By chance, Ma Weiguo met a dancer who was depressed after breaking his leg - Li Hongxia, two people who were adrift in a foreign land relied on each other to enter the palace of marriage with the help of wonderful fate. Although they wanted a child very much, due to the absurd life in the past, Li Hongxia lost her fertility, Ma Weiguo forgave Li Hongxia's troubled past, and they adopted an idyllic girl - Duoduo. The family of three lived a happy and stable life.

At the end of the day's work, Ma Weiguo walked out of a residential building with a large bag that had been deflated a lot. Today, he sold eight barrels of detergent, and he had almost fifty yuan in income, which was not bad luck. Ma Weiguo didn't want to go back to the company for dinner, so he decided to have a good meal and treat himself. Until now, he was not used to grabbing food from others like a hungry wolf, so although everyone paid the same food fee, he had to clean the bottom of the plate and eat pickles every time.

There were many people dancing in the community square, and the sound of music wafted over, which attracted Ma Weiguo's attention. He walked to the side of the square with his bag on his back, sat down on a chair, and quietly watched the dancing people, admiring their self-satisfaction in the rhythm of the music, whether they danced clumsily or lightly, whether their postures were twisted or graceful, and everyone seemed to be content and enjoying themselves. Ma Weiguo remembered that he was said by Tietou to have a hoarse singing voice with urinary function, but when he sang, he was really enjoyable and satisfied, maybe he misinterpreted the original meaning of music, it was not used to satisfy others, but to satisfy himself.

Ma Weiguo noticed that a young woman less than thirty years old was sitting not far from him, looking slightly haggard. She wore a bright red skirt and blood-red high heels, but when paired with the bright yellow short sleeves on her body, she looked very incongruous, and from a distance, she looked like a turkey with poor coat. She sat there alone, waiting for someone else to subscribe like a commodity for sale, her fiery eyes looking at the dancing crowd with anticipation. Ma Weiguo looked at Li Hongxia curiously, and didn't understand why a very beautiful woman didn't invite her, but the women around her changed one by one, only she sat there more and more lonely, and her eyes gradually dimmed.

Ma Weiguo actually sympathized with her, and was about to get up to invite him to dance, when he suddenly saw a young man walking towards her, the young man was very handsome, and he should be the dance partner that many young girls look forward to. Ma Weiguo sat down with some regret, feeling that he had lost a great opportunity to save the beauty of a hero. Her eyes flashed with excitement again, but when the young man came up to her, he seemed to have noticed something, stopped, and stretched out his hand sideways to another girl beside her, who stood up triumphantly, looked at her defiantly and gladly accepted the invitation. She was ready to stand up and accept the invitation, but the sudden change caught her off guard and froze there awkwardly. Ma Weiguo saw a little crystal light in her eye sockets, which were sad tears.

Ma Weiguo stood up decisively, walked in front of her and stretched out her hand, but she hesitated, at a loss, not knowing whether to accept the unexpected invitation, and the other party obviously did not notice her flaws. But Ma Weiguo's sincere eyes made her irresistible.

"Can I ask you for a dance?"

"You...... Do you mean me? ”

Ma Weiguo nodded, stretched out her hand in front of her again, she slowly stood up, trying her best to hide her flaws, not wanting Ma Weiguo to find out. Although this flaw is impossible to hide, it is better to delay a little longer, she comes here every day to watch others dance, and every day silently expects that she will be able to dance like everyone else, relive those good memories, and relive the moments that once made her so proud and intoxicated. Although I can't reproduce the style of the year, it is good to be able to jump even one step. Her waist was held by Ma Weiguo, slowly sliding to the music, jumping passively, her steps were heavy and clumsy, and her whole body seemed very uncoordinated. Ma Weiguo watched her steps and finally knew the reason why no one invited her, she was a cripple!

In the strange eyes of the people around him, Ma Weiguo felt very uncomfortable. It seems that everyone knows about her physical disability, so no one came to invite her. She sensed Ma Weiguo's disappointment, as if she had been burned, as if she had withdrawn her hand, but she was held by Ma Weiguo even more forcefully. Ma Weiguo felt that he had a responsibility to accompany her to finish this dance, because fate was too unfair to her, and a person who liked to dance dragged a disabled leg. This is a man's responsibility, not to embarrass her or make her sad, even this time, just like when he was angry with Yang Duoduo.

