In fact, apricots are by no means cold and hard-hearted in love. In the prime of youth, what woman does not have spring? It's just that she hasn't met the person who can make her emotional. What kind of man can make her emotional? The standard in her heart is that of a person like Lee: tall and handsome in appearance, gentle and kind in character, and diligent and motivated in thought. However, Li has been dragged into the water by Peach, and now he is Peach's husband, and it is impossible to fall in love and marry her again. Therefore, she hates Peach very much and does not want to forgive her for the rest of her life. However, she often thinks that I have proven to defeat her academically. I am now a college student at the Provincial Institute of Technology, and she is just a farmer in the ravine in the spring wind. What I see every day are high-rise buildings, students, and talents from all over the world; What I heard was the knowledgeable lectures of the professors, the lofty and high-spirited speeches of the students, and the beautiful and moving songs and dances; After graduating from university, I thought of how to give full play to my talents, build a modern motherland, serve the people, and create a better life. She had to go around the thatched hut and pot every day, hearing the roar of the mountain wind and trees, the roar of animals and birds, the cliffs and strange rocks, pots and pans, the farmland and mountains and forests that she thought of, as well as poultry and livestock, adults and children, firewood, rice, oil and salt. In the future, I will be officially assigned work by the state, with excellent conditions and a bright future; She had no choice but to stay in the ravine, farming and collecting medicine, struggling, and the future was bleak. The only thing better than me is that she got Lee by despicable means, and with Lee's loyalty, kindness, generosity and kindness, he will love her and accompany her for the rest of his life. Then, my apricot husband, with his conditions, appearance, and ability, will definitely not be worse than hers. Peach, don't be too happy, whoever laughs last is the one who laughs the most. Therefore, although she is not openly looking for a boyfriend like Hui Min, she is secretly observing, looking for, and waiting for opportunities. In her sophomore year, a boy finally came into her heart and aroused her thoughts and attention, this boy was Ding Kai, the director of the student union.

Ding Kai was one term earlier than Xing, and their understanding began with the editing of the school magazine "Life of the Institute of Engineering". "Life of the Institute of Engineering" is a school magazine of the Provincial Institute of Technology, which is edited and published by the Learning Department of the Student Union. College students have a wide range of hobbies after school, some of them like to sing and dance, and they soak in the song hall dance field on Sundays; Some people like to go shopping, go to shopping malls and supermarkets whenever they have time, buy clothes when they have money, and feast their eyes first if they have no money; Some like to talk about love, nostalgia for the wind and moon, often in pairs, before the flower and under the moon, I and I, it is difficult to give up. In short, there are many kinds of life, and each has his own love. Perhaps due to the influence of life in the mountains and education in the mountains since childhood, Xing is not too interested in these activities, she always runs to the library after studying, and likes to write some manuscripts based on what she has seen, heard, and thought and submitted to "Life in the Institute". Because she is diligent in learning, quick in thinking, serious in writing, and good in writing, she almost always votes. This attracted the attention of Ding Kai, who thought that Xing's article was not only well-written, but also thoughtful, assertive, and extraordinary, so he decided to hire Xing as the editor of "Life in the Institute". Because it is something she loves, Xing readily agreed. Since then, the two have had more contact. "Life of the Institute" is published once a week, reviewed and finalized on Saturdays, and arranged and published on Sundays. Because it is an after-school activity, these things are all concentrated in the office of the learning department after the evening self-study.

