Chapter 19: The Center of the Vortex
The flowers bloom, the mangroves are chaotic, the warblers are crying, the grass grows, and the egrets of Pinghu Lake fly.
The wind and the sun are sunny and the people are good, and the sunset is laughing and the young man returns.
This is a poem by the Song Dynasty poet Xu Yuanjie, "On the Lake", the original sentence is "The sunset drums and a few boats return", which just rightly depicts the poetry and youth in the provincial key G.
Based on the protection of ecological wetlands and the courtesy of nature, the area around the teaching area of G Middle School has a limit on the height of buildings.
Everywhere you can see the stout old trees, camphor, sycamore, mulberry, wild persimmon, the fragrance of the tree is full of refreshing people's hearts, entrenched branches are raised, supporting a huge and heavy green, that is fat enough to flow oily green.
Migratory egrets, spring comes and autumn goes;
The reed flowers have passed through the rain, and there is no trace of water.
The sound of reading aloud often comes with a light breeze, and when the bell rings at dusk, it is the teenager who pours out of the nest, stirring up countless birds.
Therefore, the school building of G Middle School is mostly hidden in the waves of leaves, far away from the glitz and bustle of the city, and is recognized as a good place to study.
To be able to study in such a dreamy G, to have the bicycle of your dreams, and to meet someone who is concerned about the bottom of my heart, the simple flower loneliness is joyful.
But the joy dispersed too quickly.
I don't know how the big hand of fate wants to operate or tease, and Xu Keer, the "rival in love" in his childhood, is also in the same class.
Bai Xingyi's ignorance of Hua Lin was not copied on Xu Keer, their relationship was not abnormal, but they had a tacit understanding and did not talk about the past.
Hua Lin looked at it.
Xu Keer, the human spirit, is even more like a mirror.
Xu Keer didn't ask anything, didn't say anything, she didn't snub anyone, let alone help reconcile anyone, she just waited and watched the changes.
After the military training, there is the entrance examination.
Before the results come out, the school arranges an on-campus performance party for the new students as usual.
The classmates were talking and laughing, and on the way to the auditorium to watch the ceremony, Hua Lin understood something.
Hua Lonely, who is in a fixed mindset, has always thought that everyone is a new classmate who has just met each other.
But she forgets that, just as she once went straight from her elementary school to junior high school, this school also has a group of darlings that account for the quota of places from junior high school to high school.
In private, they have long woven a dense network of acquaintances, with visible intimacy and differences, and at the same time, they are well aware of the internal relationships and personnel contacts of this school.
Xu Keer is one of them.
You see her walking in front with one person in each arm on her left and right, talking about campus gossip that Hua Lin doesn't understand or understand clearly.
Entering the auditorium, it is a familiar and unfamiliar stage for Hua Lone.
Familiar, because she knows what process is being done in front of and behind the scenes at the moment, she knows that the students who are about to perform on stage have gone through several days of rehearsals, and she also knows the pride of gathering eyes when performing on stage;
Strange, for the first time in ten years, everything on this stage has nothing to do with her, she is just an ordinary audience who appreciates the rules and regulations in the audience.
"Why didn't you go on stage?" Hua Lin heard that it was Xu Keer's voice.
"I quit the dance team a long time ago. I often have to rehearse, and my skills are not good now, and my tendons hurt. "It was Cen Lin, a girl with phoenix eyes, a good face, shawl and hair, and only a small girl.
Hua Lin sighed secretly.
Yes, she has been in G for a while, and from her observations, the spiritual space of this school is really colorful:
There is a student broadcasting team, which is responsible for the news broadcast between classes and after school, and every time Hua Lin hears the correct and round broadcasting tone, she will fantasize about whether she has the opportunity to sit in it and read poems and songs for everyone;
The monthly editorial club of the school, the student union is responsible for accepting submissions to the whole school, and the student editors are in charge of the fate of each manuscript;
There is also an artistic dance team.
There was an absolute heartland in this school, and while she was just an outsider intruder, she had a feeling that she would never be a part of it.
Suddenly, there was a commotion around, and Hua Lin quickly cheered up and looked at the stage.
It seems to be a classmate in her class, Chen Huihua, wearing an improved version of the cheongsam, lining her staggered figure, and the delicate makeup in line with her age group is even more red and white, I saw her holding the pipa generously, smiling and looking around the audience, nodding gently, and thanking everyone for their enthusiasm with her eyes.
The famous song sounded, and the pipa solo played "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night".
Hua Lonely, who has no artistic precipitation, of course, can't hear the tracks, so he can only watch the excitement and applaud for the layman.
She had never received such an education and upbringing, and no one in her previous school had ever shown such an outstanding demeanor.
