Chapter 114: Goodbye, Era
Sitting in his seat in a daze, there was no way to calm his mind. Zhang Yuan didn't know what was wrong with him, and there was always a voice telling him in his heart that these were emails sent yesterday, whether it was because of etiquette, responsibility, and obligation, they all had to be replied to.
But reason told him that these people were long gone, and there was no need to reply.
Even if they replied, they wouldn't receive it.
Even, he is no longer an authority on turbulence issues, and in the past 183 years, mankind has long explored this method very clearly, not to mention that new theories may emerge, and there is no need for his guidance.
"What's the point?"
He sighed again, trying to free himself from the clutter of scientific documents.
There's no need, there's really no need for it.
The next letter is no longer a scientific research letter, but the good news that her aunt's daughter Ye Qingqing was admitted to university.
Because she usually doesn't work hard, her college entrance examination results are not good, and the university she was admitted to is only a local university, which is quite average.
However, for a girl who has just entered adulthood, it can be regarded as a crucial step towards the future of life.
A photo was also sent on it, which was Ye Qingqing's smiling face, holding an admission letter in her hand, showing off a little bit.
"Cousin, I've been admitted to college. Haha, I can finally have a pleasant summer vacation, no make-up classes, no nagging from my parents, so refreshing and happy! There's also a cool boyfriend waiting for me on college campuses in the future. I'll show you when I find it. β
Ye Qingqing's voice traveled through time and space and arrived at Zhang Yuan's eardrums.
"Congratulations!" Zhang Yuan typed a few words on the computer.
Then, after silently thinking about it, he deleted it again.
remembered that his last summer on earth seemed to be extremely hot, and recalled the scene of repairing the radio at Ye Qingqing's house......
This stupid girl doesn't like to study, but she chose a good major, so she shouldn't be unemployed after graduation.
The next email is a wedding photo sent by senior sister Wang Lili.
"Mr. Zhang, when I was taking care of my children at home today, I suddenly remembered you. Time flies so fast, it's been 4 years since you left. A lot has happened over the years, and eventually, the ...... I married a local tyrant. It's a pity that you can't drink the wedding wine, hey. β
"I'll send you a picture of my wedding."
"Send you another picture of your baby! Is it cute? β
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"Haha, this girl is already married, and the children are so old, there is no hope for pursuing me!"
"Oh, by the way, you've hibernated, right...... Suddenly, I remembered you and came to offer my condolences. I don't know when you'll wake up and when you'll see my message? No...... At that time, I was already old and dead, right? β
"The Deep Space Foundation is really slamming the door, and it costs ten yuan to send an email."
"I don't mean anything else, good luck."
"Have a good life!"
Zhang lowered his head, and his vision was already a little blurry.
Life is so dramatic, Senior Sister Wang Lili still abandoned her dog-licking boyfriend and married a local tyrant......
It took a long time before I clicked on the next one.
He felt like he was reading all his friends for the rest of his life...... From the days after his departure, until his death.
Time is like a videotape, fast forwarding.
Man is really a fragile creature, how can he ...... Suddenly gone?
Undoubtedly, as time went by, he was recalled less and less.
In the beginning, there were a lot of letters from various friends, but later, there was only one in three or five years. Later, thirty or fifty years.
Man is a forgetful creature, and not only the whole world is forgetting him, but all relatives and friends are also forgetting him. Ye Qingqing said that she wanted to show him her boyfriend, but she didn't send it in the end.
Professor Wang Zhong died at the age of 147, and this letter was sent to him by his senior sister Xu Yunjing.
147 years old, at that time, it was a relatively high life expectancy.
But for Zhang Yuan, he just watched the video yesterday, said goodbye, and passed away today.
He still remembers the last words of Professor Wang Zhong: "...... Nothing in the world is worth nostalgia, and look at the world in 3,000 years! β
I don't know how to describe this feeling...... It's unreal, but it's real. The pain of parting, which had been scattered for decades, needed to be borne in one day.
Zhang Yuan seemed to be numb, and it felt like he was watching a TV series that was not very exciting.
At the end, there was only one letter left in the mailbox.
And the span is extraordinarily huge, and there is a full forty years between the penultimate letter.
As if he was no longer breathing, Zhang Yuan was stunned for a long time before trying to open it.
"Mr. Zhang Yuan, hello."
"Before I knew it, I had become an old woman in her hundreds. Presumably, you are still hibernating, you must still be young, it is really an enviable thing. β
"Today, I was holding the family cat, sitting in the shade of the tree and drinking afternoon tea, and somehow, suddenly I remembered you. The memory is so long ago that I realize that I can't remember what you look like, and even your name is a little blurry. β
"But I still remember, that beautiful and strange night......"
"Ha, you're so cute!"
I hurriedly took out my phone and logged in to my long-lost social account.
"I found our group photo, and the long-lost memories came flooding back, and unconsciously, there was a subtle touch."
"I was so beautiful at that time, white and beautiful, but you were also handsome!"
"I wondered, if I had been a little more proactive, would you have stayed? Perhaps, what a pity! But more likely, you still won't stay. β
"When I'm older, I like to think about things like this, and I want to make up for the regrets of my youth."
"I still like you, deep space colonization, what a cool thing. But I'm already an old woman! Can an old woman have a second spring? Of course not, I can't catch up with you light years away. β
"I still won't show you what I look like now. I still like the way I looked when I was young, everyone likes to be beautiful, young and cute. β
"But time is a sailboat that goes downstream, and it is no longer simple in the passage of time, and there is no way to overturn it and start over. By the way, I'm now a best-selling novel writer, isn't that surprising? β
"I agreed not to contact each other again, but I can't bear it! Maybe it's because I'm old and I don't have a few years to live...... There are always a lot of things I want to tell you, and I feel like you are my best friend for life, as if you can always understand me, but you don't know how to say it. β
"It's too long a lifetime, and enough stories have happened...... I don't know what the meaning of these stories is if they accompany my disappearance. β
"Forget it, let's not talk about it."
"You should know who I am."
"Good luck."
The mailbox was empty, and there were no more unread files.
Even if you have been mentally prepared in advance, when the truth really comes, you still feel so heavy.
So heavy!
Zhang Yuan turned off the computer, lay on the table, buried his head and cried, tears dripping on the table.
It was pitch black in the room, and the lights weren't on.