With the cooperation of Ma Weiguo, she quickly entered the state, and it can be seen that she has undergone very strict professional training, although one leg is not flexible, but once she keeps up with the rhythm of the music, she still dances more professionally and beautifully than ordinary people. The people around them gradually stopped, watched the two of them dance, and admired how a disabled person could dance so well, and her love and addiction to dance infected them. The two of them went from disharmony at the beginning to more and more tacit understanding, and Li Hongxia dragged one leg happily as if there was no one beside her. The admiring gaze of the people made her regain her dignity and self-confidence, and she was intoxicated by the familiar music melody and couldn't extricate herself, proud like a princess.

Music is like a river that flows quietly, and she is a butterfly dancing on the water. She closed her eyes and could even see the crystal clear water and the free fish swimming freely, gliding in the water, so light and smooth, just as graceful as her own dancing. She felt that she had gradually become the fish, experiencing every current, every whirlpool, every wave, and the warm sunlight melting in the water. She became one with the music, and her body slid like a fish in water. She has an extraordinary talent for dancing.

The music faded and a dance ended. She opened her eyes and saw Ma Weiguo's face full of vicissitudes and perseverance, and she was a little kind and grateful in her heart. An emotion that is also the end of the world has fallen to the earth, and that is a kind of hope for redemption.

People are returning to the dance hall to rest, and the people who are ready to dance the next dance enter the dance hall. Ma Weiguo smiled at her, turned around and prepared to leave. She bit her lip, plucked up her courage, and stopped Ma Weiguo, "Wait a minute! ”

Ma Weiguo turned around, "Is there something wrong?" A kind smile on her face dispelled all her concerns.

"We haven't introduced each other yet! My name is Li Hongxia. ”

Ma Weiguo scratched his head, feeling that he was very ungentlemanly, and he didn't take the initiative to introduce himself. "My name is Ma Weiguo."

"Let's go together, I live across the road."

Ma Weiguo carried his big bag on his back, and Li Hongxia, who leaned his shoulders and dragged one leg, slowly walked towards the gate of the community. On the side of the road, when boarding the overpass, Ma Weiguo saw that Li Hongxia was walking very hard, and hesitated not to know whether to help her, but in the end he still didn't stretch out his hand, for fear of hurting her self-esteem.

Ma Weiguo and Li Hongxia lay on the railing of the overpass, looking at a sea of lights in front of them, and the meandering traffic formed a flowing ribbon of light, extending into the distance. Li Hongxia gently wiped the sweat beads from her face and asked Ma Weiguo: "Have you also learned to dance?" ”

Ma Weiguo shook his head: "No, you will dance slowly, you are a good dance!" ”

Li Hongxia suddenly became excited, as if some kind of memory stretched out from her heart was touched, "I turned out to be a dancer!" ”

Ma Weiguo let out an "oh" in surprise.

The light in Li Hongxia's eyes dimmed again, and she said in a sad tone: "During a performance, I accidentally fell off the stage and broke my leg. The stage of dreams also fell and disappeared. ”

Ma Weiguo wanted to comfort her a few words, but swallowed the words back. Any words of comfort seemed tasteless and pale, and he suddenly remembered Huang Jiaju. Compared with her idols, Li Hongxia is lucky and unlucky. Huang Jiaju died and became a legend, or immortalized; Li Hongxia did not become a legend, but she is still alive, but such a life carries too many misfortunes.

Years and months turn possession into loss,

Weary eyes with anticipation,

Today there are only remnants of the shell,

Welcome the glorious years,

Hold on to freedom in the wind and rain,

After a lifetime of hesitation and struggle,

Self-confidence can change the future,

Ask who can do it.

Ma Weiguo gently sang BEYOND's "Glorious Years", although it was not good, but it did not run away, the song contained deep affection, which was the true expression after the vicissitudes of life, which was completely different from the disease-free whispering and pretentiousness of the young and fashionable people in the city. Li Hongxia listened to it like a loyal fan. Ma Weiguo didn't know why he suddenly sang a song that he hadn't sung for a long time, as if he was singing to Li Hongxia, and as if he was pouring out his heart alone.

Li Hongxia suddenly asked, "Have you ever had an ideal?" ”

Ma Weiguo was stunned for a moment, he remembered that when he listened to "Goodbye Ideal" for the first time in Yang Duoduo's boudoir many years ago, Yang Duoduo asked him a question, thinking of your own answer that you don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the toad and want to eat swan meat. At that moment, he had the illusion that Yang Duoduo was standing beside him, repeating his own question, expecting him to give the same answer. This time, she would no longer call herself a casual little child, but her eyes were full of tears of joy and threw herself into his arms.