My Fair Lady, a gentleman, such a beautiful person deserves her name, she can see the admiration of the boys and the envy of the girls.
"E-e is a goddess!" On the boys' side, Bai Xingyi was also among them, and their praises were endless.
This made Hua Lin have a kind of loss like falling off the altar, in strong contrast, dwarfed, this is the real man of the hour, she thought: How can I be virtuous?
Admit it, the past that you can't go back, goodbye, follow the spotlight.
Fortunately, there is also Lin Shuyu, who is in the class next door.
At the beginning, when school was over, Hua Lin would wait for Lin Shuyu to be with her, so as not to be too lonely and lonely.
However, she was also afraid that Shu Yu would laugh at her for not being able to do anything, and she didn't dare to tell her what was on her mind.
Later, waiting to come and go, it was not too convenient to be in a class, and Hua Lin often went home by herself.
The test came down quickly, and the homeroom teacher who taught English had already grasped the students' grades, and she had a preferred candidate in her heart, so she immediately adjusted the seats based on the scores and the height of some of the students.
Chen Huihua, a leader in academic and artistic double study, is the most favored by the head teacher, in the first three rows of seats.
Hua Lone's comprehensive grades are average in the class, and all aspects are ordinary, so naturally he can't get into the eyes of the head teacher.
The only thing she stood out about was a single Chinese subject, so only the Chinese teacher remembered her at once.
She was placed in the middle of the classroom, up or down, in the fourth and fifth rows.
As Bai Xingyi wished, he was in another group, far from being lonely.
This day, in the garage.
Hua Lin stopped in front of two identical bicycles, carefully discerning which one was her own.
Just as he was watching, Bai Xingyi came over, and it turned out that his car was also parked aside.
At that time, Bai Xingyi only thought it was interesting, and when he entered the garage and rode to this position, he saw the two twins leaning together, and there was a vacancy next to them, so he inadvertently parked here, but he didn't expect that it was her who was on the narrow road.
Bai Xingyi quickly unlocked the car, turned the head of the car and rode away without saying a word.
Hua Lin stood in place silently watching his departing back, letting the autumn breeze blow her hair and brush her face.
If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan.
Waiting for idle changes but old people's hearts, but old people's hearts have also changed.
"Hey!"
Hua Lin was taken aback, and came back to her senses to be a tall sunny girl, short hair, like a tomboy, she grinned at Hua Lian, pointed to her bicycle with one hand, and then pointed at Hua Lian, her face was full of pride, as if she was deliberately trying to put it together.
"We are in the same class, my name is Zhang Xin."
Hua Lin tried her best to search in her mind, this girl, with long hands and feet, seemed to have a vague impression, but she couldn't tell where she had seen it.
Zhang Xin immediately explained: "I used to be in junior high school in the class next to you. ”
Ah, in this way, Hua Lin seems to have a bit of a concept. Did this girl often chase and fight with boys outside the corridor before, and she was quite disgusted.
"You know me?"
"Of course. When the national flag is raised every week in junior high school, isn't it you and another boy in your class who raises it together? At that time, I thought you guys were so good, and the manual operation could still accurately get stuck and go up. ”
“…… No, no, no, there are times when you don't get stuck. Hua Lin was embarrassed to wave his hand, it was Ge Taisheng who had ascended, and Hua Lin was only responsible for saluting.
Zhang Xin didn't know that the little aura in the past would only feel like a joke in Hua Lone's eyes now.
"I paid attention to your score in the monthly exam at that time."
"What are you paying attention to me for?"
"Because I think your name is very special. I didn't expect us to have a tacit understanding, you see, the same. ”
Zhang Xin seems to like Hua Lin very much, and he is so close that he rides all the way with Hua Lone.
If you can, it's just plain, and you're willing to be a small transparent class, and it's good to have friends you can talk to.
But if you say too much, you will lose, and not long after the official start of school, Hua Lin accidentally dug a huge hole for herself.
It was on the basketball court, and it was almost time for PE class, and the boys in the next class were still playing basketball in the playground.
Boys, when they see the girls passing by, they all think that their eyes are on themselves, and they can't wait to have a big slam dunk to show their strength.
Xu Ke'er said as she walked, "Ah, my God, look at it, these ugly monsters have started to show off again, and the ball is really watery." ”
Xu Keer is qualified to laugh at people like this, because these are a group of classmates they have known since junior high school, and they are very familiar with each other and ridicule them at will.
And Hua Lonely didn't know where to go, she followed Xu Keer's voice and looked over there, there were acquaintances on the playground, oh, it was Nie Hao.
It turned out that he didn't follow Shen Yiyi to middle A.
