The vast tide of the Zhijiang River flows endlessly day and night through the urban area of Lin'an, the provincial capital, and finally flows eastward into the sea.
On the south bank of the Zhijiang River, there is a famous middle school with a history of more than 100 years.
Lin'an Senior High School moved from the old city on the north bank to its current location in Jiangnan in 2001. Over the years, its high school entrance examination scores and college entrance examination scores have consistently ranked first in the city.
Zhijiang Province has always been a strong province in education, and competition among excellent high schools in the province is fierce.
However, Lin'an Middle School has always adhered to the concept of quality education and cultivated students with the idea of all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical education, and art.
To put it in human terms, it means not engaging in cram-feeding education based on fractional theory, and leaving space for students to develop (wan) freely (shua).
The current principal of Linzhong, whose surname is Gu, is quite a celebrity in the high school education community. His opening speech is published in newspapers every year.
Principal Gu's favorite saying is to quote the great man's "civilized spirit, barbaric body", and he even erected it at the entrance of the basketball court.
As a boarding high school, most students in Intermediate High School live in the school dormitories from Sunday to Thursday nights.
Today is a Friday. Logically speaking, there is no evening self-study. You can pack your things and go home after school in the afternoon.
But there was an event tonight and almost no one left.
The school announced that the opening game of this World Cup will be broadcast live on television in each classroom at 10 o'clock, and students in all classes can watch it in the classroom.
Although you can watch football at home, high school students are the most gregarious creatures in the world. They have to find a partner to go to the toilet during class. Watching football alone is better than watching it with the whole class.
The evening self-study time in Linzhong is from six to nine. Ten o'clock is the lights-out time in the dormitory. Thinking that they have to stay up late to watch football, some people take this hour to go back to the dormitory and take a nap.
"Hey! Wake up, wake up, let's go, it's time to start Lin Yi!"
Lin Yi vaguely felt someone pushing him, but he was sleeping deeply and could not open his eyes.
The man was not polite. He stepped up with one foot on the ladder, lifted Lin Yi's quilt without hesitation, and slapped him on the thigh, making a loud "pop" sound.
"Hurry up, I'm leaving if you don't, or I won't be able to make it in time for the kickoff."
This was enough to wake up Lin Yi. He instinctively frowned and opened his eyes a little to adjust to the light, trying to identify this familiar voice.
He has a round head, a simple short haircut, a pair of black-rimmed glasses, a slightly dark complexion, and a short-sleeved T-shirt that cannot cover his thick arms.
"Lao Lu? You have lost weight recently."
Lin Yi recognized that this was Lu Bowen, the dormitory director of his high school. He had not been together since his marriage two years ago, and he seemed to have disappeared from the world.
"Lao Lu?"
The man didn't seem to be satisfied with this title, "That's what you called me in your dream? You have to call me Brother Lu!"
Lin Yi hasn't figured out the situation yet. He hasn't played this childish game of "I am your elder brother and you are my younger brother" for many years.
But Lu Bowen didn't hesitate. This kind of conversation happened between them almost every day.
When he saw Lin waking up, he jumped out of bed, clapped his hands and said:
"Come down quickly, the World Cup is about to begin."
Lao Lu used to be a young football player who graduated from a school affiliated to the Qingcheng Group. He had been training with the youth team of the Chinese Super League club Lin'an Qingcheng for several years.
It was only after I was admitted to Linzhong that I gave up the path of professional football.
Although he didn't get this bowl of rice, he is a true fan and will definitely follow the World Cup. It is completely different from Lin Yi who only watches the game intermittently every four years.
They went to Lin'an Qingcheng's Chinese Super League together and also watched late-night games in bars, but:
"What World Cup? It's only June now, this World Cup in Qatar is in November, there are still several months."
"What Qatar? Are you still awake? South Africa!"
Lin Yi's mind was still confused and he was so confused that he could not speak.
He sat up from the bed holding on to the bed board, and was surprised to notice that he was now lying on the top bunk of a bunk bed. When he looked next to him, he saw two identical bunk beds.
Looking to the other side, there were six neat small desks in a row, with some textbooks and exercise books scattered on them.
Where is this place? Why does it look so much like the dormitory in Linzhong?
He looked at Lu Bowen again, and this time finally realized that he was not losing weight, but more like "rejuvenating".
Lin Yi finally realized something. He remembered the topic just now and asked:
"What do you mean about the World Cup?"
"World Cup in South Africa! The opening game is against Mexico!"
Lu Bowen felt that he was asleep, so he raised his wrist and looked at his watch speechlessly, "I don't care about you anymore. Come here by yourself. I'm going to the classroom first."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked out.
South Africa World Cup?
That was twelve years ago!
Memories began to gradually wake up in his mind, and Lin Yi carefully recalled what had happened before: company layoffs, the tenth anniversary of graduation, Gu Caiwei, zebra crossings, dazzling car lights...
Thinking of this, he checked his body
——Unscathed, not even a scratch on the skin.
Even if you were lucky enough to survive such an accident, you should be covered in bandages and wake up in a bright white hospital bed.
So where is this place?
Familiar layout, suddenly young Lao Lu, he already had a guess that was very close to the truth, but it was just too bizarre.
He is an atheist.
Make bold assumptions and verify carefully.
Lin Yi spent more than ten seconds to think clearly about the whole situation. He grabbed the railing beside the bed and climbed out of the upper bunk. He identified it and put on a pair of familiar slippers.
He first walked to the six desks. There were books, homework books, and papers piled on each desk.
Pick up a paper at random, name: Chen Yang, class: 414.
The class number of Linzhong will be added to the three years of junior high school when ranking. 414 means the 14th class of senior high school.
Then he looked at the table next to him: Xiao Haocheng, Zhang Xiaochuan, Liu Pengfei, Lu Bowen...
Sure enough, they were all roommates for three years in high school.
Lin Yi digested it for a while and exhaled.
He thought for a while, then walked inside, opened a sliding door, and walked to the balcony. He could see that most of the dormitory rooms next to him were dark, and only a few rooms in the whole building were lit.
The library directly in front was dark, while the teaching building further to the south was brightly lit. Through the windows, one could see the classrooms crowded with people, and bursts of noise could be heard.
The Changchun Stadium further away was only illuminated in outline.
Looking to the west, along the path at the entrance of the dormitory is the cafeteria.
To the east are the basketball court, podium, and playground...
The familiar red wall is really the long-lost Linzhong campus!
Lin Yi felt his heart beating violently. Now he needed a final piece of evidence to confirm the time.
He returned indoors, climbed into bed again, and sure enough, he found a Casio F-91W next to the pillow, which may be the cheapest world-class watch.
It is very common among high school students, but he should have lost this one after he went to college.
None of that matters.
He pressed the button on the side, and on the blue-black dial, the LCD screen clearly displayed today's date:
June 11, 2010.
grass!
It is now difficult for Lin Yi to accurately describe the complex feelings in his heart, but he can only feel a strong emotion surging in his chest.
Really, Ye Qing is back!!!
He came to the balcony and shouted loudly into the night sky:
"Ahhhh..."
Unfortunately, his excitement only lasted for three seconds before he was interrupted. The dormitory manager's stern questioning voice came from downstairs: