Chapter Eighty-Seven, The Journey Home
After breakfast, the three of them left together, and Meng Xin rode the new car sent by Lu Yiming to the school to attend the graduation ceremony.
The four of them made an appointment yesterday to ride back to Jiangyuan after the graduation ceremony, which was regarded as the first trip after graduation.
When I returned to the high school campus again, I felt that my mentality had changed a lot, not just the rush of my daily life, but the beginning of nostalgia for the flowers and trees here.
The sidewalks that I have walked on, the playground that I have run, the basketball hoop where we have played ball, the kiosk with the largest flow of people, the school cafeteria that has been complained about countless times, the teaching building that we have worked hard together, and the dormitory that I am most familiar with.
Three years, this is three years of growth and change, high school is the first turning point in life. From now on, everyone will go to a different life and have a different destiny trajectory.
Even classmates who don't have much communication on weekdays will say goodbye to each other when they meet, and see you in the future.
Lao Zhou took the lyrical route for the first time in the class meeting, to be honest, he was still a little unaccustomed, and unlike the crying and crying of the liberal arts class, science students should be rational even in the face of separation. Being able to punch each other or give each other a simple hug is a goodbye.
I didn't ask about my grades, most of them asked what their plans were for the summer vacation, and there were also three or five classmates who made an appointment to travel together, all of whom had good family conditions.
There are also those who, like Meng Xin, want to go to summer jobs and see the world. And more often than not, there is no specific plan.
A long summer vacation, from everyone's conversation, you can understand their own personalities, be able to arrange their own schedules, and those who have specific plans are relatively independent and assertive.
It's more that you are used to being dominated by your parents, and you don't adapt to wanting to lead a thing by yourself, or you have thought about it, but your parents haven't gotten used to your growth, and they still think that you are a child who hasn't grown up.
At the end of the graduation ceremony, the four of them got on their brand new bikes and decided to start a different journey home.
"Little Five, let's go to the commissary to buy some snacks and snacks to eat on the way?"
Xiao Wu naturally raised his hands in agreement, and when he visited the campus store for the last time, he felt that he wanted to try every snack, and Ake and Lao Wu also admired the shopping desire of the two. At the end of the checkout, the snacks alone cost almost a hundred dollars.
"Xin Xin, didn't you say that you want to bring a gift to your grandpa, how about we go and pick out a set of pajamas? I just wanted to bring a set for my grandparents. ”
After leaving the school gate, they each went to pick out gifts for their families, and Lao Wu and Ake also bought a lot of things under the leadership of the two.
"Sister Meng, let's buy these, the schoolbags are full, we have to ride back, there is a short way, and it will be too late to get home if we don't go back."
Lao Wu stopped the two girls who bought and bought in time, and it was almost twelve o'clock, and they hurriedly ate a fast food on the street and rode on the road.
Because he has been very fond of cars since he was a child, Meng Xin has always wanted to buy a mountain bike and ride it out to play when he has time.
I like this feeling of freedom and freedom, riding does not care about the destination, nor does it care about the scenery along the way, as long as there are partners around, I feel that there is endless fun.
Along the route of the bus, there are not so many cars on the road out of the city, and in the past two years, Jiangyuan Town has been developing tourism, and the road from the urban area to Jiangyuan has been widened and paved with asphalt.
Riding on the road, the young boys and girls are full of passion all the way.
The Walkman played out, singing Xu Wei's "Blue Lotus" along with the music.
It is a yearning for freedom.
I'm not in a hurry, stop and go, enjoy the familiar scenery along the way, and take out my camera from time to time to take a few photos of jumping, riding, funny, and posing.
In Xiao Wu's camera, there are good times together, and in the photo album of QQ space, one by one, there are memories shared by everyone.
"In retrospect, this is our youth and memories."
Stopping to rest, lying casually on the hillside of the roadside, you can already see the vague shadow of the green mountains in the distance, drinking water, eating spicy strips and potato chips.
"The three years of high school passed faster than I imagined, and I can still remember the first time we went to Jiangcheng together to find a job, when we were really young and innocent."
The scenes of the past are clearly visible in their minds, and this is the life they have experienced together.
"I still remember the broken thoughts of the fat landlord, that group of hateful thieves, but I also met Dr. Lu because of this, and I didn't expect that Dr. Yi was still the eldest brother of Sister Meng, it is really unpredictable."
It's as if everything is predestined, and meeting is a kind of fate.
"That's right, who would have thought that Sister Meng was the first person for us to fall in love, and the picture of being beaten on the ground when I was a child is still fresh in my memory, and Dr. Lu can be regarded as solving our biggest problem."
Lao Wu's mouth is always so owed, but Meng Xin is too lazy to scold him.
"When I have the opportunity, I will go to the imperial capital with Ake to play with you, I am really reluctant to part with you, fortunately, there is a long summer vacation, we can be together."
Meng Xin leaned on Xiao Wu's shoulder, for their respective ideals, they will take different roads and go to different cities in the future, so they especially cherish the time they have together at this moment.
"Fortunately, the two of us are in the imperial capital, and the two of you are in Jiangcheng, and we will not be alone in the future."
Lao Wu looked at Xiao Wu beside him, and decided to guard her by her side from the first time he saw this girl in junior high school, knowing that she had a strict family education, so he had never crossed the boundaries between classmates and friends. I believe that college will be the best time.
"As long as the hearts are together, we will always be together."
Ake was also emotionally touched for a rare time.
"You're right, let's continue on the road and enjoy the scenery on this way home first!"
Growing up may have to be used to separation.
The only thing I am glad about is that the partners around me are still there at this moment.
Following the direction of the sun all the way to the west, the four of them set off again, continuing the song and laughter along the way.
It took more than four hours, and when the sun was about to set, he always returned to Jiangyuan Town, watching the green mountains in the distance put on a hazy veil, beckoning to the boy gently, and returning home was like returning to his mother's arms.
The unpredictable clouds on the horizon, under the reflection of the setting sun, become a beautiful sunset, and in the endless, blue sky, into eternal memory.
"Grandpa, I'm back."
A call is the most beautiful word.
Home, Meng Xin never thought that in the rest of her life, this place would become the scene in her countless dreams.
That night, I climbed to the roof alone and looked at the starry sky.
Eighteen-year-old sky,
Eighteen-year-old girl.
May it always be as young as it is, clean and pure,
May I work hard all my life and be loved all my life;
I wish to see through the bad but still believe in the good,
I wish to see the unkindness but still believe in the good;
May I always be treated gently by this world.