May 5, 2012, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.
Huizhou Prefecture.
In the night, Chen Yu, who had just finished his evening study, rode a black bicycle and followed the crowd from the gate of Huizhou No. 7 Middle School to the street opposite the gate, which was the direction leading to the river.
The tall sycamore trees on the roadside blocked a lot of streetlight light, making the street look very dark. However, Chen Yu's eyesight was very good. Even though he was in his third year of high school, his visual acuity in both eyes was still as high as 1.5.
Taking advantage of the dim and mottled streetlight light, he rode the bicycle very fast, like a gust of wind passing through the street, leaving behind one by one the alumni who had left the school before him.
It’s very hot in Huizhou in May, and it’s still not cool even at night.
So Chen Yu deliberately rode the bike very fast, so that the sound of the whistling wind would pass over his face and body, which was quite refreshing.
Riding quickly all the way to the river, the water vapor on the river soaked the air on the road, making Chen Yu feel slightly comfortable.
The speed of his bike slowed down.
There was a Xin'an River Bridge ahead, and he saw a dozen people fishing at night on the bridge.
A bunch of luminous lights floated on the river and flowed down the river.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yu, who likes fishing, subconsciously stopped his bicycle, put his feet on the ground, and stopped the car steadily. After parking, he smiled and looked at the luminous floats on the river, wanting to see them.
Will anyone catch the fish soon?
It's a pity that if it weren't for the college entrance examination next month, he would have wanted to go home and get a fishing rod to play with on a night like this.
He curled his lips thinking about the upcoming college entrance examination.
Three years ago, it was clear that he failed to pass the high school entrance examination and clearly did not want to study, but his parents were unwilling to accept it and insisted on spending money to send him to high school.
They forcefully took money and sent him to Huizhou No. 7 Middle School.
I don’t even think about whether their family has the gene for studying.
what's the result?
Three years of studying were almost over. Chen Yu had worked hard, but it turned out that he was not good at studying. For a while, he got up at around 4 a.m. every day to memorize English words.
The results of it?
If you memorize it before dawn, you will forget it after dawn.
Math question……
Not to mention, he had tried very hard to memorize so many formulas, but he could only barely memorize most of them, and he always remembered a small half of them incorrectly.
It’s no use remembering it!
Once the test question requires changing the formula, he will be confused.
When he was a freshman in high school, he worked hard for a whole year, but when he was in the second year of high school, he was assigned to an ordinary class and couldn't even get into the top class.
I worked hard for another semester in my second year of high school, but my grades still showed little improvement.
He was desperate.
Half of high school has passed. If I continue to work hard, is there still hope?
He had no hope at all.
So, he got discouraged, gave up, and said to his parents in his heart: "I'm sorry, Dad, Mom, even if you don't recognize me as a kid, there's nothing I can do. I really tried my best! I accept my fate, you guys
Accept your fate!"
Of course, he didn't dare to say this to his parents.
The main reason is that his father is not particular about it. He is such an old man. When his temper gets angry, his father still beats and kicks him. Although he has been strong since he was a child, but... who is not afraid of being beaten?
Anyway, he gave up and lay down.
From now on, I can be lazy whenever I can. Not to mention, the days after lying down are really enjoyable.
When I have nothing to do, I read novels, or look at the long legs of the girls at the same table, and occasionally secretly go to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet. My little life is really full of fun.
Chen Yu knew that when the college entrance examination results came out, he would definitely not be able to escape after being beaten.
So, since you are destined to be beaten severely in the future, why don’t you take advantage of the great pleasure now, and what will you do with it?
It was really satisfying, and he accepted it even after being beaten severely in the end.
The little Jiujiu in his heart...
In fact, they are all helpless choices.
If he could really get into a good university, even if it was just an ordinary second-level university, he wouldn't be so heartless and he would work hard.
But, maybe I was too naughty when I was a child!
Too playful.
He didn't have a good foundation in elementary school or junior high school. Now he is forced to go to high school. How can he keep up?
Can't keep up!
The bicycle was parked at the head of the Xin'an River Bridge. Chen Yu watched for about half an hour, but he didn't see anyone catching a fish. Gradually, he lost interest in continuing to watch.
Withdrawing his gaze, he pedaled his bicycle across the Xin'anjiang Bridge and headed toward his home on the other side of the river.
…
at the same time.
May 23, 2032, the fifteenth day of the fourth lunar month.
Chen Yu, a 37-year-old man with a much more mature face and unshaven beard, drove an old red Tiggo 7 slowly and slowly onto the same Xin'anjiang Bridge, which was much older.
His Tiggo 7 is estimated to be at least ten years old.
The body of the car has long since lost its luster.
Chen Yu was the only one in the car.
The front row windows were all lowered, and the wild night wind blew wildly into the car, blowing on Chen Yu's desolate face and body.
The car music is playing "Song of the Sunset", and the husky female voice seems to touch the heart of the listener.
The sad and lonely singing gave the atmosphere in the carriage a somewhat lonely atmosphere.
"It's been a long road, and I suddenly felt that time was running out,
Joy is always short-lived and never returns,
Who can see through that my dreams are ordinary?
