Chapter III
After the National Day, the most anticipated thing is the autumn outing. Our school has always been a group of people to climb the mountain in the autumn, and after three years of school, the three mountains in the suburbs that can be called by name have also been walked through. If there's anything more boring than an autumn outing, it's that you're in your middle school and high school, and in the three years of high school, you'll have to revisit the lackluster scenery of the three mountains. Then again, the fun of autumn travel is not where you go, but who you go with. In addition, having a full day to leave behind the busy school schedule and go out for a relaxing walk is enough to be happy. In fact, there is another very important reason why our "string group" is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the autumn outing, that is, Xin Tian's love experience sharing meeting. Since we knew that Xin Tian and Yang Fan were in love, we couldn't wait to know the inside story, but because there were many people in the class, if the issue of "early love" was openly discussed, it would attract criticism if we were not careful, so Xin Tian has always been tight-lipped. But after all, she couldn't resist our pleading, and reluctantly agreed to find a secluded place during the autumn outing and tell us.
On the day of the autumn outing, we came very early with excitement. At that time, there were only a few people on the bus, so we could choose our seats at will. Except for the last row, the others are two-seaters. Xingyuan and I sat together, and the rest of the "String Group" sat down in pairs near us. There are a total of eight people in the "string group", considering that those who are alone will be lonely, so Xin Tian chose to continue to accompany us instead of looking for Yang Fan. We rushed to praise her for her "sacrificial" spirit, and she raised her head to thank her and expressed her hope that we could find a boyfriend before the spring outing, so she didn't have to pretend that she wasn't a friend of all sex.
As soon as the bus started, the inside of the carriage began to be lively. In front, the head teacher sang and performed, which made everyone laugh, and the students took turns to show off various snacks, which provoked everyone to rise up and grab it. Laughter and laughter along the way, and before you know it, you will arrive at your destination.
After getting out of the car, Yang Fan gave Xin Tian a look and motioned for her to come over, and we hurriedly grabbed Xin Tian and didn't let her go.
"Can you save face?" Yang Fan frowned and looked at us with an embarrassed expression. "I'll give her back to you before lunch."
"Don't forget what you said."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Yang Fan took Xin Tian's hand and replied respectfully.
"When did you get so good?" Xu Mingyao, who inadvertently saw this scene, was full of surprise in his eyes. "I remember you had a fight not long ago?" He looked at Fang Zheng in confusion, as if he was asking him for confirmation.
Fang Zheng watched coldly and ignored him.
It's no wonder that Xu Mingyao realized it later, after all, both of them were boarders, and the route to and from school was completely different from him, so he naturally couldn't touch them when they were holding hands. And he is not good at observing words and feelings, and it is difficult for him to see the clues just by the eyebrows and eyes of the two of them during class. Xu Mingyao's sluggishness is really cute and funny. A few girls standing on the side couldn't help but cover their mouths and snicker.
"Don't stir up our feelings, okay?" Yang Fan looked at Xu Mingyao embarrassedly, and laughed along.
After the class leader took the roll call, fifty people in our class began to follow the footsteps of the class teacher to the top of the mountain. The head teacher once boasted that his only interest was to climb mountains, but now that he walks up the mountain road like a fly, he knows that what he said is true. Except for the athletes in the class who could keep up with him, the rest were thrown away by more than a dozen steps, and it was his stop-and-go that did not open up a bigger gap. Not everyone can wait as calmly as Xu Mingyao for those of us who are struggling to catch up.
"Don't look around, hurry up and speed up!" Fang Zheng stood on a boulder on the resting platform, urging impatiently towards those who were still struggling on the long staircase.
The stone steps were narrow and high, and it was not easy to walk, but now that he urged them like this, the people who were lagging behind were panicked, and several classmates were immediately tripped and fell to the ground. Fortunately, it is the way up the mountain, and you can quickly climb up the stone steps one level higher, but if it is the way down the mountain, it is not so simple.
"Beware!" Nearby classmates quickly leaned in to pick up the person lying on the ground, but unfortunately they themselves were exhausted and couldn't help much.
"The bag is too heavy to walk...... After discovering the problem, Xu Mingyao quickly ran down and asked the panting classmates to unload the bag and get it for him.
Several kind-hearted boys in the class also went down to help after seeing Xu Mingyao's actions.
"Wait a minute, I'll pack it for you." Seeing this, Yang Fan flattered Xin Tian.
"I can carry it myself." Xin Tian glanced at him, his expression seemed dissatisfied.
It was only after climbing to the top of the hill that we were able to stop for lunch. The head teacher announced that because we were going up the hill much slower than expected, he had to cut back on his lunch time so as not to catch up with the whole class assembly at the bottom of the mountain. Looking around at the rest of the class, already well-fed and drinking, sitting and chatting or dozing off, we knew there was no room for bargaining.
