Unexpectedly, the encounter on August 22, 2004, like the hand of fate, made my life after that like a candle in the wind, swaying, and even on the verge of extinguishing, until the "fire" four years later, it gave birth to a new and eternal force, and everything burned.

In August 2004, when the Olympic flame spread across five continents returned to his homeland, Nikolaos Kakramanakis lit the flame at the main stadium in Maos, and he ignited not only the hearts of the world, but also the burning love.

It was summer vacation, and my life was all about the "Olympic rings". Watching the Chinese team win gold and silver all the way, my high patriotic enthusiasm grew like a bamboo in the fifth year of planting. In order to enjoy the sports feast, I watched around the clock day and night, completely ignoring the dark circles under my eyes that looked more and more like the national treasure panda. It's just that I saw the romantic and beautiful Aegean Sea from the TV screen, imagined the sea breeze kissing the olive trees on the shore, and the crystal clear sea water caressing the ankles of visitors, which was really beautiful and intoxicating, and I even felt the happiness and sweetness of the couple on the beach.

I remember that day was August 17th, and my uncle, who had not been in touch for a long time, suddenly called my mother and said that he wanted to take me to his old friend's house, but the specific date was to be determined. Mom asked my uncle what was the matter, and he smiled and said nothing on the other end of the phone, so mysterious, as if he wanted to surprise us.

And I concluded that my uncle must be working for my future, and it was too hasty to slander him, and besides, it was really inappropriate for this "Olympics" to be at this juncture, so I told my mother that I would not go. At that time, I was obsessed with every moment of the Olympic event, as if without myself, Liu Xiang would not have been able to advance to the 110 hurdles final.

Two days later, my uncle called again.

At that time, I gestured to my mother, who was answering the phone, and signaled that I would not go. Although his mother politely refused his uncle's invitation, he was very rarely angry on the other end of the phone, and said to his mother, "If I don't go, he won't care about my family's affairs anymore." ”

My mother realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly apologized to my uncle.

In this regard, my grandmother and sister also united and united to say that I was wrong.

When we all thought that my uncle was really angry, but we didn't expect him to come to my house in person the next day, this kind of good intentions is really touching. In ancient times, Liu Bei visited the thatched house three times, and invited a military advisor, and now an uncle came to the burrow, but it was a nephew who was invited. What's more, Minnan is known as "the heavenly father, the earthly mother and uncle", the biggest person on the earth came to invite in person, and my shelf is big enough.

Seeing that my uncle was coming, the family was a little surprised. I was surprised, more like a schoolboy who had made a mistake, blushing and lowering my head to look at him. Uncle really has a high emotional intelligence, and his expression management is even more first-class, and there is no trace of anger on his face, just like a sponge that can be retracted freely.

In order to apologize, I hurriedly poured a glass of warm water and handed it over, and after my uncle took the water, he asked me solemnly: "Ah Song, my uncle called yesterday to invite, why did you say not to go?" ”

At that time, my eyes quickly moved down from my uncle's face, and I was stuck in the water glass in his hand, and said with a shy face: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm watching the Olympics." ”

Uncle frowned and said, "The Olympics are so important!" Is it more important than meeting a girlfriend? ”

I suddenly understood that my uncle wanted to introduce me to someone!

Suddenly, I took my eyes off the water glass in my uncle's hand again, and looked nervously at his face, as if an electric current was stirring in my body, and I couldn't help but let out an "ah"!

The uncle smiled and said, "That's right, the other party is the eldest daughter of my old friend, who goes to college in Wuyi Mountain." This summer, her parents came back from Shenzhen because of something, and I happened to visit them. That girl is the same age as you, fair-skinned, and looks pretty smart......"

Seeing that I didn't react much, my uncle continued to add: "Because she is a college student, I think you are also a college student, and your character is impeccable, so I want to take you to get to know her; Her parents were going back to Shenzhen in a few days, so I made an appointment with them to meet on Sunday. ”

After hearing this, I instantly fell into deep thought: the girl in my uncle's mouth seemed to be quite good, and her family was also very good. But how does it match with my family's family background? This is like someone who is a fairy on top, but he is a humble cowherd on the ground, not to mention this sudden blind date, to face the other party's family at the same time "scrutiny", which I never expected.

