Chapter Twenty-Five: Preparing for Parting
It's still a night like this, and many memories are actually very vague, not because they are not deep enough, but because they don't want to think about it for a while.
Xu Qing and I are like a hurried passerby in life, even if we live together, but we don't see each other much, we always tell us to focus on learning when we are students, even if many times we don't know why?
Now I think of the first time we met,-for-tat, not looking at each other. But many people don't know what she really looks like until they walk into her, and I fell in love with her like this.
That night, the climate suddenly became colder, saying that a cold snap was coming, and the current earth is no longer as predictable by the 24 solar terms as before, and even the weather forecast is not accurate.
We all wrapped ourselves in thick coats and sat around the fire, chatting about our old loves, hates, and laughing at how funny we were at the time.
When she talked about her ugliness, she would raise her little hand and slap my arm, but it was very light. Sometimes I'll catch you, and then I'll fall into a very quiet atmosphere for a moment, staring at me with big eyes.
"You, you always look like you're leaving, are you a cat?"
I thought to myself that you were a bad cat, but I would keep an eye on you.
She looked up slightly into my eyes, "Cats have nine lives, but I only have one." ”
But who knows if that cat happened to be the ninth life, and then met me.
I stretched out my hand and gently took her into my arms, "A life is quite long, one life is enough!" ”
And she grabbed my hand a little tighter, because we all knew that we were going to be separated in a few days.
Her home is separated from mine in the north and south, separated by a subtropical. There are different winds blowing, different rains, no medium can communicate, and I haven't even seen the moon lately.
It's late at night, and I don't know when I'm asleep......
Parting is a matter of moment, but the wait is so long.
The next day she uncharacteristically went out before me and didn't leave a sticker.
When I opened the fridge and found that she didn't take the milk tea with her, it wasn't like her style.
When I finished washing up and was about to go out, she pushed the door in, and the umbrella was flowing crystal clear beads, and the rain outside was quite heavy.
It turned out that she had gone out early in the morning to buy breakfast, and she was as happy as a child with it.
Open the lunch box, set up the chopsticks, insert the straw into the soy milk cup, everything is so smooth, like a veteran, in fact, it was the old me.
Many times I feel strange that gradually I will become more and more like the people around me, or live as someone else.
"You're weird today, who's teaching you that nonsense again?"
I picked up the chopsticks and stirred the bowl of noodles in front of me unhurriedly, which was still three fresh. Women always like to discuss strange things, such as how to whet a man's appetite? Or how do you make the other person find out that you like him?
So I have every reason why she listened to someone's bad idea to become such a lady, in fact, there is no need at all, what I like is the arrogant young lady from the past.
She watched me eat and said, "Are you a masochist?" Can't I be nice to you? ”
"Okay, it's just not used to it." I continued to bury my head in the bowl of delicious noodles.
"That's fine, you can't stop your mouth if you eat."
She handed me the soy milk again, "Eat this if it's dry." ”
Although it was a gentle tone, her movements were still like a female man, as if she was forcing me to drink.
I took the soy milk and looked at her expression and wanted to laugh, but she had a serious look on her face, and she didn't know that she thought I was bullying her.
What I didn't expect was that she said she was going to cook me a meal today, and I recalled the days when she used takeout to buy me, and I just replied lightly. After all, I never exposed her.
People like this, who don't dare to kill fish, are afraid of oil splashing on their bodies, and don't know how much salt to put on their bodies, how can they cook obediently, and they don't make me happy.
With a few documents to print, I quickly went out and left her alone. During this time, classes have long been suspended, and they are completely self-controlled, and many people have already taken the bus home after the exam, and they are afraid that they will arrive home earlier.
In fact, I also received a call from my mother, saying that my father had been discharged from the hospital and was looking forward to my early return.
Walking on the hazy road, through the fog-stained windows, I seemed to see someone waving to me, and the crowd was moving away from me, and then I realized what it means that there is no feast in the world.
The fog from the breath blurred the vision again, and the already cold weather added a bit of gloom to the cold wind, making people shiver, but it had not snowed in many years. People always say that the north is howling cold, and the south is bone-chilling cold because of the humidity. And I said that it was not romantically cold, and I didn't feel that it reminded people of Lu Xun's "Snow".
Suddenly, I received a call from my sister, "Xiaoyi, I'm going to the train station soon, get ready to pick me up." ”
I was overjoyed to hear the familiar voice, and it was time to get together.
