After sitting for a while, Master Liu had time to wash Li Chengjing's hair, and while washing his hair, he praised both of them with good literary style, saying that Li Chengjing was embarrassed to be such a generous girl.

Boss Su was also praising Chen Zui on the side, young and promising, etc., but Chen Zui unceremoniously smiled at each one.

After washing their hair and having a simple dinner, the two of them wandered back for a walk. When he was approaching the school, Chen Zui no longer held Li Chengjing's hand, not because he wanted to avoid suspicion, the school was quite open-minded, and he did not interfere with the feelings of boys and girls. It's just that they don't want to attract attention so much, and it is far more meaningful to show off their talents than to show off their feelings.

Li Chengjing and Chen Zui were originally attracted to each other, wishful thinking, because emotionally, she only felt a little faint guilty when facing Leng Chuxian, but she never thought that she owed her anything, and she did not rob her of happiness.

When she walked back to the dormitory, she still tried to put away the face that was still full of happiness, even if she didn't owe anything, she didn't want to irritate her.

Back in the dormitory, Leng Chuxian was really reading and reviewing, and when he saw her come back, he just looked up and smiled at her as usual, and then continued to read her books.

Li Chengjing came to her side, she was reading a book in Russian, Li Chengjing still knew some English, she didn't dabble in other foreign languages, and still cared about her, "How is the review?" Can you take the first place in the exam tomorrow and come back to show me? ”

Leng Chuxian didn't seem to care about what she said, and changed the topic and said, "I'll wash my hair by myself this afternoon, so I won't wait for you." ”

"I know, I also went just now, and Boss Su told me."

"Uh-huh." Leng Chuxian continued to read her book, and would mumble a few words from time to time. Seeing that she was looking so seriously, Li Chengjing didn't bother her, and went to take a bath inside......

When Chen Zui just returned to the dormitory, he saw that Duan Shaoling had already returned to the dormitory and was still lying on the bed. "You kid, go out silently early in the morning, tell me quickly, where did you go with Zou Bao'er today?"

Duan Shaoling sat up from the bed, not surprised after being pierced, as if he had already calculated that Chen Zui would definitely be able to guess that he was with Zou Bao'er today.

"What are you doing?" Chen Zui asked again.

That night, Zou Bao'er said in his ear: "I can help you find out the truth, and next Sunday, I want you to accompany me to a place." ”

Duan Shaoling felt very abrupt, knowing that if she didn't allow it, she would definitely come up with something more tricky and weird to embarrass herself, so she agreed. He believes that Zou Baoer is not a fool, and he also believes that she will not do anything too embarrassing to herself.

When they went to check the medical hall, Zou Bao'er told him that if things went well, Duan Shaoling would wait for her at the back door of her house at half past seven next Sunday.

Duan Shaoling had to fulfill his promise early in the morning, and he didn't mean to hide it from Chen Zui, he never told them about his agreement with Zou Bao'er, and besides, it was just a trivial matter, and it was not too late to talk about it when he came back.

At seven o'clock, the morning light was beginning to penetrate, and the air still had the unfinished coldness of last night. Most of the shops on the street are not open, and there are not many pedestrians, except for early risers in front of breakfast vendors.

'66 Phoenix West Street End'

Duan Shaoling walked for nearly twenty minutes according to the address and route left by Zou Bao'er, and saw a girl standing in front of the door, not who Zou Bao'er was.

She was dressed in a small pink and white dress today, a beige and elegant long skirt, and a pair of Western Miss boots with thick tails on her feet. There is elegance in the foreign atmosphere, which is a little good with her usual appearance, and some cold envy gives people a feeling.

Zou Bao'er didn't look in the direction he came from for a while, and seemed to be looking at the ground bored.

"Bao'er ......"

Zou Bao'er looked up suddenly, her scattered gaze condensed into a crystal light, like a girl seeing her lover.

"You've been waiting for a long time." Duan Shaoling was not late, and was ten minutes early, but Zou Bao'er was waiting for him here one step ahead of him, because he still felt that he was late.

Zou Bao'er took out a delicate pocket watch and looked at it, "You're not late, I'm going to come out early, otherwise you would have knocked on the back door of my house early in the morning, I'm afraid you will be embarrassed." ”

Duan Shaoling thanked Zou Bao'er for thinking of this for him, not only was he embarrassed, he came to her early in the morning, and the descendants of their family couldn't help but think a lot when they knew about it, if it was spread, the biggest impact would be her reputation.

"Shaoling, you have to accompany me from now until the afternoon."

"I know, I'll be with you wherever you're going today." Zou Bao'er was overjoyed, and from Duan Shaoling's face, he couldn't see that he was forced to keep his promise, which showed that he didn't hate walking with him.

"Then you can accompany me to wash my hair first." Zou Baoer gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, and the two walked side by side.

In addition to the breakfast shop, the barber shop also opens early, because every day people have to dress up beautifully, go out on a date, or attend an important party.

When they arrived, the Fa Ren Hall had just been open for a while. Boss Su smiled and came to greet her: "Miss Bao'er came so early today, this son is ......"

"This is my classmate." Zou Baoer immediately explained. Boss Su will not be uninterested in asking if they have a closer relationship.

