Chapter 1: Autumn Leaves

Chapter 29 Flying (7,000 words)

On the evening of August 12, 2002, Pujiang. [โ‰ฎYanmoxuan no pop-up adsโ‰ฏ .ใ€‘

"Brother Azi will come over tomorrow."

When she heard Wasabi say this, Guo Ying was coming out of the bathroom after taking a shower, wiping her hair with a towel, and her hand stopped slightly.

He ...... Didn't you say that the summer vacation was not coming for a while......"

"Originally, Jianghai was very busy, but now that he is done, he happened to be playing at the coral house over there in Xincheng, so he came over." Wasabi smiled, walked behind her sister, picked up a towel and continued to wipe her hair.

Guo Ying was slightly stunned: "Then what are you going to do after he comes...... Uh, how do you introduce them to the second uncle and aunt? Want to confess? โ€

"I don't know." Wasabi thought for a moment, then laughed, "But it doesn't matter if you're honest." โ€

Guo Ying rolled her eyes: "Don't forget Su Xiaowu, the fourth aunt has gone too far recently, if you announce it now, I don't know how mean she will be...... Of course, it doesn't matter if you ignore her fourth aunt, I'm afraid it will affect the second uncle and second aunt. โ€

Wasabi pursed his lips, but he was also a little helpless.

The Su Xiaowu in Guo Ying's mouth was a young man who was introduced to Wasabi by the fourth uncle and four aunts when he came back for the New Year last year, and it was originally a trivial matter, but Wasabi's parents are now university professors, and Su Xiaowu's father is the president of the university. The other party has a good impression of wasabi after seeing it.,The New Year's Wasabi directly confessed that he had a boyfriend.,But the other party said that it doesn't matter if you make a friend.,In short,I'm still showing favor recently.ใ€‚

Mustard doesn't have much contact with Su Xiaowu, but when Mustard is not at home, the fourth uncle and four aunts are very enthusiastic about it, Su and Guo also have a bit of status in Pujiang, and they can be called the right people, with the relationship between the parents and the principal of the Su family, it is impossible for Mustard to be as fierce as the rejection of Jiang Yang, it was not good to say heavy words before, although he said "I have a boyfriend" and other refusal words, the other party probably took it as a pretext, after all, it was said on the side of the fourth uncle and four aunts, She doesn't have a boyfriend who has been approved by the family.

That Su Xiaowu's family background is good, and his temperament is also good, it is said that the woman is very good, and he is interested in mustard in three aspects, one is that mustard himself has a good temperament and appearance, and second, the location of the family is suitable, and third, it is nothing more than a spare tire. The family is a person with a small status, if you really want to get married, you have to consider the family, the mustard himself is very good, and she can maintain the relationship for a while, if she has to get married in the future, she is naturally a good choice, it is better than being arranged to be an ugly monster with a bad personality. Su Xiaowu probably has such an attitude, so even if the mustard opened his mouth and refused once, the other party did not give up - in fact, of course, it is not a very passionate pursuit, it is just a piece of kraft candy, it is nothing to really turn his face, the problem is on the side of the fourth uncle and four aunts.

Here in the Guo family, Mustard's parents are quite elegant and kind, but the fourth aunt is notoriously snobbish and mean, and the fourth uncle is not very good, everyone is not very affectionate on weekdays, and at this time, they are busy with the line between Mustard and Su Xiaowu, of course, it is for everyone's benefit. It's nothing to simply refuse, and the problem of mustard getting a boyfriend in college is probably not very big, but the problem is that if you push off Su Xiaowu's side at this time, and at the same time confess Lan Zi's identity: orphan, a college student from a third-rate university, no house, no car......

The consequences can be imagined.

This is also something that Wasabi and Guo Ying have always wanted to avoid.

Although speaking of which, there was no utilitarian nature in adopting wasabi at the beginning, wasabi's parents are actually very good parents, and they won't think about trading with wasabi's marriage or anything. But the family is like this, there are too many people in this family, and the mouth is mixed, if you really ignore these things completely - although marriage should be an independent thing these days - but the parents will not have a good time, and Lan Zi will not be happy. It's just that mustard is the identity of being adopted, after all, she has been favored, and if others don't say that they have to remember it, there is no way to pat her ass and walk away, and she can't do the willful routine of her biological children at all.

This thing is annoying to think about, and Wasabi was helpless for a while, but then he also laughed: "Whatever, discuss it with Brother Azi tomorrow." โ€

"I haven't told him about Su Xiaowu before, but I suddenly said it, I'm not afraid that he will be unhappy?"