At the end of the grouping, the two sat down opposite each other to rest and talk. At first, I will not talk about the manuscript, the theme, and the arrangement, then I will talk about literature, philosophy, history, and then society, humanities, development, change, ideals, and the future. Although the opinions and opinions are not completely consistent, each person's opinions and expressions can make the other party happy and convincing. It is said that this is all within the scope of work, and it takes up rest time, which is very hard, not as easy and pleasant as falling in love; However, whether Ding Kai or Xing, they look forward to it every week, hoping that this time will come soon, looking forward to reviewing, finalizing, and talking together, so as to learn and discover each other's advantages and strengths. In order to show their talents to each other, each of them should silently prepare a lot of ideas and knowledge for the meeting and conversation, so that the meeting and conversation can become an opportunity to fully display their talents and please each other, and an opportunity to understand and get to know each other. Indeed, through this kind of joint work and conversation, they have learned about many situations that the other party does not know about the general class, and they have learned about the other party's thoughts and practices that the general class does not know, and they have eliminated the misunderstandings caused by the false rumors of the students, and they have become more familiar with and admired each other, and their thoughts have become closer.

It was late at night at the end of a manuscript, Ding Kai took out a beautifully packaged notebook and said to Xing: "Many of my thoughts and opinions, including suggestions and ideas, are written here, please take them and take a good look, and then welcome more valuable comments." Xing gladly accepted and said, "I will definitely read carefully, study with an open mind, and then ask you for advice." ”

Xing returned to the dormitory and saw that her classmates were asleep, she was afraid that it would affect everyone's sleep and it would be inconvenient to turn on the light, so she quietly washed her hands and face, and then touched her bed, took off her clothes, and got into the quilt. But she couldn't sleep, always thinking about the notebook that Ding Kai handed her: what fresh ideas and opinions did he write? Any other comments and suggestions? A strong thirst for knowledge forced her to quickly take out her flashlight and sleep under the covers to look through it.

It turned out to be a diary of Ding Kai. On the title page, there is an ancient poem written in Gongpen: "The moss should be pitied, and the small buckle firewood will not be opened for a long time." The spring garden can't be closed, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall. Because there was an apricot word, she smiled slightly, shook her head, and said secretly: "Your point of view is not right, I have always lived a low-key life, not publicity, and I will not do anything about red apricots out of the wall." However, she thought: This "red apricot out of the wall" may not be derogatory in his heart, it means that my academic performance and character appearance are more prominent among ordinary classmates, which attracts people's attention - this is a compliment. In fact, the author is also praised, describing the spring color of the garden, full of spring. I don't know how "red apricots out of the wall" became derogatory later, it's really incomprehensible. She didn't have time to think about it with a flashlight, and then looked down. The diary was written a lot, very seriously, long or short, almost every day, recording that for more than half a year, he and her from the acquaintance, intersection, acquaintance of many things and experience, expressed his thoughts and admiration for her, and finally proposed to make friends with her. Aren't classmates friends? And we often edit "Life in the Institute" together, talk and talk to each other, and we have been friends for a long time. She knew in her heart that the kind of friend he was talking about was naturally a friend who loved men and women, and a friend who hoped to be with him for life. She couldn't help but feel a warm heartbeat: This Ding Kai is really amorous!

Speaking of the friendship between men and women, she thought of Li again, although she had been away from him for a long time, and she still resented him in her heart, but she still couldn't erase the deep impression he had in her heart. This impression has been engraved since childhood, has been tested for a long time, has been imprinted in her mind, melted in her blood, and cannot be erased. Although it turned out that he favored peaches in the end, he also gave her a lot of love and help after all. And she believes that the love and help is sincere, selfless, and comes from his heart. Even now, as long as she says she needs his help, she believes that he will not hesitate to do his best to help her; Because he has told her many times that he will care for her as before, help her, stick a knife in her ribs, and send her money several times. It's just that she won't accept his help anymore now, because he has married Momo and become Momo's husband, and it is impossible to accept her anymore; Accepting his help will only make her more sad and sad when she remembered the past. However, girls always have to get married, and they can't be old aunts for the rest of their lives, which is what her grandparents, father and mother have always taught her. When she thought of getting married, she thought of Ding Kai. Although he is not as tall and strong as Li, gentle and considerate, affectionate and meaningful, his erudition, full of pearls, gentle and elegant, gentlemanly demeanor, also has many things that make her happy. People are difficult to compare, which is just as people often say, "the ruler is short, the inch is long", each has its own merits, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. There is probably not a single person in the world who is perfect. Lee was not perfect either, his foolishness, honesty, excessive belief in people and helping others, distracted him, and ultimately led to his defeat. This is Lee's fatal, and insurmountable, shortcoming. After some careful thinking and comparison, she finally came to the conclusion that no one is perfect, and each has its own strengths. Ding Kai has some things that are not as good as Li, and there are many things that are better than Li. So she planned to accept Ding Kai's request and be close friends with him.

