Chapter 8: The Best of You
The national guard team was in full swing training the square team and positioning, and Lin Yue was selected as the school-level flag guard because of his outstanding performance.
The green military uniform has a heavy feeling on the body, and the long yellow tassels of the red epaulettes hang down, and you can hear it flapping its arms as you turn to salute.
This year, in order to encourage female students to participate in the national protection team, most colleges and universities have recommended female flag bearers, and when the bright red five-star red flag is handed over from the hand, the sense of honor and disgrace and mission has never been felt when watching the ceremony before.
Fan Xiao is in charge of the whole process, and he praises Lin Yue's performance every time, but Lin Yue will not be as excited as before, because Fan Xiao's care for her is always just an appreciation of work.
The National Day Gala of Provincial Colleges and Universities finally kicked off on October 1, and Lin Yue participated in the flag-raising ceremony at 6 o'clock on behalf of the university.
The flag guards are composed of an excellent female flag bearer from each of the six 985 and 211 colleges, Lin Yue wore military boots and walked past the viewing platform with a blood-stained five-star red flag, her eyes were full of tears.
When the flag slowly rose in the national anthem, she held her head high and sang silently:
"Those who do not want to be slaves, cast our flesh and blood into a new Great Wall......"
After the flag-raising, Fan Xiao helped Lin Yue get his clothes under the stage, "Your clothes, put them on quickly, it's quite cold today." β
Lin Yue always had the illusion that Fan Xiao was not just an ordinary friend, and his sense of intimacy had returned.
On the first day of the National Day, many freshmen have already gone home to reunite with their families, and this year is the 70th anniversary, and there will be a military parade in Tiananmen Square.
She is alone, except for Fan Xiao, who else can accompany her to help her with her clothes or send her a glass of water?
"You're doing a great job." Fan Xiao has been on his lips.
"If it weren't for Sister Kiki's illness, she should have come this time!" Lin Yue put on her clothes and walked towards the school bus with Fan Xiao.
"We encourage new students to participate every year, after all, the change is coming soon, and we can't always be in the national team."
"You're leaving?"
"Yes, there are more things to do in school this year, and Kiki and I are preparing for the research institute."
Due to the bulky clothes, Fan Xiao helped Lin Yue when he got into the car.
"Where do you want to go?" Lin Yue sat by the window, and Fan Xiao sat next to him.
"The first plan is Shanghai Jiao Tong University, of course, if it is this school, it is not bad."
Lin Yue saw the mole on Fan Xiao's earlobe, and remembered that day when Fan Xiao was punished for buying breakfast for her, everything seemed to be yesterday.
His eyelashes were shattered by the sun's shredded light shining through the car window, like stars falling on them.
Lin Yue tried her best to pretend to be "you" in front of Fan Xiao, she thought that Fan Xiao would be a little happier, "Are you going to go out to play on National Day?" β
"Me and Kiki? We contacted an internship unit, and the National Day is about to pass, but fortunately, there are no classes in October, what about you? β
"I didn't have a ticket for the high-speed rail last night, so let's wait."
"Actually, you're pretty good, junior."
Lin Yue's nerves tightened, and he didn't know what Fan Xiao wanted to say.
"You are very hard-working, simple, optimistic, I always think that you will achieve a lot in three years, although I may not see you every day in the national protection team in the future, but if there is anything, you can still contact me or Qiqi, we can help you solve it."
Lin Yue originally wanted to ask Fan Xiao for WeChat, but she still didn't dare to speak, Senior Sister Qiqi had already had a lot of misunderstandings because Fan Xiao took care of her, and she didn't want to expand the misunderstanding again.
The bus was running on the road at seven o'clock, and the pedestrians outside the window were holding small red flags to celebrate the birthday of the motherland, and Lin Yue suddenly felt homesick.
Although Han Lin is eager for quick success, she is the greatest mother.
Although Dad has a weak personality, his knowledge and responsibility are unmatched.
Although my sister is a small money fan, she is highly educated, has a good job and earns a high salary, and no one in this family can do without her.
Jiang Di was the only one left in the dormitory, and Lin Yue smiled bitterly: "The two of us are single, or let's live together." β
Jiang Di had just come back from running in the track and field, wearing a taekwondo uniform, kicking and punching excitedly in the dormitory, and his mouth was still coming out from time to time: "Ha! Hey! Yikesβ"
Lin Yue felt a little empty, so he took out the fourth-level materials and began to study, Jiang Di was indulged in the world of taekwondo and couldn't extricate himself, there was no one to talk to around, Lin Yue could only enrich himself through study.
No matter what time it is, it's always right to run as hard as you can.
Jiang Di was out of breath after practicing for a while, took off Yu Yang's wireless earphones, turned around and shouted, "Mom! Who! Lin Yue! You're scaring me to death! When are you coming back? β
Lin Yue was wearing headphones, turning the volume to the maximum to practice hearing, but he didn't hear Jiang Di's voice.
Jiang Di lay next to Lin Yue and didn't bother when she saw that she was doing her homework, Jiang Di was also very empty, so she took out her mobile phone and made a video call to her mother.
