24. We are in this together
The soft morning sun shines on the banyan tree, and the shade is also gentle, and he is also gentle under the tree.
When she watched Lin Dong smile at her in the golden sunlight and walk towards her, she felt that this was the most beautiful picture in the world. In the future, as soon as a similar scene appeared in an idol drama, the little girls around her scoffed, saying that it was an old-fashioned routine, but she would always think of Lin Dong, and always think of the beauty and throbbing when she first met love.
Lin Dong ran over with a few paper bags in his hand, and said with a smile, "You guys are down." ”
"Nonsense!" Jin Mian rolled his eyes.
Lin Dong smiled awkwardly and handed the paper bag to Bai Jing: "I bought you breakfast." ”
"Who is rare!" Jin Mian continued to speak coldly.
Bai Jing politely refused: "No need, let's go to the cafeteria to eat by ourselves." ”
"I know you girls like to eat fried buns from the house next to Caiyuan, so I went to buy them." Lin Dong smiled and said, "Take it, it won't taste good if it's cold." ”
The burnt aroma of the fried buns wafted out, and Jin Mian secretly sniffed: "What filling?" I don't eat coriander and green onions! ”
"Signature beef vermicelli filling, no green onion and more sesame seeds, and freshly squeezed lemon tea."
Jin Mian's eyes lit up, but he snorted deliberately and turned his head over.
Bai Jing smiled and took the bag: "Then thank you." ”
"I want to thank you for taking care of Nanyan for me, and I'll invite you to a big meal another day."
Jin Mian wanted to stab him a few more words, but was dragged away by Bai Jing.
There are only two people left, Zhang Nanyan and Lin Dong.
Zhang Nanyan had a fever on her face and lowered her head embarrassedly.
A paper bag was handed to her, and several small buns were crammed into a pile, white and fluffy, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and the bottom was browned.
Zhang Nanyan groaned in her stomach, she was even more embarrassed, her head was almost down to her chest.
Lin Dong couldn't help but laugh: "Taste it, can you see it?"
Zhang Nanyan was so hungry that she couldn't remember how long she hadn't eaten, and her saliva was pouring out in the face of the fragrant buns. Even so, she still endured it, she was afraid that Teacher Lin would hate her like Jin Mian.
"Oh, so you don't remember me anymore." Lin Dong deliberately made a joke.
"Nope! Teacher Lin, I didn't! Zhang Nanyan raised her head excitedly, and she hurriedly defended: "Teacher Lin, I will never forget you!"
Lin Dong's words were just a joke, but for Zhang Nanyan, he was afraid that Lin Dong would have a little misunderstanding about her.
is like the common experience of two people, for Lin Dong, it is just a novel memory in his unbridled youth. For Zhang Nanyan, it is the only warmth in her life, and she has worked hard for it.
Lin Dongleng paused, as if he understood and didn't understand. He went to take Zhang Nanyan's hand: "Let's go, let's go to the garden and eat slowly."
Zhang Nanyan dodged back, dodging Lin Dong's hand.
Lin Dong was a little embarrassed, withdrew his hand, and said, "Let's go, follow me."
Zhang Nanyan followed behind Lin Dong.
The two of them walked to the small garden next to the dormitory building.
There are many flowers blooming in the small garden, and there is a bench among the flowers.
"Sit here." Lin Dong took the lead in sitting down.
Zhang Nanyan sat down next to the other end of the bench, far away from Lin Dong.
Lin Dong handed the bun to Zhang Nanyan: "Eat it quickly."
Zhang Nanyan took the bun and ate it in small bites.
They all have a stomach full of things to say to each other, but they don't know why, but when they meet, there is a barrier, and they don't know how to speak.
Zhang Nanyan was timid.
Lin Dong restrained.
The two men sat at opposite ends of the bench, separated by a long distance, awkwardly silent.
After being silent for a while, Lin Dong asked, "Is it delicious?"
Zhang Nanyan replied: "Well, it's delicious."
There was silence again.
