Chapter 106: Sincerity, Caution
I turned and sat down, looking with great interest at the crowd coming down the hill, and saw that some of them were still alive; Others seem to be exhausted; Some people talk and laugh together; Others staggered with blank eyes.
"Duan Ruochen, how far are we from the mountain here?" I turned my head and asked Duan Ruochen.
"It's an hour at most to the top, and the descent is faster." Duan Ruochen got up and held on to the railing and said, "Let's rest for a while and then go up!" If you come here, you have to take a look at it. ”
I nodded and said yes, then the two of them were speechless, the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, and after a while, I cleared my throat and asked Duan Ruochen, "By the way, Duan Ruochen, I've always been very strange, why is your name Ruochen?" ”
I have always thought that people born in a wealthy family will inevitably choose a loud and atmospheric name, so I have always been curious about Duan Ruochen's name, if it weren't for today's embarrassing scene, I don't think I would be so abrupt.
"'Even if it is blown into snow by the spring breeze, it is better than Nanmo and crushed into dust.'" Duan Ruochen gently recited Wang Anshi's poem related to apricot blossoms, and said with a wry smile: "Ruochen, Ruochen, I like this name, so I gave up the name my mother originally gave me." ”
I always thought that Duan Ruochen should be like Chen Chen, without any troubles, and his life was colorful, but I didn't know that his heart was heavier than ordinary people, and I didn't know how to comfort him for a while.
"Duan Ruochen, you are too pessimistic!"
"I don't think so." Duan Ruochen shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Actually, life is as humble as the dust of 'Nanmo', from blooming to drifting, from scenery to silence, but in the snap of a finger, most people can't see through it, let it be tempered and struggled in the red dust, after all, it is only a moment of brilliance. ”
I was silent, but I kept recalling Duan Ruochen's words in my mind, and the sentence he recited, 'Even if the spring breeze blows into snow, it is better than Nanmo and crushed into dust.' 'And what I remember' is scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant. It has the same meaning, but it is not the same.
The former refers to the apricot blossoms of 'Beipi', even if they wither and fall, they can still maintain elegance and simplicity in a clear wave, but after the apricot blossoms of 'Nanmo' wither, they are trampled on by others, and are eventually crushed into dust and mud by chariots and horses.
Houdu refers to the plum blossoms that wither and fall in winter, even if they fall to the ground and are crushed into dust, its fragrance will remain in the world.
Both are in the end of the residual flowers, especially the apricot blossoms of 'Nanmo' and the same end of the winter plum, and finally they all fall into mud, the difference is that the plum blossoms are still proud, but the apricot blossoms of 'Nanmo' and 'Beipi' have their own comparison, one is noble and one is cheap.
I don't know if Duan Ruochen's sudden recitation of this poem is to describe his brother as the apricot blossom of the 'Beipi', and he is the apricot blossom of the 'Nanmo'.
I remember when I was very young, I once read a novel, it seems that the hero's name is also Ruochen, because his background is too humble, and he is an illegitimate child who is not recognized by the family, but Duan Ruochen's birth, if it is really as he said, 'as humble as dust', then is his life experience, like in that novel, an illegitimate child who is not recognized by the family?
I couldn't help but be taken aback by my sudden whimsy, and with apologies, I looked at Duan Ruochen again, only to see that his expression had returned to naturalness, and I felt that I was a little nervous, probably poisoned by the novel.
When I met Duan Ruochen, I knew that he was an invisible rich second generation, his life was rich and luxurious, what he usually eats and wears is a brand that I can't name, if he is so luxurious, he is just an illegitimate child who is not recognized by the family, then like us, the toiling masses who live at the bottom, must not be ashamed of themselves to commit suicide by cutting their wrists!
"Shen'er, what are you thinking?" Duan Ruochen saw that I had been staring at him in a daze, so he asked curiously.
"Didn't think about anything?" I turned to the side and stopped looking at him, "I was thinking, these two days have cost you." ”
"Why did you bring this up again?" Duan Ruochen chuckled, "If before, when I was a student who stretched out my hands to my parents for food and clothing, I might have struggled, but now I am a manager with a high salary, so you don't have to feel sorry for me." ”
"Oh! All right! Since there are legendary big names who are responsible for spending money, then I am only responsible for enjoying it. I stood up, stretched, and looked at the road on the mountain again, "Duan Ruochen, let's continue walking towards the mountain!" ”
"I'm happy to accompany you!" Duan Ruochen also got up, but before we had gone far, Lin Xuan's call came in.
After hanging up the phone, we called home, it turned out that it was noon, the resort hotel was overcrowded, and our group of four had to find a magnificent restaurant outside the resort.
Chen Chen looked at the lobby of this restaurant There are a lot of people, noisy, I have to find the boss to ask for a private room, I despise him for having a lot of problems, more than ten people are crowded in the lobby at a table and don't see the noise, he can't deny, saying that I don't know how to enjoy life, I quickly silenced, I don't want to hit his Yaxing.