"Hey! Mother! What are you playing? I'll be back tomorrow! Our school reimburses the round-trip travel expenses for holidays to the cardholders! I'm so happy! β
Jiang Di jumped up and down in the dormitory, "My train ticket at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, counting the change station, will be almost there after a day." You're not excited, I'm going to go back to see you soon! β
Jiang Di looked in the mirror, "Mom! Why do I have a dull complexion and a puffy face? Our dorm room is as watery as 'henna', just black when I'm fat and ugly when I'm thin. β
Jiang Di suddenly rushed to the bed again and began to pack his clothes, "Mom, have you celebrated the motherland's birthday today?" Bad TV signal again? Go to my uncle's house! What's so embarrassing? The military parade is beautiful, and our Chinese soldiers are as neat as the seedlings in the field. That's right! The corn is finished and there is no ......"
Lin Yue wrote a set of test questions and tested her score, which was far more than 425, and she was so excited that she called home.
"Hey, hey? Anyone? Dad, why don't you speak. β
"Oh, I ...... Wait a minute. Lin Wen came out of the ward, walked to a place where there was no one, and said to his daughter, "Okay, it was inconvenient just now, let's talk about it now, what's wrong?" β
"Dad, what are you doing? What about a meeting? β
A nurse walked past Lin Wen, "Huh? Yes, meetings. β
"Dad, do you want me to do it?"
"Why, how could you not want to?"
Lin Yue covered her mouth and smiled, "What about my mother?" Don't you want me? β
"Your mother...... Think, how can you not want to. β
"Dad, you don't know how fierce my mother was when she sent me off school, give it to me! I don't remember the villain, so forgive her. β
An old lady in a wheelchair asked Wenlin to give way, "Oh, okay, I'm sorry. β
"Dad, who are you talking to?"
"I ...... What about the meeting......"
"Okay, then you can go first." Lin Yue waited for Wenlin to hang up the phone, but the other end of the phone never hung up, it was about more than a minute, Lin Yue thought that his father had forgotten and hung up first.
Lin Wen thought that his daughter was going to ask something, so he kept waiting, he looked at Han Lin on the hospital bed, and hesitated to tell his daughter.
The more Lin Yue thought about it afterwards, the more strange it became, didn't Dad want her to go home? Why don't you say it if you want to? What is the meeting on National Day? Dad is not in charge of the parade.
Could it be that something is going on at home?
She dialed her mother's phone again, and it showed that the phone was turned off.
Lin Yue began to fidget, nothing really happened, right?
Jiang Di came back from the bathroom and said hello: "Are you done writing?" So fast, you're level 4 steady! β
"Jiang Di, my dad said he had a meeting, did you think he lied to me?"
"What does your dad do?"
"High school teacher."
"Maybe it's a National Day show!"
Lin Yue did not get the psychological comfort she expected, but became more and more restless.
Lin Yue called her sister again, and Lin Yu asked anxiously, "What's wrong?" I'm working on a project right here? Something to say. β
"Have you contacted your parents? What's wrong with them? β
Of course, Lin Yu knew about Han Lin's uterine cancer, because the operation cost required a lot of money, so Lin Yu worked hard during the holidays, "Didn't our dad tell you?" β
"Nope."
"That's nothing, you study hard, just have fun, find a part-time job if you have nothing to do, my sister supports you to be financially independent!"
"Did Dad tell you anything?"
"No, I'm still busy here, hang up first."
"What a money junkie!" Lin Yue sighed.
In the evening, Lin Yue called Wenlin again.
"Dad, is something wrong with my mom? Her phone kept being off. β
"Your mom is sick."
"Seriously? What disease? I'll see if there is a high-speed rail ticket tomorrow, and if I have a ticket, I'll go back and see her. β
"It's okay, you can talk about it when you come back."
"Is it serious? What is it? β
"It's nothing, you have a good rest today, and you'll talk about it tomorrow."
At night, Lin Yue lay on the bed, thinking about the scene of Han Lin's hospitalization.
She was still wondering if Lin Yu was so busy on the National Day because her family had no money, and if she needed a lot of money for surgery, otherwise why would Lin Yu want her to be financially independent?
Jiang Di lay on the bed and looked at the brainless comics, laughing like a flower.
"What are you looking at?"
"The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me", hahaha...... This cartoon is so hilarious. β
"What are you looking at? How do you feel bored? β
"Life is not easy, it's good to relax and relax, after all, "Demon Ancestor" hasn't been updated yet, and I don't have anything to watch. Hahaha...... This one is really hilarious. β
"Tell me what you usually watch."
""Fox Demon Little Red Lady", "Full-time Master", "Town Soul", "Douluo Continent" ......" Jiang Di said and laughed.
Lin Yue hadn't seen any of it, and she fell asleep after listening to it.
Early the next morning, Jiang Di pulled his suitcase and left first.
Lin Yue slept until nine o'clock, and when he woke up, there was no one in the dormitory, and Jiang Di sent a WeChat message on his mobile phone: "Lin Yue, I will leave first with a ticket at 6 o'clock, if you go back today, don't forget the time, pay attention to safety on the road." β
Lin Yue returned to the feeling of the day of the report, when Han Lin left her alone, even the tips of her hair were permeated with loneliness.
She seems to have realized her mother's intentions, only by becoming independent and strong will she be fearless and invincible.
Lin Yue climbed out of bed, washed up and began to memorize English words, and it was not until 1 hour before the departure at noon that she locked the door and said goodbye to 606.
On the way back, she looked out the window at the high-rise buildings, overpasses, playgrounds, fields, lakes, forests, and houses......
It was the first time she had walked through these places alone, and there would be hundreds, thousands of such trips in the future.
She hopes that one day, she will be able to take her parents for a walk, to see the beach, to see the museum, to see the scenery that they have lived in for most of their lives that they have never had.