Su Xiaoqiang remembers the name of that orphanage. It’s hard not to remember it. Sunflower House. It’s not special, it’s even a bit common. Orphanages with similar names seem to be found in every corner of China, such as
Sunflower House, Lihuakou House, etc.
The names of those orphanages are always full of hope, and they use symbolic things to wash away the gloom that the orphanage itself represents. According to Chinese folk beliefs and behaviors, it is called "Chongxi", using good things to wash away the bad.
Luck, in order to achieve the effect of curing the "disease".
But no matter what kind of joy, what kind of beautiful meaning, in the eyes of passers-by, those red or white buildings are full of life. Those few buildings rising from the ground, almost gray, filtering the sunshine's vitality, are hazy.
The cold atmosphere of the gray filter makes people turn their heads and not want to take a second look, or sigh with sincerity.
Su Xiaoqiang once passed by the orphanage in the coastal city. An accidental glance from the car, through the half-opened car window, could see the front yard through the rusty iron railings. Although the lawn in the yard was green, but at that time
She always felt that it was like a desolate white ruins. Childish and cute children bloomed in the ruins like bright red flowers. But the brighter they bloomed, the more desolate they seemed.
Pick them out, take those bright red flowers! Pick the brightest and fluttering one and use it to decorate the wall of your home! Most people who go to the orphanage to apply for adoption think so.
She also asked the older boy around her, you must have been a rare bright flower in that place before, right? But why was there no family willing to adopt you until the end?
The boy replied that there were yes, and quite a few, but he rejected them all. The law stipulates that the adoption of a minor over ten years old requires the consent of the adoptee, but even if he did not have it at that time
When he was ten years old, when faced with men and women who were interested in adopting, the orphanage would ask him for his opinion out of humanitarianism, and every time his answer was negative.
Su Xiaoqiang didn't ask why, but he probably knew the reason. The boy also told a lot about what happened at that time. At least in that short period of time, he was disgusted with the act of adoption.
He used to often participate in adoption activities at the orphanage when he was a child. When a group of children sat neatly in the room and performed their talents, he always felt that the eyes of those children were often so picky and uncomfortable, reminding him of the diners in a butcher shop who select lean meat.
Love, yes, they usually sing about adoption for love. But you have to know that it was their first meeting, and they didn't even know each other's names - they were always attracted by the bright colors, and they fell in love with each other.
, will you take the initiative to inject so-called love into this flower?
Love needs to be cultivated, so the best ones are selected to cultivate high-quality love. The remaining dead branches and leaves will continue to stand out in the ruins until they are cut out of the garden to fend for themselves when they reach the age.
Probably, the cruel underlying logic is that places like orphanages are filled with a sense of death. Those are the helpless aura of death exuded by the rotten residual problems of society buried under the soil, and those rotten
The roots are excellent nutrients, so more colorful flowers can be grown.
This is Lin Nian, and so is the twin girls in front of Su Xiaoqiang.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you. What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here." Lin Nian said.
At the beginning, he stood on the edge of the beach volleyball court for a few seconds, his eyes falling on the faces of Shao Nanyin and Shao Nanqin for a long time. He was trying to identify them. After all, so many years have passed, and the children in the orphanage have become very generous.
Got up.
But some things are destined not to change over time. It is an indescribable thing, like the unique flavor of memory. When I think of the old man in the old house, I think of the burnt old photos pressed under the thick glass;
When I think of a girl in school, I think of the lightly fragrant yellow grlen sandwiched in a book.
Lin Nian's memory has always been very good, not to mention that just a day ago, someone put a book of old photos on his lap to miss those old times with him, so it was only the first time he saw the sisters.
At one glance, those familiar memories came flooding back.
That's why he said, what a coincidence.
"Yes, what a coincidence. We haven't seen each other since Nanyin and I left the orphanage, right?" Shao Nanqin, the elder sister of the twins, began to recognize the older boy who was approaching after hesitating for a while.
People are visual animals, and the changes of different people at different ages are very different. This can be seen from Shao Nanqin's efforts to build a bridge of memories in her mind. But her sister Shao Nanyin, who has always been a child, has always been a good person.
Lin Nian's name seems to have never doubted the identity of the person in front of him.
That was a story nearly ten years ago! Shao Nanqin couldn't help but sigh, but his sister had always seemed to be very clever in certain things. After the other party admitted her identity, it was proved that this was true this time.