"No, Brother Azi actually understands these things very well, and he didn't say it before, because he didn't think there was a big problem, so he wouldn't bother him. But now that it's time to think about it, it's a matter for the two of us anyway, and we have to face it together. โ€

Seeing her sister smiling sweetly, Guo Ying was silent for a long time, tilted her head, and smiled faintly: "Have confidence." โ€

"Of course." Wasabi smiled and took the towel back to the bathroom, "Sister, will you pick him up with me on the train at noon tomorrow?" โ€

"I ...... Still can't ......" The cool breeze of early autumn blew outside the window, and the pleasant night of the community extended towards the city farther away, Guo Ying looked at it for a while, and finally shook her head, "Tomorrow...... Scold...... I made an appointment with Tian Jing and Xu Liwei tomorrow...... Well, I made an appointment to go shopping......"

"Oh...... Then sister, do you think it's better for me to wear that dress? Mustard came out of the bathroom, opened her hands and turned around twice in front of the dressing mirror, the hem of her skirt floated gently, Guo Ying looked at her for a while, and then smiled: "Isn't this one very good now?" What else do you want, but we haven't seen each other for a month and a half, and we talk by phone every day. โ€

"It's been a month and a half...... "Wasabi turned around and clasped his hands in front of him, "and, ah, I want him to be a little more amazing, how about black and white with a little more modern?" Actually, sister, you know, the first time I saw the fan dance, he always thought it was amazing, the dance and costume matching were all taught by you, sister. โ€

Wasabi came over and hugged her sister's shoulders like a coquette, Guo Ying flicked on the tip of her nose: "It's too difficult now, I told you a long time ago that what you can't eat is the best, and now you have let people eat it and wipe it clean, what hasn't your brother Zizi seen of you?" What else is amazing."

"Help, sister, you can definitely ......"

"Don't help ......"

Although they expressed regret and criticism for their sister's inability to defend themselves, in the end, the two sisters still spent an hour or two matching a beautiful outfit, so that a man who had already eaten and wiped his sister clean could still feel amazed when he saw his sister.

It's no wonder that all that kind of thing has been done, and it can still be amazing......

I can't help but slander a little in the gap of a certain period of mind, and then, I am entangled in the fact that I have become petty, and recently, I feel ...... Mind it.

If he was really open-minded, he should have gone with his sister to pick up Lan Zi. If my sister and Lan Zi really want to confess their relationship with their family and have themselves as supporters, the situation will be much better. On the side of the fourth uncle and four aunts, the younger sister can't say anything serious, no matter how mean the other party is, she can only listen, she can yell at them, it doesn't matter if she turns her face, the other party can only say that she is not big or small, and then sue her parents and parents.

It's really not enough friends......

She laughed at herself a little in her heart, and went out the next morning, and had to call Tian Jing and Xu Lifang, so that they could come over and go shopping together after the same summer vacation. Thinking of Lan Zi, my mood was complicated, and there was a faint pain. But at present, it can only be like this, time will dilute everything, it can only be handed over to time, and nothing else can be imagined. Hey, you're pretty good anyway, you should be able to handle these little things, and what are they compared to other things you've experienced? What's more, Wasabi has so much confidence in you...... I......

I'm not gloating......

In fact, of course, there is no idea of schadenfreude, but if she follows Wasabi to pick up people like this, after meeting, she also feels a little unable to say hello, feeling that she can't be natural, she even looks forward to her sister and Lan Zi going back to meet the fourth uncle and four aunts, if only the fourth uncle and four aunts would directly say mean things - although it is unlikely to think about it - she can help them talk when she goes back, and then ...... You can say hello very generously...... It's really dark.

The morning was sunny, she sat on the side of the street chewing on her gloomy emotions, and then Tian Jing and Xu Lifang also rushed over. The trio of high school had gone their separate ways at this time, and Xu Liyu no longer took the initiative to contact the things of the alien world, but Tian Jing still maintained his enthusiasm, and it is said that he also contacted a small evolutionary organization, fighting for a very bright and great ideal or something - this kind of thing sounds like joining a cult, but in fact, with Tian Jing's character, it is estimated that it is a small collection of hot-blooded people who want to maintain world peace and preside over social justice, which is similar to the previous concept of the three of them.

