"No, Jiaqi, don't go. I don't want to go back to that feudal and conservative home, I want to make a career out of home. ”

"This ...... If you break into a career, you can't deny your six relatives! ”

"Hey, Ruikang, I find that you have more and more secrets, mysterious and mysterious." Jiawei complained a little: "Not enough friends." ”

"I have a last resort, please forgive me."

Seeing Ruikang's embarrassed and painful expression, Jia Qi hurriedly said, "Oh, brother, why are you so gossipy, who doesn't have a few little secrets." ”

"I don't have it!" Jiawei raised his face, opened his eyes wide and said, he is also a beautiful boy, simple and happy by nature, sometimes a little silly, although he is nineteen years old, he is still a carefree child, perhaps, it is difficult for people who have not experienced love to grow up, Ruikang is very envious of him, the corner of his mouth smiled slightly, I hope he can always be so happy.

"Ouch, everyone is like you, only a few years old, not a brain." Jiaqi laughed and teased him.

"Well, so I'm happy, and you have sad faces." Jia Wei laughed.

Ruikang also smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and the three of them temporarily put aside the gloomy atmosphere that lingered in the Mei family's small courtyard, and turned to leave together.

The summer vacation is over, the elephants and thin men in the dormitory have returned, bringing a lot of local products, talking about the news of their hometowns, as well as what they have seen and heard on the road, but most of the news is not very good, either the fleeing people begging along the streets, or the prices are soaring and they can't afford to buy daily necessities, or the evil deeds of the Japanese in North China who are angry with each other, and there are a few traitors in Inner Mongolia who openly voted for the Japanese, and the Japanese army invaded Suiyuan.

Xu Ziyan was the only one in the dormitory who didn't come back, not long after the start of school, Zhou Ruikang knew that Zhu Yafen didn't return to school either, he felt a little depressed in his heart, and faintly felt that there must be a reason for their delay. Xu Ziyan is the only one who knows his secrets, and he is also a friend full of wisdom, and he is eager to talk with him again and listen to his various wise opinions.

Ruikang didn't know that this summer vacation was a long separation between him and Xu Ziyan, it has been many years since the two reunited, and there are always many forks in the road in life, even if they are good friends, they all have their own stories to write.

Soon, new classmates moved in the dormitory, and Zhou Ruikang knew that Xu Ziyan and Zhu Yafen had suspended their studies, he felt very lost, he didn't know why Xu Ziyan made such a decision, and he didn't give himself any words, or explicit hints, ah, by the way, Ruikang remembered that Xu Ziyan had said that he had the idea of throwing a pen from Rong, but why didn't he tell him? The two of them are brothers who don't talk about anything, Ruikang really doesn't understand, and his heart is heavy.

The new semester has begun, and in the literary club, everyone is also talking about Xu Ziyan and Zhu Yafen's suspension.

Seeing Ruikang walk in, they all gathered around to get some news from him, Ruikang only shook his head sullenly, and said to everyone: "I don't know why Ziyan and Yafen are suspending school." ”

"It's really strange, he didn't say a word at the engagement banquet, why did he suspend school?"

"Ruikang, Jiaqi, one of you is Ziyan's best friend, and the other is Yafen's close friend, why don't you even know about their important decision?"

Ruikang and Jiaqi glanced at each other, and could only sigh and shake their heads, just like Ruikang, Jiaqi was also shocked and disappointed.

"I think they must have an unspeakable reason." Jiaqi said.

"Hey, hey, don't cry and mourn one by one, it may be a happy event for him to take two sabbaticals?" Cheng Jiawei said with a smile.

"Happy event?"

"That's right, he's married, and he may already have a baby, so it's inconvenient to come to school again." Cheng Jiawei's analysis, everyone thinks that it is possible, if Zhu Yafen is pregnant, it is naturally inconvenient to come to school. When he said this, everyone's doubtful hearts were relieved a lot.

A "click" walking sound attracted everyone's attention, Qi Qi looked up at the door, only to see a delicate figure standing at the door in the sun, holding the door frame with one hand, pretty boy flower head, although wearing the same blue dress and black skirt student uniform as everyone, but wearing a pair of shiny black heeled leather shoes under her feet, because of the light on her back, she couldn't see her face clearly, even so, Ruikang had already recognized Xu Manlin at a glance, and his heart sank, knowing that his trouble was coming again.

"Hello everyone! I want to join your literary club! Xu Manlin walked in with a smile on her face, greeted everyone, and said her intention directly.

Everyone looked at each other, a little embarrassed, because everyone knew that Xu Manlin was a well-known "iceberg beauty", arrogant, indifferent, withdrawn, and unsociable, and she had long been a mark on her, so although everyone knew that she was only eight years old, no one wanted to invite her to join the club, because no one wanted to touch her nose.

At this time, she walked in alone, generously, and said that she wanted to join the club, which really surprised everyone, except for Ruikang and Jiaqi, everyone else looked at her dumbfounded.

"Miss Xu, with all due respect, our patriotic literature club may not be suitable for you. I remember that you seemed dissatisfied with some of our patriotic acts. Ruikang shook his head and looked at her, a scornful smile on his lips.