"What a... what a coincidence. You went to college here? I didn't expect you to study abroad." Shao Nanqin couldn't help but sigh again. Looking at the boy in front of him, they reunited after not seeing each other for several years. Time has changed.
It always makes people sigh with emotion and they don’t know where to start.
"Actually, we met once two years ago, but not in the orphanage." Lin Nian said.
"Ah? Is this happening? Where is it? My memory is a bit bad." Shao Nanqin asked a little embarrassed.
But Lin Nian suddenly fell silent, maybe because some words were not spoken.
"Is it a nightclub?"
Lin Nian didn't take the initiative to speak after he walked over. Instead, Shao Nanyin, who had been looking around for something, took the initiative to speak up with a smile on his face, "The newly opened 'space' nightclub in the north of the city. I played there a lot after dropping out of school."
After working for a long time, Xiao Linnian probably happened to see me when he passed by but didn't say hello, right?"
Lin Nian nodded. That was generally true. If I wanted to give more details, it would be that the description of "occasionally passing by" was not quite accurate.
I remember that at that time, he deliberately passed by the bustling nightclub with a dream-like door, and even went in to take a look, just because people in the small circle of class mentioned Shao Nanyin's name when chatting. First of all, it was because of something
Curiosity, and then more of a slight concern for girls who come from the same place and have social relationships with each other.
"Wait a minute, you called him 'Xiao Linnian'?" Su Xiaoqiang's focus was slightly different. He seemed a little concerned about Shao Nanyin's title of Lin Nian.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I don't seem to be too young now. I was used to being called in the orphanage when I was a child. Both I and Nan Qin are much older than her." Shao Nanyin stuck out his tongue and looked at Su Xiaoqiang a little apologetically. After all,
It's not a good thing to call someone a nickname similar to a nickname in front of someone's girlfriend.
"It's just a matter of three or four years old," Lin Nian said.
"Sometimes the gap between three and four years is a natural chasm. Have you never heard of the three-year-generation gap?" Shao Nanyin lamented, "A person's life from 18 to 22 years old is almost a lifetime in just a few years. Nan Qin and I are both
She is almost 23, and she is already a dying old woman. We are now facing life, and you are still enjoying your youth on campus. Isn’t this a gap? "
Lin Nian could not deny Shao Nanyin's sorrow for spring and autumn.
"You were familiar with each other before?" Su Xiaoqiang looked at Shao Nanyin from the left and Lin Nian from the right.
"It's quite familiar. After all, I grew up in the same place, and those were the most critical years. I remember when I was a kid, I snatched his snacks for dinner." Shao Nanyin said jokingly.
"Is there such a thing?" Su Xiaoqiang was stunned. She didn't really expect to see Lin Nianhui being robbed of snacks. Such a cold boy must have been beaten ten times since he was a child in an orphanage, right? How could any girl do this?
Steal his things.
"I don't remember." Lin Nian tilted his head.
If it were someone else, Su Xiaoqiang might still believe the complete lie, but Lin Nian didn't believe it because she knew that the boy had an exceptionally good memory.
"But the next day, his sister gave him a lesson and reported the matter to the dean. That was the first time you were detained in the hospital. Have you forgotten?" Shao Nanqin couldn't help but pick her up.
My sister's boss, Shao Nanyin, raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
"Then again, where is your sister? Why didn't you see her?" Shao Nanqin looked towards the umbrella and saw only a slender boy under the umbrella and a... Nordic girl with such a good figure that it made people a little stunned.
?
"Well...his sister went on a trip and is not here." Su Xiaoqiang suddenly took over Shao Nanqin's topic.
"It's so strange. I always thought that the two siblings would never take a step apart. I really didn't expect that she would stay in China and you would study abroad, but you would stick together from eating to sleeping." Shao Nan sounded cold and unhurried.
As he spoke, Nan Qinhuo on the side wanted to stop his sister's mouth.
"That's all in the past." Lin Nian said calmly.
"Let's chat somewhere else. The sun is not good for your skin." Su Xiaoqiang saw that the topic was going to continue to develop, so he took the volleyball from Xia Mi's hand and threw it to the passers-by on the beach who were watching. The public at the beach volleyball venue
Yeah, it's not good if they keep occupying it for chatting.
The most important thing is that she observed Lin Nian's attitude towards the two of them, and she didn't seem to be too repulsive. She also felt a little bit surprised to see them again after a long separation. Old friends always talk about things from the past when they meet again, and she doesn't mind being the three people reminiscing about the past.
