the Bai family's father and son check in and enter the station, Chen Xiaodi clicked on the news that had been written, and once again chose to be visible only to himself, but when he was about to release it, he paused, and after a while, it was changed to be visible to everyone.