The boy wiped his tears and did not take the other person's outstretched hand. Instead, he got up from the ground and gritted his teeth and said: "Don't you think I don't feel sorry for my mother? Look at her getting up in the middle of the night to make tofu every day.
Do you know how uncomfortable I feel about selling tofu? In order to save money to pay my tuition, she eats pickles and white rice every day. Sometimes she just eats tofu dregs. But what about me? I can't do anything. Tell me
, if you were me, what would you do? And what about me, what should I do?"
An Jinran was silent for a long time, and then slowly, with a slightly hoarse voice, she said: "If I were you, I would go to school well, finish my studies well, get into a good university, and find a good job in the future.
, then you should respect her elders well."
But the boy cried and said, "But I'm afraid, I'm afraid my mother won't be able to wait for that day."
"Why do you say that?" An Jinran's chest tightened for no reason.
Chen Jiaming sniffed, "Some time ago, I found my mother passed out at home and sent her to the hospital. The doctor said she was suffering from long-term fatigue and lack of nutrition. If she continues, she may suffer from overwork.
Sudden death. She is the only relative I have left, and I can't let anything happen to her, do you understand?" He shouted the last sentence with almost all his strength.
"I'm sorry." An Jinran didn't know what to say for a moment, and the group of boys behind him also fell silent.
After a long time, I heard her continue: "I'm sorry, I didn't know there were these things. But you still have to continue studying. You are your mother's only hope. If you choose to drop out of school because of this, she will
I will live with regret and guilt for a lifetime. Don’t worry, I will figure out a solution for your tuition fees in the future.”
"Ha!" Chen Jiaming disagreed, "You are a little girl, what can you do?"
"Why are you so ignorant? Our eldest sister is also kind-hearted and wants to help you. Just forget it if you don't appreciate it. Why are you still scolding me?" Behind An Jinran, someone stood up for her.
An Jinran stopped the other party with her eyes, and then continued: "You don't have to worry about this. Since I said I would find a way, I will definitely help you solve it. As long as you know, as long as money can solve things in this world
, it’s nothing.”
"Can you really help me?" Chen Jiaming was dubious.
"Yes!" An Jinran nodded heavily, "From now on, you just have to be responsible for studying well. I will take care of the money."
"Okay, I believe you!"
That year, he saw with his own eyes that she brought the boy back from the edge of helplessness and self-exile, giving him hope that was equivalent to a new life. It was also from that time that he had a new love for the girl named An Jinran.
Gradually, even he didn't notice it, and he began to pay attention to her unconsciously.
It was also from that time on that I seemed to be able to see each other no matter where I was.
What really made the two people meet was a few months later, another afternoon after school. He left later than the others because he was helping the teacher correct papers. But that day, there was not as beautiful a sunset as before.
When I met her, she was alone, walking in a sparsely populated alley carrying a schoolbag.