Observer.
"There is a lakeside bar over there, in the style of an open-air wooden house. Nan Qin and I saw it when we came over just now. We were thinking of going to have a seat. How about going now?" Shao Nanyin suggested.
"Okay, I'm just tired from playing and can't play the second game." Su Xiaoqiang agreed and looked at Xia Mi, "Xia Mi, what about you? Should you continue playing volleyball here or go over for a drink?"
"I happen to be thirsty too." Xia Mi made an OK gesture, "But you have to wait for me to dig up Xiawang first. I'm afraid he will run around and bury him underground."
"I've dug it out." Lin Nian glanced at her, then looked towards Sunshade and made a gesture. After a while, Xiawang ran over and looked at the two identical photos of Shao Nanyin and Shao Nanqin.
The stranger's face was a little dazed.
That dull look made Shao Nanyin couldn't help but come closer and tease him, "Young handsome boy, are you stunned? Can you tell which of us is the elder sister and who is the younger sister?"
Xia Wang didn't answer her, which made Shao Nanyin a little confused about what to say. Shao Nanqin on the side was secretly amused when she saw this. She had never seen anyone who could refuse Nanyin's words since she was a child, whether it was a male or female.
Women are all smitten by Nanyin's charm, but the beautiful boy with blue eyes in front of her seems to be an exception.
"This is my brother. He is a little... afraid of strangers." Xia Mila pulled Xia Wang to face her and said awkwardly.
"I think you look more like my sister." Shao Nanqin couldn't help but say.
"I'm not alone in saying that." Xia Mi said.
"It's not a good thing to be afraid of strangers. He should contact more people and talk more. It will be of great benefit to him in the future." Lin Nian glanced at Xia Mi and said.
"She's my sister." Surprisingly, Xia Wang spoke after Lin Nian said this, his blue eyes fixed on Shao Nanyin.
"That's wrong, I am the younger sister, and she is the older sister." Shao Nanqin put his hand on Nanqin's shoulder and shook his finger at Xia Wang.
Xia Wang didn't speak anymore, he just looked at Shao Nanyin, his blue eyes were crystal clear. Shao Nanyin, who was being stared at, suddenly couldn't speak, and his expression was a little strange.
"You have often been considered the elder sister among sisters since you were young, right?" Lin Nian looked at Shao Nanyin and said.
"Yeah, compared to me, she is so much like her sister that I'm used to it." My sister, Shao Nanqin, who was being put on her shoulders, shrugged helplessly.
"I don't want to be a sister. If I am a sister at home, I have to be responsible for washing underwear." Shao Nanyin joked.
"But there is the piano first and then the sound, so Nanqin must be the sister. If you can't guess it from the temperament and appearance, then you can guess it from the name?" Xia Mi opened up a new point of view. This sentence surprised Shao Nanyin.
He glanced at the girl one more time.
"Young people's brains are easy to use." Shao Nanyin sighed and pinched her sister's cheek. "We old guys are about to be eliminated by the times. Someone who is interviewing a bank teller can be stumped by the interviewer's brain teasers.
Woolen cloth."
"Nanyin!" Nan Qin seemed a little embarrassed. After all, she was still a young girl in general, and it was still a bit frustrating to be called old in front of other girls.
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding, sister, you will always be young!" Shao Nanyin cleverly apologized immediately, with a sincere attitude that made him not angry at all.
"Is that your college classmate? Do you want to ask her to go have something to drink with you?" Shao Nanqin looked at the parasol and asked Wei Lewa curiously under the umbrella.
Lin Nian turned to look at Lewa in the distance, but the other party shook his head slightly and refused.
"She's not going." Lin Nian turned around and said.
"That's a pity." Shao Nanqin said.
"Then let's go directly, or should we wait for your two friends to come back?" Shao Nanyin stood on tiptoes and looked at the sound of running on the river beach in the distance amidst the commotion. The handsome man hugged his beloved wife, which was a rare sight.
Many people watching the scene were still taking photos as souvenirs of the scenery. They will probably be found on popular videos on the Internet soon.
"Go directly, running back and forth will take a lot of time. Then send them a text message to tell them the location." Su Xiaoqiang bent down to pack the package beside the beach volleyball.
"I can tell you some interesting things about your boyfriend in the orphanage when he was young! Compared to me and Nan Qin, he and his sister were celebrities in the orphanage when they were young! They did a lot of surprising things!"