My uncle seemed to have a golden eye, and immediately saw my thoughts, he patted me on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then leave on time at 8 o'clock the day after tomorrow (Sunday), and I will wait for you at the post and telecommunications office on Zhangban Street." ”

I nodded subconsciously. Although I was still a little nervous, I thought that I was 22 years old and had not officially had a girlfriend yet, so I felt a simple urge to have something different in my life.

Grandma and Mom were listening, nodding frequently, with a spring breeze on their faces, and they must be very grateful to their uncle in their hearts. This great benefactor helped me a lot when I built a house before my family.

I still vividly remember that when my uncle was leaving, my grandmother, who had always been calm and calm, seemed to be a teenager younger, she ran to the kitchen briskly, took out a bag of homemade sweet potato powder and gave it to my uncle, and held my uncle's hand, and said excitedly: "Thank you, 'Uncle', thank you for always caring so much about us." ”

Mom added contentedly on the side: "Big brother, you have always loved me the most, and this time you have bothered again." ”

And his uncle has always been kind and exquisite, he said with a smile: "Where is it, as the saying goes, 'fat water does not flow into outsiders' fields', your own sister and nephew naturally have to take good care of it, don't be so polite!" ”

After my uncle left, my nervousness swelled like a tidal wave, and I hid in the corner, wondering what the girl really looked like. Is it as my uncle described? …… These thoughts haunted me, and it seemed that they could never be calmed down, but inadvertently, they were accompanied by a touch of joy that could not be concealed.

In order to make a good impression on each other when we first met, and at the same time to hide my innate immaturity, my mother and I rushed to town to buy a decent outfit the next day (which now seems to be dirty). A small-sized white shirt with black fashion pants that cinched in the foot, although the color matches, it is very tight, and I can't wait to fit my thin body completely (I was only about 108 pounds at the time, and I naturally lost a lot of weight because I stayed up late to watch the game during the Olympics).

My mother was still not very relieved, so she asked me to get a haircut by the way, saying that it looked like a talented person. I readily agreed, so I went to a barber shop with a store of less than 4 square meters, and got a cut on my head that I didn't know how to measure.

When I got home, I hurriedly put on my new clothes, stood in front of the mirror and looked up and down, fiddling left and right, for fear that a sudden demonic aura would suddenly emerge from the mirror. It's just that after trying it out, I immediately ran to the TV to catch up on the broadcast of the event I had just missed.

That night, although I was still watching the TV, my heart had long since lost the heartiness of the past. When my mother woke up in the middle of the night and saw that I was still watching the game, she was furious and scolded: "I don't know what you're thinking? I'm going to meet someone tomorrow, and I haven't rested so late! ”

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she simply rushed over and turned off the TV. I had no choice but to succumb to her "obscenity" and silently return to my room. However, as I lay in bed, thinking about the next day, the more nervous I became, and I couldn't sleep all night.

The next morning, I put on that "decent" outfit and walked out of the house with a sense of nervousness and excitement. On the road, the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the flowers and plants on the side of the road exude a pleasant fragrance, like a diffuse kiss of nature.

As the saying goes, "one hundred secrets are sparse, and there will eventually be a leak", I just hate that I didn't buy a new pair of shoes yesterday. Nowadays, I can only wear a pair of old black sandals that don't fit well, like a gentleman in a straight suit with a pair of sneakers that don't fit in place.

What is even more tragic is that the skin on the female toe of one of the sandals was broken without warning on the road. Now, there is really nothing to be done. At that time, I dragged and pulled, as if I was slightly lame, so I could only follow my uncle's steps and move forward "hard" step by step.

At the gate of the Zhangban Post and Telecommunications Bureau, we boarded the minibus bound for the county seat. In the car, my uncle saw that I was nervous, and reminded with a smile: "Ah Song, with my uncle here, you don't have to be so nervous, remember her family, you must be generous, in order to leave a good impression!" ”

I pretended to be calm and responded, "Uncle, I know! "Actually, at that time, my heart was like a drum that kept beating.

To encourage me, my uncle said that I was in good spirits, but also tactfully hinted that my clothes and hairstyle could be improved. It's just that he didn't notice my shoes, otherwise he would have told me to go home and change them again. At this time, the Minnan golden song "A Gust of Love Gust of Wind" was playing on the car, and the people in the car were talking and laughing, but in my ears, it seemed as noisy as a crow.