In 1967, He Jialan came to Ghana for the first time, when she was 17 years old, and she was in her most plump and tender years.

She is quite unhappy to come to Ghana, which has a beautiful nickname, Gold Coast. He Jialan in her girlhood was once obsessed with this beautiful and dreamy term, but there are more than ten Gold Coasts in the world, and the one He Jialan went to was her least favorite.

A country located in a non-territorial region that has just been liberated from colonial rule.

But there is no way, it was her parents who made the decision to Ghana for her, in 1967, the harbor area was very chaotic and chaotic, there was trouble everywhere, even the factory opened by He Jialan's father was attacked, and the parents were worried that it would cause trouble to their children, and it happened that the He family had relatives in Ghana, so He Jialan was entrusted to Ghana to study.

He Jialan didn't like Ghana, she hated the natives' dark complexion, strange accents, salty waters, and dark castles.

In the first six months of arriving in Ghana, He Jialan was always silent, and her face was gloomy as if she was about to drip, making her relatives wonder if this was really the rumored little lady of the He family who was knowledgeable.

He Jialan's silence ended on a sunny afternoon.

Yes, she met 24-year-old Zhang Yong'an that day.

In Ghana, He Jialan is reluctant to talk to others, she reads silently, hoping that the chaos in the harbor area will pass as soon as possible and she can return to Hong Kong this morning, where she has a quiet place to study at school, under a 30-meter-high date palm tree.

That day, she took the book to the date palm tree to study her homework, but unfortunately, the base under the date palm tree had been occupied, and several boys and children of the same age as herself were pretending to rehearse under the tree, mostly Chinese with yellow skin and black eyes like her, speaking lines in a frustrated tone.

He Jialan was stunned, and after reacting, she turned around to leave, but was suddenly stopped by a shout.

The voice came from a high place behind her, she turned around and raised her head, the leaves of the date palm tree flickered, and a bright boy face was looking at her with a smile: "Hey, do you want to eat dates?" ”

His smile is really beautiful, making people look at the haze in their hearts to dispel, He Jialan couldn't help but nodded, two or three dates were thrown at her, He Jialan didn't catch it, trotted two steps and bent down to pick up the dates, and when he straightened up, the boy had already climbed down the tree and stood in front of her.

The sunlight was too dazzling, He Jialan was shaken, and the boy said be careful, and reached out to grab her wrist.

The rehearsal teenagers ran to the side to play, the boy and He Jialan sat side by side under the date tree, and the boy's eyebrows and eyes were crooked when he smiled: "Introduce yourself, my name is Zhang Yong'an." I didn't know that this was your territory, and I took it rashly and offended. ”

He Jialan asked curiously, "What are you doing?" ”

Zhang Yong'an's tone couldn't hide the pride: "I am rehearsing the stage play, and I am the stage play director. ”

He Jialan looked at him in surprise, and Zhang Yong'an scratched his head: "Hi, I'm in my twenties, I just graduated from college, and I've come to Ghana to travel." In college, I was the president of the drama club. ”

When they were separated, He Jialan took two steps, turned back to Zhang Yong'an and said, "You can continue to rehearse here tomorrow, it's okay." ”

Zhang Yong'an and his actors rehearsed under the date tree for a month, He Jialan did not change places, she read books not far away, and when she was tired, she watched the actors rehearse, and occasionally Zhang Yong'an would come over to talk to her and explain to her the meaning of her play.

One day, Zhang Yong'an asked He Jialan: "Have you learned to dance?" ”

He Jialan frowned and looked at him: "How do you know." ”

Zhang Yong'an is holding the ticket: "You have a dignified demeanor and elegant gait, I can see that it is the accumulation of many years of dance." ”

He Jialan's face couldn't help but blush.