The three of them have been together many times since they came back from the summer vacation, and this gathering has no purpose. Guo Ying and Xu Liyu went to the supermarket to stroll, Tian Jing walked behind with a computer bag, occasionally inserted a sentence, chatted about some things about the evolutionary, if he sat down to rest in some places, he turned on the laptop to receive some information or something, there seemed to be some important things in the past two days that made him interested, a few days ago he called to ask Guo Ying if he knew any well-informed people, whether there was a channel in this regard, Guo Ying knew the "side of the world", knew Fang Qingyi, but she didn't tell him. Because it doesn't sound like this guy has any problems, just heard some gossip.

"Xiao Jingzi, you're very bad, go shopping with two big beauties, you only care about accompanying your computer, you've been addicted to computers recently?"

Near noon, the three of them were sitting in a beverage shop to drink, Xu Liyu drank juice, and looked at Tian Jing opposite him who was tapping on the computer with an unhappy expression - in fact, she was not so unhappy, but she could see that Guo Ying seemed to be in a bad mood, so she could only use Tian Jing to liven up the atmosphere.

"Tsk...... Big event...... Forgivable, tsk...... Tsk......" Tian Jing let out a breath, exclaimed several times, and then clicked on the computer screen, "I've been checking for the past few days, and finally got the information, what happened half a month ago, it was so tightly blocked......"

"Yan is not a day or two......" Guo Ying sucked on a straw and looked boredly at the pedestrians on the side of the road.

"But this is really a big deal, I just got the news here, half a month ago, Xinhe County, Xincheng, the Gate of Truth and the boundary monument were in full swing, this place called Xinhe is the most exaggerated, several factories have been destroyed, fires, explosions, ...... Oh, my God...... I heard that Fang Shaobai also made a move, and he directly fought against Ymir...... These photos are so blurry...... Shinga, what kind of small place is it, I haven't heard of it......"

"Where?" Guo Ying frowned and turned around.

"Shinga, it's a county." Tian Jing raised his head, "Have you heard of it?" โ€

"What...... When? Guo Ying paused.

"The night of August 2nd."

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Noticing that Guo Ying's expression was wrong, Tian Jing thought she knew something, the two looked at each other for a moment, Guo Ying finally shook her head and looked to the side: "...... Oh. โ€

"Uh......" Seeing that she no longer expressed her position, Tian Jing shook his head and continued to read the information, at this time Xu Lifang had already leaned over with interest, and the two of them pointed around the computer, Guo Ying was stunned for a while, and looked at the sky wordlessly.

She had indeed heard of the name, and the time was indeed right, in the early days of August, Lan Zi ...... Isn't it just that you are in Xinhe......

Are you going to take part in such a dangerous battle again?

My sister has nothing to hide from herself, Lan Zi's whereabouts these days, my sister knows, and she knows it too. After Xinhe, he and that Xie Sango transferred back to Xincheng, and at this time, it took more than a week before he said that he was going to come to Pujiang - I thought he was just playing in Xincheng, but now I think about it, but it may not be simple, why did he stay in Xincheng for so long after the war, is it because of the fighting power to go to Xincheng to guard, or is it because of ...... Injured?

Originally, Ueda Jing and Xu Liyu were called out to forget these things for a while, but they couldn't imagine that even if they didn't think about it, they would still be pushed in front of him like this, and they couldn't escape.

On the way to wander along the way, Tian Jing and Xu Liyu talked about this big battle divided into two places with great interest, and she didn't want to listen to it in her heart and couldn't help but want to know what was going on, and listened to them talk expressionlessly.

The situation on the Xincheng side is okay, well prepared, the strength of the battle in Xinhe was unbalanced from the beginning, only the third group of the boundary monument side arrived in a hurry, and was beaten extremely badly in the shadow of many Truth Gate bosses, and the losses are said to be very serious, more than half of the dead and wounded, Xin Muyang was also seriously injured later, but this group of people finally survived until the outbreak of the first calamity, Fang Shaobai and Gu Di Mingjue came over and pressed the other party back.

It's hard to say who wins or loses this battle as a whole, and the Truth Gate has an unprecedented lineup, but Boundary Monument and the others are at a disadvantage from the start...... But the overall thing is meaningless, the main combat group of the boundary monument has no mediocre hands, although he killed He Donglin like that, but the most famous of the group are the four team leaders, no matter how strong his combat effectiveness is, I am afraid that he can't compare to Xin Muyang, Xin Muyang is seriously injured, he ...... I must have been playing hard......