We sat in a circle in the shade of a quiet tree. We rummaged through our backpacks for drinks and food as we urged Xin Tian to start her sharing.
"Actually, there's nothing to say......" Xin Tian smiled shyly.
"If you want me to say, he deliberately smashed the ball on you to get your attention." Yu Menghan, a member of the entertainment committee, looked at Xin Tian expectantly, wanting to get her approval.
I guessed the same thing, but he firmly denied it. Maybe it was just an accident......" Xin Tian replied thoughtfully.
"So, how did you come together?" As soon as the words came out, Xingyuan felt embarrassed, probably thinking that she shouldn't inquire about other people's private affairs.
So, Xin Tian told us about the love experience of the past half a month. It turned out that on the night she was injured, Yang Fan got her mobile phone number out of nowhere and kept sending her text messages apologizing. At that time, she was still angry, so naturally she didn't reply to him. But he was not discouraged, and said that as long as he could get her forgiveness, he could do whatever he wanted. Seeing that he was so sincere, Xin Tian not only stopped worrying about him, but also added him as a friend by the way. I don't know if they are very close to their home. On the occasion of the National Day holiday, they meet to go shopping, eat and watch movies during the day, and chat for an hour or two on WeChat before going to bed at night, and they get along quite happily. On the last day of the holiday, Yang Fan bought a bouquet of flowers for her and asked her if she could be his girlfriend, and she agreed without much thought.
"Everything seemed like it was going to happen. I think that if he hadn't confessed to me that day, our relationship would have become the way it is now. At the end of the narrative, Xin Tian summed it up in a serious way.
"I think you have a good impression of Yang Fan for a long time, right? That day, others said that Yang Fan and Chihiro, you still didn't agree. Yu Menghan teased with a smile.
"Actually...... I can't figure out what I'm thinking......" Xin Tian shrugged.
"But after a few days of talking, you got to know each other?" After listening to Xin Tian's words, I was deeply puzzled.
Seeing that I was more serious, Xin Tian pretended to be old and replied: "I admit that we don't know much about each other, but this doesn't prevent us from becoming a couple. Love is very pure, as long as two people like each other, they can start, even if it is just a mutual affection, it is not impossible. ”
"Just two people who have a crush on each other can become lovers?" Unexpectedly, I didn't forget to ask.
Hearing this, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Xin Tian's mouth. "Of course, it also needs to be agreed by both parties to make it happen."
"It seems that falling in love is not as complicated as imagined." Someone lamented.
"It's so simple." Xingyuan nodded with a smile.
When our curiosity is satisfied, we remember that we are already hungry. Just as I was busy tasting the various snacks in front of me, a lone figure caught my eye. It was one of the girls in our class who didn't join any small group, Li Jiamin. She was thin and inconspicuous in her class. Looking at her eating bread alone and silently, surrounded by coldness, I felt very uncomfortable.
Xingyuan guessed what I was thinking, and quietly approached me and asked, "Do you want to invite her over for lunch?" ”
I turned my head and smiled at Xingyuan. "I'll call her."
After a while, Li Jiamin joined us with joy, and the lively atmosphere disappeared in an instant. Everyone bowed their heads to eat, and only occasionally said a few words. At first, Li Jiamin would search his stomach and find a topic to talk to everyone, but he didn't talk about it after a few words. Later, she felt bored and stopped interjecting. I looked at Xingyuan helplessly, but saw that she shook her head helplessly. After Li Jiamin left, Xingyuan secretly told me that the reason why she couldn't get along with us was because she didn't act with us on weekdays, and she didn't know most of the things we talked about, and everyone didn't want to take the time to explain to her, and second, because she didn't have a normal relationship with us, and everyone didn't want her to hear our conversation, even if it was not a secret. According to Xingyuan's words, it can be inferred that Li Jiamin can neither integrate into the "string group", nor can he be accepted by other small groups, and the same is true for other "lonely" people. At that time, I thought that this was a dead knot that no one could untie. As a result, I was able to turn a blind eye to it with peace of mind.
On the way back, we were exhausted, so we just found a place and sat down, and we didn't find Xu Mingyao sitting in front of me.
"Don't you buckle your seatbelts?" One of his eyes looked at us through the gap in the two, and it looked very funny.
"Forgot ......" Hearing his words, Xingyuan and I hurriedly lowered our heads and buckled our seat belts.
"Be careful not to be discovered by the squad leader." Seeing us smile gratefully at him, Xu Mingyao chuckled lightly, and then turned his head back.