I have encountered many storms,
Weave my intertwined dreams,
I once met your sincere arms,
Accompany me through troubles,
Running around is depressing,
The road has twists and turns and twists and turns,
One day I thought about going home but it was too late.
The setting sun is infinite, but it only shines brightly in one breath,
As the clouds gradually disperse, the lost glory will never return..."
…
Chen Yu, who was driving, listened to this sad song and thought about the result of his late-stage lung cancer test at the hospital today.
Two lines of tears rolled down his dull face.
He was only 37 years old. He thought he was only halfway through his life, but unexpectedly, his time was running out and the earth was almost buried above his head...
With a dull expression on his face, he drove the car across the Xin'an River Bridge and turned into a village by the river. Finally, he parked the car beside the wall of his old house, opened the door, got out of the car, took heavy steps, opened the courtyard door, and walked in
The yard of the old house.
The home is very quiet.
Because there is no one else in the family except himself.
The room was stuffy and hot, but he didn't seem to notice it. He just walked into the room, walked into his bedroom, and turned on the chandelier.
He walked numbly to the bed and sat down, slowly turning his face, looking at this extremely familiar room little by little, and the lively scenes of the past emerged in his memory.
His mother came to the room, lifted his quilt, and urged him to get up.
Dad came in with a feather duster in his hand and asked him how he did in the final exam.
Grandma brought a bowl of chicken soup, pushed the door in with a smile, and said, "Xiaoyu, the chicken soup has just been stewed with crispy rice. It's your favorite food. Before your dad and the others come back, grandma scooped a bowl for you.
You hurry up and eat..."
All the happy and unhappy memories in the past appeared in his mind at this time, making him particularly nostalgic and sad.
Grandma passed away.
My parents are gone too.
I will be gone soon too.
I promised them to get married and have children soon, but they haven’t done it yet!
Chen Yu, who was in an extremely depressed mood, took out his old smartphone and opened WeChat, hoping to find someone to chat with, but found that all the relatives and friends in his address book had not been contacted for a long time.
The girls I once liked have all been married to other people long ago.
He looked through his address book and couldn't find anyone to chat with.
Finally, he suddenly noticed that there was his own account avatar at the top of the address book.
Are you your own friend?
He really hadn't noticed this before.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he stared at his profile picture at the top of the address book. After a moment of daze, he suddenly smiled, casually clicked on his profile picture, entered a sentence in the dialog box, and sent it.
A very simple sentence.
--"Hello!"
The reason why he sent himself a message was firstly because he really wanted to find someone to talk to now, and secondly... he remembered that he had heard someone say that there was a chatbot on his mobile phone.
When you are bored, you can chat with the robot.
He hasn't chatted before.
But he was thinking just now: behind his profile picture in the address book, is there a robot chatting with him?
With the attitude of giving it a try, he just sent those two words.
After a while, when there was no response from the other party, Chen Yu smiled bitterly, remained silent for a moment, then edited another text message and sent it.
——"If there is an afterlife, don't smoke anymore."
Still no one replied.
Chen Yu sighed and simply regarded it as a tree hole for him to express his inner thoughts.
He started sending text messages one after another.
"Tomorrow and accidents, you don't know who will come first, so... you have to do your filial piety as early as possible, make money as early as possible, and get married as early as possible."
"Don't be too infatuated. Youth is short. If this doesn't work, try another girl. Stop being a bitch. No one deserves you to put down your dignity. Be kind to yourself! Learn to love yourself."
"Be nice to your friends and treat them to a meal occasionally..."
"Also, you have to be persistent in doing things. Those who are ambitious set long-term ambitions, and those who have no ambitions are always determined. You must be able to endure loneliness. Success is like pregnancy. Everyone will congratulate you, but no one knows that you were pregnant before.
How many times have I been fucked..."
…
May 5, 2012, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.
Same time, same bedroom.
17-year-old Chen Yu parked his bicycle in the yard and ate a bowl of egg noodles as a midnight snack at the invitation of his grandma. After that, his grandma helped him get a change of clothes and towels, and he lazily went to the bathroom and took a shower.
When he came out, he casually told grandma to go to bed early, and he staggered into his bedroom carrying his schoolbag.
I threw my schoolbag on the bed and suddenly heard the cell phone in my schoolbag ring.
It sounds like a text message notification sound.
He was a little confused about who was texting him at this time, so he pulled his schoolbag and took out an 80% new smartphone from it.
He casually clicked on WeChat and was surprised to find that the guy who sent him the message had the same account picture and name as his.
"Fuck! Which grandson plays with me like this? Is he crazy?"
Chen Yu's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that someone dared to play with him like this. He felt that the guy who sent him the message must be an acquaintance of his.
Otherwise, there is no reason to know that he has been secretly smoking recently.
You also asked me to stop smoking if I have an afterlife?
what?
Scared me?
What do you mean? Why are you going to kill me tonight?
And if there is an afterlife...
Chen Yu felt very unhappy about being teased like this.
He is going to find this guy out and see who he is. Are you so brave? How dare you tease me, Chen Yu, like this?
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, it will treat me as a sick cat, right?