Lin Dong took a deep breath and put his hand on the stool as he pretended to be relaxed.
Zhang Nanyan immediately shrank to the side.
Lin Dong's expression stiffened, and he smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
"Mr. Lin, I'...... I ......" Zhang Nanyan lowered her head, panicked.
She remembers very well that last night, Jin Mian said that the smell on her body was bad and that she thought her clothes were dirty. She didn't dare to get too close to Teacher Lin, for fear that Teacher Lin would smell her.
Tears rolled in her eyes, how could a young girl not care about her appearance? She was sad to be disliked by others, but she didn't blame Jin Mian, she only blamed herself for being too poor and not working hard enough.
If she works hard to be admitted to university, she can be like a female college student on campus, she is knowledgeable and temperamental, and she will not embarrass him by walking beside Teacher Lin.
However, she failed to be admitted to the university, and she failed to live up to Mr. Lin's expectations of her.
Zhang Nanyan finally couldn't hold back her sobs.
"What's wrong? Don't cry. Lin Dong was in a hurry, wanting to comfort her but didn't dare to approach.
Zhang Nanyan was full of guilt and grievances, but when the words came to her mouth, she cried and said: "Teacher Lin, I have dirty ...... on my body"
Lin Dong couldn't cry or laugh, he was funny and distressed, he took a step forward and hugged Zhang Nanyan's shoulder.
He comforted her gently: "Silly girl, okay, don't cry." ”
Zhang Nanyan froze.
Lin Dong hugged her and quickly let go. He was also a little nervous, but Zhang Nanyan's expression was so exciting, shocked, confused, shy and with tears, he couldn't help laughing.
Lin Dong patted Zhang Nanyan's head: "Let's go, take you to the bath." ”
On the way, I met a familiar classmate and greeted Lin Dong: "Lin Dong, help Professor Zheng lead the class again, don't be so strict with the elementary school girl." ”
Lin Dong was puzzled: "No." ”
"Then this is ......"
Lin Dong looked back and saw Zhang Nanyan timidly following him half a step behind, his head lowered, his hands on his body, his eyes were still red, and he looked like he had made a mistake and was being reprimanded and crying.
"Be tolerant of elementary school girls." The classmate joked and waved goodbye.
Lin Dong couldn't help but laugh and called her, "Nanyan." ”
"Yes, Mr. Lin." She looked at Lin Dong with her eyes, but she was so serious and cute.
"You don't need to call me Teacher Lin in the future, I'm not your teacher now."
"And what do I call you?"
"Call me Lin Dong."
"No, no." Zhang Nanyan hurriedly waved her hand, she thought for a while: "I'll call you Brother Lin." ”
"Brother Lin? It's a novel title, like a character in a martial arts novel. Lin Dong thought to himself: "But isn't she just as pure as a girl who came out of a literary work?" Like a little dragon girl, she doesn't know the world. ”
"Okay, if you call me Brother Lin, then I'll call you Xiaonan."
Zhang Nanyan plucked up the courage and told Lin Dong that she did not take the college entrance examination but escaped from home.
Lin Dong listened to Zhang Nanyan tell her experience--- she was forcibly arrested by her parents before the college entrance examination, she went to work on the construction site of the public highway in order to repeat her studies, and was bullied by the contractor, and when she fled home, she found that her parents were going to marry her, and she fled to the capital alone.
All these experiences, she talked about them simply, and in a few words, she apologized vigorously that she had failed Lin Dong's expectations, did not complete their agreement, and did not mention the grievances she had suffered.
Lin Dong was very distressed. He could imagine how helpless and frightened she must have been when she was in the face of all this. He hated these people who brought her suffering, hated her parents for being patriarchal, hated the contractor for deceiving and using her, hated the lawlessness of the rich second generation, and even hated her younger brother for not growing up!
Lin Dong held Zhang Nanyan's hand:
"It doesn't matter if you don't go to university, all roads lead to Rome, there are many opportunities, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can also succeed.
Xiao Nan, I will protect you in the future and never let anyone bully you again! ”