My sister is four years older than me and has taken special care of me since I was a child. In my eyes, she is the kind of so-called other people's child who has excelled in character and learning since she was a child.
She studied economics in college, and after graduating, she naturally entered the business world, and she was busy all day long, so she is still single. In fact, it's not that no one chases, it's just that she can't look down on it. Her life declaration is to be a Dink, and in reality there are many people who say this, but not many have persevered. She also said that she would take care of me for the rest of my life, which I never believed.
After typing the papers, I took a taxi to the train station, I didn't tell Xu Qing when I was going to surprise her, after all, the reunion of their sisters should be a very happy moment.
When I saw her on the platform, she changed her usual style and dressed in casual clothes. To be honest, she's actually pretty too, but she never likes to dress up. Maybe women are pleasing to themselves.
Her smiling face bloomed on her face when I helped her with her luggage, and she was relieved to see that I was half a head taller than hers, maybe she thought I had grown up.
She said that I used to be very shy, like a girl, and when I was bullied by others, she still protected me and drove them away. And when I cried, it was she who saved her money to buy comics and bought me ice cream. Even when she was wandering away, she still didn't forget to send me snacks.
I've always loved to hear her tell me stories about when I was a child, and I've always dreamed that I would grow up quickly and protect the woman in front of me one day.
"Sister, what do you want to eat today, I'm in for a treat." I am proud to say that I am very happy in my heart.
"Oh, Xiao Yi will grow up and please my sister." She touched my head like she did when she was a kid and enjoyed the feeling.
"No, this is my own part-time money." My heart seems to be saying praise to me.
"Okay, then let's go eat the barrel rice." My sister and I don't like hot pot like everyone else, and we love wooden barrel rice. Maybe it was because she had a summer vacation when she was in school, and she worked there for a summer vacation, and I used to order food because the school was so close. After a long time, I fell in love, after all, people are emotional animals after all.
But after arriving, I remembered that Xu Qing said that she wanted to cook, but I thought about it and thought that it would be okay to let her get it at night, so I sent her an address with a voice of "come quickly".
Our conversation suddenly shifted to Xu Qing. My sister said, "By the way, didn't you always want Xu Qing to go, this time you have to get your wish." ”
When I heard this message, I was more empty than happy, and I said slowly, "What do you mean? ”
"I don't know much about that, she should tell you."
I listened to my sister's tone, as if Xu Qing was hiding something from me, and it was a big deal.
Then my sister talked to me about Xu Qing.
"I haven't told you before, although Xu Qing is a rich daughter, she is actually quite pitiful. And in fact, she is not as bad as you think, but she deliberately pretends to be thorny. ”
Actually, I already knew what kind of person she was.
My sister and she met when they were working and studying, and they were both hotel employees at that time, but she was often scolded by the supervisor, and her sister secretly helped her a lot.
Xu Qing has had plenty of food and clothing since she was a child, and her family never let her do any dirty work, but just taught her various business etiquette. In fact, she knew that she couldn't escape the fate of a business marriage after all. It's just that she doesn't like to be pointed at behind her back to be a vase, so she often sneaks out to do some work done by ordinary people. Although it was very hard, although she was often scolded for being stupid, and she was fired many times, she was very happy in her heart, but when she got home, she had to pretend to be that cold daughter again.
Xu Qing's parents have actually divorced a long time ago, but they have not announced it to the outside world. Legally, Xu Qing was sentenced to her father, but at that time, Xu Qing mostly lived with her mother, and she did not return to her father until her mother was terminally ill and left.
It's just that there is another woman in that family, which makes Xu Qing very uncomfortable, so he ran away from home many times.
And my sister also met her crying on the side of the road at night, and she accompanied her for fear that something would happen to her, and she also told my sister about this at that time, and then the two became good sisters, shopping together, and eating together.
I envy my sister because she never told me this, maybe I haven't reached that level of trust, but I believe that she just wants to show me the best.
"It's good, I can finally get rid of this oil bottle." I smiled and said to my sister that it was actually very uncomfortable to talk about her.
"How do I feel like you're talking the opposite, with such a painful expression."
"Is there one?" I looked at the large mirror next to me, and it was clear that nothing had changed.
"Tease you, I think you should settle the conflict."
She looked at me warmly, but it made me want to cry. I thought to myself, how can the boy's husband be so emotional, hold back!
Yes, we have already resolved the contradiction, but only between the two of us.