She listened to Tian Jing and Xu Lizhen narrate the battle situation all the way, trying to distinguish the traces belonging to that person from it, but in such a big battle, Tian Jing got imperfect information, so naturally there would be no detailed information about each battle situation. Moreover, this battle was almost an all-star lineup for them, but even the light of a person like Xin Muyang was finally overshadowed by the thirty-seven seconds of Fang Shaobai and Ymir, and along the way, she listened to mixed thoughts, and her fingers wrinkled the corners of her clothes without realizing it.

Is he a member of the third group or is it just in time, could it be that he was seriously injured and went to Shinjo to heal, why did he say that he came to see his parents for a while at the beginning, but suddenly changed his mind...... When he thinks about these things, he is a little out of control, and some problems become more and more suspicious the more he thinks about it, if he is seriously injured, or something happens, and he suddenly plans to come over to see Wasabi, will it mean ...... Imply......

She couldn't think about it specifically, but no matter how much she thought about it, it seemed that the results were not good enough. It's so bloody to tell yourself that this idea is really at the level of a fifth- and sixth-level evolutionary, and it's cruel to fight, and he is also a person at that level, if it really is...... If such and such a thing really happened, but he was still here and didn't want to go home to see him for a little awkwardness in his heart......

In any case, he is also his ...... Friends.

Thinking so, by the afternoon... Many, she gritted her teeth, said goodbye to Tian Jing and Xu Liwei, and left to go home, and the two of them could also see that she was uneasy: "If there is anything, call us at any time." Tian Jing said.

"Hmm." Guo Ying smiled, "Thank you." โ€

"Lately, I think you've been a lot quieter than before." Xu Lifang hugged her, "Should I say that you are mature or what?" Although it was ridicule, the feelings of worry and comfort were beyond words, and Guo Ying could only smile back with "rest assured".

When I got home, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was no movement on the second uncle's villa, but I happened to see the second aunt coming out of the door.

"I've already met your second uncle, he's a good boy, he used to call and hang out with Zili, he's the same guy?"

"Uh...... Second aunt, do you know? โ€

"I can always feel a little bit." The second aunt laughed, "Xiaoying, you also know him, what about the child?" Is it good for Zili? โ€

"Well, good, very reliable boy."

"Since Xiaoying said so, then it's no problem." The second aunt nodded and said, "Actually, if you knew it earlier, you shouldn't have let your fourth aunt shave her head there and pick her hair hot, hehe." โ€

The second uncle and aunt are all people with very good personalities, and they have long known that they will really think about the happiness of the mustard, but at this time, it was confirmed, and Guo Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "That...... Second aunt, what about the two of them? โ€

"I don't know, I ran out when I met, I guess Zili was going to take him around. You can see it when you eat...... Well, I'll talk to your fourth aunt in a few days, and ask her to give Principal Su a refusal, hehe......"

Guo Ying nodded, but her heart faintly seemed to be empty, an indescribable sense of loss and emptiness, looking back, the afternoon sun had slanted to the western horizon, and evening was approaching......

In the evening, Lan Zi and Wasabi came to the hillside on the side of the city, watching the sun gradually dye the city a magnificent orange yellow, and the breeze blowing, which made me feel relaxed and happy.

Wasabi did a careful dress today, wearing a dress with black, white and gray as the main color, long hair and shawl, beautiful, pure, and well-behaved, at this time holding Lan Zi's hand quietly, because Lan Zi looked a little different today, it seemed that he had made some major decisions, and it seemed to be a good decision, because he looked very cheerful and happy at this time, and Wasabi was gradually infected, although for her, she was already very happy to see Lan Zi.

met Lan Zi at the train station, and then found a place to eat, and in the process of talking to Lan Zi about those things at home, she gradually felt Lan Zi's emotions, and after she finished speaking, Lan Zi nodded and said, "Then let's go meet my uncle and aunt." โ€

Usually, Lan Zi may think about a lot of things before he makes such a big decision - after all, he has to consider the reaction of his parents, and then the reaction of the Guo family's family - Lan Zi is not the kind of willful person who only cares about his own good, as long as he is a person who cares, he will always think about it carefully, but this time it is indeed a little different. But for Wasabi, since Lan Zi has made a decision, she will follow behind.

So I bought some simple gifts and went over to meet Wasabi's current parents, Guo Mingyi and Tang Yao. Lan Zi's personality is sincere and sincere, and at this time, the two of them met generously, and after some exchanges, it seemed that they were also very liked by the couple who were university professors. After the meeting, he pulled Wasabi out of the door again - he had other things in mind, otherwise if he just met his parents, he was afraid that he would be a little clumsy because of his concern, and this was also seen by Wasabi.