Xu Manlin seemed to come prepared, and didn't care that he despised him, and still said with a smile: "I have never been against patriotic actions, I hate the Japanese as much as you do, President Zhou may have misunderstood or prejudiced me." As he spoke, he glanced at Ruikang with a slanted glance.

Cheng Jiaqi understood that the purpose of her coming here was not to join the club at all, but to continue to pester Zhou Ruikang, looking at Ruikang's troubled expression, she shook her head lightly, and stepped forward to Xu Manlin and said: "Miss Xu, there are conditions for us to join the club, and only those who meet our conditions can join the club." ”

"I know that I have carefully read your constitution, and you need to submit an article related to patriotism to join the company, and you must also have a self-recommendation letter." Xu Manlin grabbed Cheng Jiaqi's words, opened her handbag directly, took out two manuscripts, and said with a smile: "I'm ready." ”

Jiaqi had no choice but to take it, turning the first page, and the big headline read: "On the Importance of International Relations to the Current War in China." ”

With such a sharp and eye-catching title, including Ruikang, everyone was immediately attracted by her article and gathered at the table to see it.

Xu Manlin smiled slightly, and recited without hurrying:

"Throughout history, in ancient times, there were Su, Qin, and Zhang Yi to fight against Qin, and the Three Kingdoms Zhuge and Wu to resist Wei, and there were many examples of seeking help to resist the enemy, and it can be seen that the relationship between countries has multiple aspects. Today, I am in China, Shenzhou is angry, the mountains and rivers are changing, and the people are not happy. Therefore, in ....... opinion, we should get close to the United States, receive its financial support, and provide armed support to resist the enemy...... And how to gain international solidarity? …… United States ..... Russia...... ...... ..... of the United Kingdom and European countries"

She spoke clearly, her voice was eloquent, her demeanor was natural, and she memorized her manuscript word for word from beginning to end, not only expounding the domestic situation, but also analyzing the international situation.

After reciting the manuscript of seven or eight thousand words in one go, Xu Manlin turned around, her eyes flashed with confidence, and she smiled: "What do you think of my article?" Eligible to join you? As he spoke, he raised the self-recommendation letter in his hand and said: "This is my self-recommendation letter, I have followed my father to Europe and the United States since I was a child, so I think my analysis of the international situation is quite pertinent." I don't know if you need to understand some international situations in your patriotic feelings? Oh, by the way, if you need me to translate your patriotic articles into English, German, French, or even Japanese, I can help. How is it? ”

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, I can't find any reason to refuse her to join the club, Ruikang sat in the chair silently, Jia Wei reacted first, stepped forward and said, "Hey, you are simply omnipotent." That's amazing! ”

Xu Manlin smiled coquettishly and said, "Where?" It's just that because I went to a lot of places when I was a child, I didn't know how to build a house, I couldn't solve arithmetic problems, and I could talk about everything. ”

Cheng Jiawei looked at her smile, his eyes lit up, and he laughed: "Today's sun must have come out of the west, and it must be a ten-fold sun, which actually melted the iceberg." ”

Jiaqi stepped forward and smiled: "Your article is so well written, it really makes us stunned, I don't think we have any reason to reject you at all, but, according to the constitution, it still needs to be voted on by everyone." As he spoke, he looked back at the people at the table and said, "Come on, everyone votes, and I'll vote for it first!" Jiaqi smiled and raised her hand.

"I'm for it too!" Jia Wei also smiled and raised his hand,

The rest of the people also raised their hands one after another, only Ruikang took a pencil and tapped lightly on the table, frowning at Xu Manlin, he knew that her motives were not pure, but looking at everyone's raised hands, he had nothing to say.

"Ruikang, don't you agree?"

"Heh, does it make a difference if I raise my hand or not? You just have to agree. I have no opinion. He said sullenly.

"Welcome, Xu Manlin!" Jiaqi said generously that although she also knew in her heart that Xu Manlin's goal was Ruikang, she still sincerely welcomed her to join them. Everyone applauded enthusiastically, and for a time Xu Manlin became the focus and darling of the literary club. Ruikang shook his head helplessly, stood up, and walked out through the side door.

He really had a headache about his peach blossom luck, he couldn't get what he wanted, but what he didn't want was with him, he walked alone on the tree-lined path, he wanted to be quiet.

On the path of birds and flowers, he silently lowered his head and walked slowly, his thoughts kept revolving around an old question, what should he and Ruojun do? Silent love in the bottom of his heart, easy to say, so difficult to do, he can only suppress his thoughts about her again, this desperate love is like a spell tightly bound to his heart, he can't love others, he resists all women, just to keep his oath to her. He didn't know how Ruojun only loved him silently in his heart, didn't she want to have him at all? And he wants her like crazy, not only her soul, but also her body, is it dirty for me to think like this? Is it that your love is not holy enough and pure? He felt a heavy sense of powerlessness, he didn't know how to sublimate his love, abandon all desires to love her, is it possible? Is it possible? God, he felt that he might as well simply become a monk.

Xu Manlin and Cheng Jiaqi are all beautiful people of the opposite sex, why can't I try to love them? Do you want to be single all your life? He sat on a big rock and thought stupidly, but in his heart he frantically shouted Ruojun's name.