Li Hongxia saw Ma Weiguo's eyes looking at her without blinking, and she didn't understand what was going on, so she looked left and right in confusion and found that there were only two of them on the overpass. She cautiously asked Ma Weiguo, "What's wrong?" What do you want? ”

Ma Weiguo finally reacted, smiled awkwardly, and cast his eyes into the distance. There is a skyscraper there, and the exterior wall is installed with streamlined neon signs, and the blue lights slide down the walls one after another, which looks beautiful.

Li Hongxia asked, "You haven't answered my question yet!" ”

"Yes, but I don't dare to think about it again." Ma Weiguo replied in a low voice. A few words bury how many past events and how many ups and downs!

"I've had it too, but now I'm only thinking about it in my dreams."

Li Hongxia asked Ma Weiguo to dance together again when he had time in the future, and left her pager number. Ma Weiguo said that he had no pager or phone, but he would definitely come here to find her, and he was very happy to dance with her.

Li Hongxia turned to leave, and Ma Weiguo watched Li Hongxia's limping back from a distance, gradually moving away. Suddenly, he shouted loudly at Li Hongxia's back: "If you see the shadow in front of you, don't be afraid, it's because there is sunshine behind you!" ”

Li Hongxia's footsteps paused, but she didn't look back, but raised an arm and waved her hand vigorously, making her back look even more sad.

Ma Weiguo was lying on the bed in the company's dormitory, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. There really seems to be some kind of providence in the dark, which made him meet Li Hongxia in the sea of people in this big city. From the moment he set foot on this land, he began to struggle for survival, and there was no time or mood to savor the loneliness in his heart. When the existential crisis eased slightly, Li Hongxia appeared, she looked so different from Yang Duoduo back then, but there was a subtle similarity. Yang Duoduo is young and beautiful, like a perfect princess; Li Hongxia fell scarred on the stage of life, like an angel with broken wings. They have all experienced the hardships of life, whether it is the betrayal of their lover or the accidental disability, it is enough to arouse Ma Weiguo's sympathy and pity. But whether it is Yang Duoduo or Li Hongxia, they have not lost the arrogance in their hearts. This deeply attracted Ma Weiguo, they are not the kind of shallow and ignorant, vulgar women, in their eyes, always shining with holy brilliance, that is a noble divinity, is an innate aristocratic temperament.

The colleague in the lower bunk was so tossed and turned by Ma Weiguo that he couldn't sleep, and couldn't help but say: "Ma Weiguo, are you Sichun?" If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you tossing? The people who didn't fall asleep laughed.

Early in the morning, Li Hongxia walked out of the rental house, locked the door, and staggered through the courtyard. She works as a cleaner in a hotel, earns a meager income, and lives a precarious life. When she walked out of the alley, a bus passed in front of her. Li Hongxia hurriedly quickened her pace to catch up, but her disabled leg dragged her down, and she could only watch the bus drive towards the bus stop in the distance, and she was about to miss the bus to work.

Li Hongxia was almost desperate to give up, and Ma Weiguo's bicycle suddenly braked sharply in front of her. Before Li Hongxia could figure out what was going on, Ma Weiguo had already jumped out of the car, stood up neatly in the car, hugged Li Hongxia to the back seat, and then rode and began to chase the bus. Li Hongxia slowly came to her senses, watching Ma Weiguo's broad back rise and fall on the bicycle, and a strange taste came to her heart...... Just as they were about to rush to the bus stop, the bus closed its doors and started again. Li Hongxia still missed the bus to work and could only wait for the next one.

Ma Weiguo was sweating profusely and panting and looked at the disappointed Li Hongxia. Li Hongxia smiled relievedly and said, "Forget it, just wait a little longer!" ”

Ma Weiguo said decisively: "I'll take you to work!" Without waiting for Li Hongxia to speak, he kicked up the bicycle and rushed forward with all his strength.

Li Hongxia sat on the back seat of the bicycle, looked at Ma Weiguo's back in a daze, and disappeared into the traffic and people.

Ma Weiguo's back was gradually soaked with sweat, and Li Hongxia finally gently rested her head on Ma Weiguo's back......