"Actually...... There's always something I want to tell you......"

Lan Zi looked at her and took a deep breath. Wasabi nodded, and after a moment, he pursed his lips and showed a playful smile: "Didn't you like other girls?" "Naturally it won't be like this, if it's such a topic, Lan Zi won't be the expression in front of him.

Sure enough, Lan Zi laughed and opened his hands: "Come, hug me." โ€

"Oh." Wasabi nodded, vaguely feeling a little hot on her face, not because she was shy, but because she felt that this action at this time was very intimate and symbolic, she hugged Lan Zi, the two bodies were close together, and Wasabi could hear his heartbeat.

"Uh......" After a while, Lan Zi tilted his head slightly, as if he felt that such a hug was not too good, he took a step back, squatted down, reached out and held Wasabi's calf, and took off Wasabi's white low-heeled lady's shoes, Wasabi reached out and stroked the hair next to his ear, and looked around with a red face, but it didn't stop Lan Zi's movements, for a moment, his feet in white stockings stepped on the grass, Lan Zi said to himself: "That's fine......" Then he opened his hands again, and Wasabi came over and hugged him: "What are you doing......?"

"Uh, step on my shoes."

"Oh."

Wasabi stepped on the back of Lan Zi's shoes according to his words, and the bodies of the two were closer, in such an atmosphere, Wasabi suddenly raised his right hand, his thumb and little finger circled together, and the middle three fingers were straightened: "Wait." โ€

"Huh?"

"I'm going to say it first, I won't like other people, I won't change my mind, so if Brother Azi wants to say something very romantic or say something because of this, then don't use it, Brother Azi, if you think you should tell me, just tell me, of course, if it's very romantic, I also like to listen to it, hehe......hee"

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She tilted her head and looked at Lan Zi for two seconds, then slammed it back on Lan Zi's shoulder, and said in a whisper, "Isn't it very beautiful?" โ€

"Oh, no......"

The two hugged for a moment on this grassy slope, and Lan Zi took a deep breath and organized the words.

"Actually...... Actually...... Didn't you ask me when I was a kid, when there were rumors that I ran out of a mental hospital, and I thought I could fly so I jumped down from the building and broke my leg...... Later, I was adopted by my grandmother...... These things, uh...... I don't know how it got out......"

"Something...... Actually, I should have told you a long time ago...... Maybe I should have told you when I was a kid...... Wasabi, you always say that I am strong, in fact, because I am very timid, after so many years of nothing, sometimes hungry, sometimes secretly hiding and crying, but these are nothing, they are all things that can be survived by gritting their teeth...... But there are some things, I am very timid, I didn't have anything before, and suddenly I don't want to change anymore, and I am always afraid that when I say it, it will become too simple, and it will become too complicated, you know that I am stupid, and I can't handle complicated things...... It's been so long since we came back, and it's actually all wasabi supporting me, I understand......"

"Ah......h

Lan Zi's fingers seeped into the hair strands at the back of her head, hugging her tightly in her arms.

"Actually...... I think of the night you were picked up by that car, the Mid-Autumn Festival, we ate moon cakes, and I told you to be sensible, happily follow your uncle and aunt home, and don't cry...... But I thought to myself, it would be better if you didn't go, and I ran all the way to the river and watched your cart pass, and then I followed...... You went fast, the wind got stronger, it got colder, I chased you out of the city, and finally I couldn't catch you anymore, and I thought I would never see you again......"

In the breeze, the two people who hugged each other flew into the sky, and they saw the yellow and green groves stretching under their feet in the sunset, drawing out into the distance, and the mountains, forests, and cities gradually expanded in their field of vision. Wasabi was held in his arms, and after the initial shock, listening to Lan Zi's words, tears gradually fell, and the sobs gradually expanded, and then he bit his lip with a "woo". Lan Zi hugged her, recalling the days after the reunion, recalling that she said over and over again those "faceless and skinless" "love you, Brother Azi ......".

"I love you, ...... Wasabi"

"Hmm."

Under the setting sun, two figures slowly flew into the sky, and Wasabi raised his face and kissed Lan Zi's lips, her long eyelashes trembled, turning the tears that fell like pearls into colorful smiles in the magnificent glow......

(End of Episode 9 *End of Summer*)