Lin Xuan and Chen Chen sat on the main seat, Duan Ruochen happened to be close to Lin Xuan, and also sat down, I wanted to sit next to Lin Xuan, but I didn't want to squeeze between Lin Xuan and Duan Ruochen, so I had to be cheeky and squeeze between Lin Xuan and Chen Chen.
"I said Ye Shen'er, such a big table, where are you not squeezed, but you want to squeeze between me and Lin Xuan to make a light bulb?" Chen Chen frowned, and his dissatisfaction overflowed.
I coughed dryly, "I want to sit next to my brother and sister-in-law, can't I?" If you don't like it, I'll change places. ”
"Okay, okay, it's just a meal, Shen'er can sit as much as she wants." When Lin Xuan heard me call her sister-in-law, her face was already happy, no matter where I sit, "Shen'er, we don't have to worry about him!" ”
Chen Chen quieted down at this time, and kept staring at me until he finished ordering.
Because it is a weekend, and it is near the scenic spot, so there are more and more people eating later, fortunately, the hotel has long been commonplace, so the food is still in order, and the most important thing is that we are not in a hurry, chatting while eating, and it feels good.
When he was full of food and drink, Duan Ruochen took the settlement card and wanted to pay the bill, Chen Chen grabbed the settlement card, lost the sentence 'What you eat and drink is Chen Ye', and then swaggered to the front desk to pay the bill.
Chen Chen has always been a master of everything, and several of us are very clear about this, so everyone is too lazy to argue with him about what he decides.
For Chen Chen's unambiguous temperament, I have always wondered, Chen's father and Chen's mother are both knowledgeable and courteous people, why would they raise such a lawless, arrogant and domineering son, I guess this has always been a problem that the two of them can't figure out.
After lunch, we will make an appointment to go back to our rooms for a lunch break, and then gather in the lobby on the first floor of the guest room at 4 p.m., and then go to the hot springs together.
I just lay down on the bed for a few minutes, Lin Xuan's girl knocked on the door, and I had no choice but to get up lazily and open the door.
"Aren't you two like glue? How can you be willing to separate? "When I opened the door, I went back to bed.
"You are envious! Then you should hurry up and find one! Lin Xuanle stumbled into my bed.
"If you don't want me to kick you out of bed, just take a nap with me honestly." I kicked Lin Xuan and showed off in front of me when I was unhappy with her happiness.
"Can you still sleep? You've slept so long in the morning when we played cards. Lin Xuan lay beside me, "Shen'er, I think Duan Ruochen is also a good person, at least he is very attentive to you, and so far, I haven't found any shortcomings and scandals about him." ”
"Chen Chen asked you to be a lobbyist! None of the doors? I stepped up my efforts and kicked Lin Xuan again.
"No, I'm thinking about you, and Chen Chen has always hoped that you and Duan Ruochen can walk together." Lin Xuan explained.
"I know that Chen Chen doesn't like Situ Yunzhe the most, but he can't push me to death."
"It's not that Chen Chen doesn't like him, he just thinks he's too rational, and he always says that he is too harsh on you, but Duan Ruochen puts you first in everything, you see, he opened a restaurant for you, and quietly helped you find a job, in short, I don't want you to miss such a good man."
"You tell me clearly, why did you open a restaurant for me?" I suddenly got up and grabbed Lin Xuan's arm.
"I didn't want to tell you, but since I can't hide it, I might as well tell you directly!" Lin Xuan broke free from my shackles and said slowly, "Actually, Chen Chen and I just found out, after returning to China, Chen Chen took me to a small restaurant called 'True Heart Restaurant' to eat, and overheard the staff there say that their boss was actually Duan Ruochen, saying that the restaurant was opened for a girl he liked, and also said that the girl he liked liked very much to drink pork ribs lotus root soup, and the main flavor of that restaurant was pork ribs lotus root soup, Shen'er, I want to say that he did all this just to please you." ”
"I don't believe that there are such stupid people in this world who do things that are meaningless." I was noncommittal, and I was a little shocked in my heart.
"Believe it or not, you see, the name of that restaurant is Zhenxin, Zhenxin, Shenye, he could have chosen a better name, but he used your name to name the restaurant, this heart is really rare." Lin Xuan continued to persuade.
The author has something to say:
In order to more effectively bring out the inner world of the protagonist, the following two poets' poems are borrowed, and the meaning of the words is only explained by the author himself in combination with the plot, and the reader should ignore the mood portrayal of the original poem.
--(Song) Wang Anshi's "Apricot Blossoms in the North": A spring water surrounds the body of the flower, and the figure is enchanting. Even though it was blown into snow by the spring breeze, it was crushed into dust by Nanmo.
--(Song) Lu You's "Fortune Operator: Yongmei": Outside the post by the broken bridge, lonely and ownerless. It was already dusk and I was alone, and it was even more windy and rainy. has no intention of fighting for spring, and a group of people are jealous. Scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant as before.