However, thinking of the friendship between men and women, many peachy news that kept appearing on campus came to her mind: two male and female classmates got along not long ago, and they openly went out into pairs, and on Sunday they went to a hostel or a tryst in the field, and soon broke up noisily. Two male and female classmates went to live together in a rented house off-campus because of their economic conditions, and the woman was pregnant, but the man abandoned her, saying that she was greedy for money and deliberately wanted to entangle him; The woman was angry and took the man to court, because they were not officially married, the court did not accept it, so she had to mediate out of court, as a result, the man paid the woman 2,000 yuan, and the woman went to the hospital for an abortion. In the dormitory, contraceptives and contraceptives can be seen everywhere, and students have long seen them and are not uncommon. This made her feel that the friendship between men and women was pathetic and terrible. But it can't be said in one word, there are also people who get along well. Some men and women make friends, warm and harmonious, respect each other like guests, help each other in life, promote each other in learning, and the two make progress and improve together, complementing each other, just like she and Li used to. This made her very conflicted, she wanted to associate with Ding Kai as a boyfriend and girlfriend, but she was afraid of dating him and would not die well. After thinking about it again and again, she made this decision: it is necessary to interact, and prudence is necessary.

A few days later, she returned the diary to Ding Kai, with a plain note on the title page, and a small poem was written: "Xingfang is not a mortal thing, don't compare Qiong Yao to vulgarity." All things are born with sex, and loving flowers must first recognize their best. Underneath is a line of small print: "Agree to make friends." My principle is: be affectionate, stop polite, and not exceed the rules. Ding Kai understood what she meant and said, "It's exactly what I want." That's what I thought, too. We are all humble gentlemen, reasonable people, and we should do things with affection and courtesy. ”

Since then, the Provincial Institute of Technology has had one more couple, and in their spare time, they often walk side by side on the campus and on the playground, exchange learning experiences, comment on social current affairs, and talk about ideals and friendship; Or sit together in the library to read books, read newspapers, and look up materials. Because Xing had to go to Liu's house on Sunday morning to be a tutor, they often went out to watch a movie together on Sunday afternoon, came back to talk about their experiences, and then wrote an article on their impressions and published it in "Life in the Engineering Academy". Their love life is so uneventful and uneventful.

However, love is not a prosaic and uneventful thing, and due to the mutual attraction of the opposite sex, it often turns into a fierce emotional impulse, which makes it difficult for people in love to endure and control. After a few months, this kind of bland and uneventful love life made Ding Kai really unbearable: every day he accompanied Xing on campus and on the playground to walk and talk, he could see it, but he couldn't hug or kiss him; Even if the two go outside the school to watch a movie or listen to a music, at most they will only hold hands, and they don't even dare to stick to their faces. Intense love waves violently hit his heart. But he's a student union cadre.,A good student.,Still very self-contained.,He just tactfully.,Tentatively raised the question of emotional escalation to Xing.。。

One day, he and Xing were walking around the campus, and he asked her with a smile: "Xing, now, you have been promoted from freshman to sophomore, and I have been promoted from sophomore to junior year, and your studies have been upgraded, will our love life also be upgraded by one level?" ”

Xing said, "What kind of promotion? ”

Ding Kai said: "I know that if you rise too much, you will not agree, so then take a step forward: from indoor to outdoor." ”

"This step has already been raised: we walk and talk on the playground on campus every day, haven't we been upgraded from indoor to outdoor?"

"Then take it one step further: from inside the school to outside the school."