Master Liu and Zou Baoer are also very familiar with each other, and when they help her wash her hair, he does not shy away from asking if they are boyfriend and girlfriend. Zou Baoer couldn't admit it cheekily, and she didn't want to deny it completely, so she could only leave room to say that it wasn't yet. Master Liu knew that there was no need to ask any more, but he encouraged her.

Zou Bao'er also had fluttering hair, and it would take some time to wash it, while Duan Shaoling took the trouble to sit and wait. After waiting for twenty minutes, when Zou Bao'er got up, Duan Shaoling took the initiative to pay for her.

"Walk slowly, two."

"Now I want to take you where I'm really going today."

Duan Shaoling still silently accompanied her.

The two walked for a while, and Zou Bao'er asked him, "Shaoling, do you have any faith?" ”

With such a gratuitous sentence, Duan Shaoling didn't know what her beliefs were, and she hadn't organized the appropriate wording for a while.

"I studied medicine at the Red Cross, so I believe in God Jesus."

Only then did Duan Shaoling know that what she said was religion. The cultural spread of Christianity is concentrated in big cities, small towns like their hometowns, and no one believes in Christianity, and everyone burns incense and worships their ancestors at home, and in more serious cases, they ask God to worship Buddha. Duan Shaoling must be indispensable to worship his ancestors and worship gods and Buddhas at home, and only he knows whether he believes it in his heart or not.

"We're going to ...... today"

"The church."

At half past eight, the Sunday bell rang half an hour before the Basilica of St. Hui, and the devout believers walked towards the church with firm steps.

Duan Shaoling has never been a Christian, and he doesn't know if it's appropriate to come here.

"Shaoling, let's go in quickly." Duan Shaoling didn't think much about it and followed her in. When they entered the door, someone handed them a book with a slightly narrow black skin and a very heavy book.

The Bible

Each group of people who go in will be given a copy.

In the empty lobby, with red walls and white columns, it is magnificent and solemn. The lights were turned on, and a few red candles were lit everywhere. Directly in front of it is a medium-sized pulpit with a large antique brown cross inlaid in the center, which is also the most prominent place in the church.

The priests on the stage were all wearing black robes and coats, and a long red belt pinned to them, and they were solemn and unsmiling. There are three rows of copper-colored benches in the lobby, and the people who come in find their own seats to sit down. They also casually found the nearest vacant seat and sat down.

Perhaps due to the influence of this general environment, Duan Shaoling also became solemn and respectful when he saw Zou Bao'er come in, and he was even more like two people on weekdays. Duan Shaoling didn't know what he should do, so he still sat beside her silently.

Slowly, more and more people sat down, and the church, which was still very empty, was full of people.

When nine o'clock came, the bell stopped.

A senior pastor stood at the front of the stage, and the pastors in the back skillfully stood in a row as they had gathered during training.

"Brothers and sisters here, we all stand up and pray to God for peace today."

The people next to him all stood up, the chairs in the field made a gurgling sound when moving, Zou Bao'er also stood up, and Duan Shaoling also stood up. I saw that they all crossed their hands in front of their chests, closed their eyes, and kept muttering as if they were chanting, this is what they call prayer.

Duan Shaoling followed the customs, his hands followed them in the same movements, he didn't know what to do with his eyes closed, and he didn't know what to read, so he had to keep his head down and stand there quietly with them. After only three or four minutes, they all opened their eyes, let go of their hands, and sat down.

Then, at some point, the pastor had two pages in his hand. They heard the sound of the piano on the side, and they began to sing about the paper. He could still understand the singing compared to the unknown chanting, and the lyrics were to the effect of: "God has mercy on the world, and uses his own blood as a redemption for the sins committed by earthly man......"

Zou Bao'er couldn't help but hum softly with the priests, Duan Shaoling didn't feel the slightest feeling in the lyrics, Zou Bao'er's singing voice was as melodious and tactful as a lark, and the pastors on the stage were pious and sincere.

After the singing stopped, the priest in the back row retreated to the first row of the seats below. The veteran pastor took a Bible on the table and flipped through it, "Open 1 Samuel 16 and up." For nearly two hours, Duan Shaoling heard the pastor tell the story of a man named David who had been chosen by God to be the king of Israel from a child who was herding sheep......

At the end of the story, the pastor motioned for everyone to stand up, with the same gestures, the same prayers with closed eyes, and the same insipid ending, and at the end, they all read a verse: "Our Father in heaven, hallow your name...... and no one looked at the manuscript, but all read it naturally, which was meaningful.

Duan Shaoling called this a meeting, and after the 'meeting' was over, they went to a designated table at the back and put the Bibles away. As she walked out, Zou Bao'er told him that she would come every week or two, and that the last passage they read was the Lord's Prayer, a faith that every Christian would keep in their hearts.

"Shaoling, do you think it's boring for you to accompany me here?" Her attitude was as sincere as she had been in the church.

Duan Shaoling didn't want to deceive her, "I'm not a Christian like you, and it's true that I'm a little uncomfortable when I come to this red place for the first time, but I'm not disgusted. ”

Zou Baoer was already very satisfied with this answer. "Let's go have a meal first."