Next to Nie Hao was a boy wearing a dazzling eye, a red jersey, and red sneakers, but he didn't show off, he was very well-behaved just by turning the ball with his fingers.
He was quiet, and at that moment, he was very much like the clean little prince Bai Xingyi who used to live in Hua Lone's heart.
Therefore, Hua Lin couldn't help but say: "It's okay, I think that boy is quite handsome." ”
Xu Ke'er and Cen Lin immediately came to their senses, and hurriedly asked, "Who?" Who who? Who are you talking about? ”
Hua Lin didn't realize the "danger" behind this question at all, so she just replied: "The one in the red jersey, I think he's quite handsome." ”
"What, you like him like this?" Cen Lin asked.
"It's okay, I like it."
As a result, it exploded!
Cen Lin suddenly acted as a megaphone with both hands, as if she knew some kind of hot gossip, and shouted loudly to the crowd on the court:
"Lu Yinuo! Someone likes you!! “
Incredible!
This shout not only stunned the group on the opposite side, but also frightened Hua Lin here.
What does that mean?
It's just a casual remark, and I don't have any other ideas.
After shouting, Cen Lin said to herself, "Do you actually think Lu Yinuo is handsome?" He used to be Chen Huihua's follower in our class, do you know? ”
"The standard little loyal dog." Xu Keer added.
But that's not the point, Hua Lin was about to say something, a chubby boy came running, stood in front of Cen Lin, and asked, "What did you just say?" ”
Cen Lin looked at Hua Lone, covered her mouth and smiled, waved her hand desperately, and covered it up again, "It's nothing, nothing." ”
The boy seemed to understand something, and after looking up and down, he left.
Hua Lin was particularly embarrassed, "Why are you shouting?" ”
Cen Lin said mischievously, "I want to help you tell him." ”
Hua Lin didn't chase this topic any more.
She always thought that this episode would pass soon, even if the other party heard the sentence "It's quite handsome, I like it" that she didn't have a brain, it didn't matter, the misunderstanding was a misunderstanding after all, and it could be solved.
Moreover, Hua Lin always has a little confidence in herself.
After all, in the past 9 years, she has also been the one who is valued in the school, she has never been left out, she has never been looked down upon, all her expressions have never been rejected, and someone will always give her a little thin face wherever she goes.
Although everything in G made her feel ashamed, the little pride in her heart was still strong.
Unexpectedly, this incident was enough to uproot the little pride in her garden, and there was no grass from before and after.
All of a sudden, rumors about "Hua Lin likes Ban Lu Yinuo next door" were rampant.
Public opinion did not give Hua Lin a chance to explain and breathe at all, and Lu Yinuo's quick reaction was "disgust".
Yes, disgusted.
Lu Yinuo really felt that he was innocent.
He didn't recruit anyone to provoke anyone, why did he provoke this?
And this wild girl is very rustic from top to bottom, wearing dirt and hairstyle, as if she is being looked at by someone like her, and she is clearly smearing herself.
Besides, I used to walk around every day, free. What now? Passing by their class to find their brothers, it seems that they will be gossiped behind their backs, who can stand this.
Hua Li, who was at the center of the whirlpool, didn't expect the trend of events to be so unbearable.
When Lu Yinuo walked by the window, some classmates would say to him with bad intentions, "Look, your sweetheart is outside." ”
She thought she should have caused trouble to the other party as well.
She wanted to say sorry, but the more she did this, the more she seemed to want to get closer, and the more ugly things she said.
We know that being beautiful can solve a lot of problems, but being ugly is definitely not okay.
Hua Lin is not really ugly, she is really poor.
After entering G Middle School, she still wore her mother's old clothes.
During the previous military training, the trouser leg that was hooked and torn by the bicycle chain was densely sewn back by my mother.
She didn't have beautiful clothes, and she hadn't even been in a barber shop to get any haircuts all year round, but her mother gave her a cut.
Hua Lin didn't care, she thought that she had come over for so many years, and she was frank and open, not stealing or robbing.
And I am very lucky, my popularity is not bad, and most of the classmates in the class are also very good to me.
But after this happened, there were always one or two who would discuss it privately, and they began to notice that Hua Lin had poor food and clothing, and was a poor ghost; The joke is that the bangs of the natural roll of the flowers, the toad wants to eat swan meat.
Lin Shuyu came to ask Hua Lone, is the rumor true, like that Lu Yinuo?
There is no way to talk about the wrongs of Hua Lone, and it is useless to trace back to the source.
Bai Xingyi naturally heard about it.
Under the wind and rain in the city, he secretly rejoiced, but fortunately it was not related to him.