"This step has also been upgraded: let's watch movies and listen to music, haven't we already gone from inside the school to outside the school?" Xing deliberately scolded him.

Ding Kai knew that because his language logic was not rigorous, he was exploited by Xing, so he said: "Naturally, those who have been upgraded don't count." The upgrade I am talking about is to superimpose the two: from the small space indoors and in the school to the vast world outside and outside the school, giving love a larger range of activities, so that it can fully release heat and energy, and show its style and wonderful. Wouldn't it be better and more romantic, you see? Love should be free, romantic, and unrestrained. Love in chains, that's not real love. ”

Xing understood what he meant: she couldn't bear the loneliness and impulsiveness of her feelings, and she also had to learn from other classmates and find happiness in the wild. Actually, she couldn't bear it a little, but she was still very clear-headed: it was easy for a lonely man and a widow to have an accident in the wilderness! She didn't want to learn from peaches, and she was pregnant before marriage; I don't want Ding Kai to learn from Li and ruin his future. She said: "There are rules for games, and there are rules for us to fall in love." This is what we agreed on, not what I imposed on you. If you don't comply, we won't be able to play this game. ”

Ding Kai naturally knew what Xing meant when he said, "We can't play this game", and he hurriedly said:

"Am I not discussing with you? The previous rules of the game were formulated by the two of us, and the rules of the game in the future must be discussed and formulated by the two of us. Until the new rules of the game are not agreed, it is natural to continue to enforce the old rules. ”

Xing said: "The new rules of the game are not impossible to formulate, then they can only be reformulated when it is found that the old rules of the game are outdated, there are mistakes, and they are not applicable." It's just that until now, I haven't found anything wrong with the old game rules and not applicable. Did you find out? She looked at Ding Kai.

"No, no, no. Be affectionate, stop polite, and there is no mistake. I just think the rules of the game should also evolve with the times. Isn't everyone advocating keeping up with the times now? If a rule is not changed, it will be backward and unable to keep up with the needs of the development of the times. ”

"Really? According to you, the national emblem is also going to be changed? The national anthem is also going to be changed? The capital of the country is also going to change? Is the name of the country going to be changed too? Keep up with the times! Xing said solemnly.

"Don't talk nonsense, when it comes to political issues, you have to make mistakes! I'm just saying that love has to keep up with the times. If you don't want to change the original rules of the game, let's just continue to enforce them, and I didn't say that you have to change them. What are you angry about? ”

Xing smiled and said, "I can't guess what you're thinking?" What love has to keep up with the times? I think it's to keep up with the changes in your thinking. If you want to learn from them, don't come to me. I won't agree to you changing the rules of the game. ”

"Never change the rules of the game? Let's talk about love for the rest of our lives until we die of old age? ”

"I'll accompany you if you want."

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then you can find another person and do your own thing. It has nothing to do with me, I don't interfere with anything. ”

"Is our love a game, and the rules of the game are always the same?"

Xing saw that Ding Kai was really angry and said, "How can it be the same? But there must also be a principle for change, and no one can change how they want. When both parties think it is necessary to change, the two of us must discuss the revision of the rules of the game and reformulate a new one that we can both accept. I didn't think it was time to change it yet. That is my final reply. ”

"Alright then, I'll wait for your necessary revisions to come as soon as possible." Ding Kai said helplessly.

"You have your freedom, love waits for love." Apricot deliberately angered him.

The two men looked at each other and both smiled. The new rules of the game have not been formulated, they still implement the original rules of the game, take a walk on campus and on the playground every day, talk about their hearts, co-edit "Life in the Engineering Academy" on weekends, and on Sunday afternoons, go out to watch a movie, listen to a concert, come back to write a review of the aftermath, and continue to run a dull and uneventful love life. However, their hearts are not calm, they both miss each other strongly, miss the intimate life, but they are only bound by the principle of making friends and long-term considerations, and cannot fully express it. They are all looking forward to academic success and the arrival of the night of candles in the cave room.