I smiled at her, turned around and left without saying anything.
Back on the main road, the sky was getting darker, but not completely dark.
The sky at this time is the most beautiful, it is hazy, and you can still see a few wild geese flying over the horizon against the sunset.
Standing in this position, I could see the entire small town clearly. It was also the first time for me to look at this small place that hides so many loves, hates and hatreds in this way.
It is like a woman, sometimes charming, sometimes sexy, sometimes aggressive, sometimes gentle...
Along with dusk comes a suffocating silence.
Yes, standing here, all you can hear is the sound of the wind caressing your ears, as if you are not involved.
"Uncle, what are you doing standing here?"
Suddenly the girl's voice came from behind.
I looked back at her and she smiled at me, chewing gum in her mouth.
I turned back again, looked at the sunset in the sky, and said with emotion: "This is the first time I see this city in this way, it's quite different."
"You're not from here, are you?"
"I've been here for several months."
"No wonder, let me go and yell at you. The most beautiful time here is right now, and there is also sunrise... If you have the opportunity, you can go up to Yunxia Mountain to watch the sunrise. You will find a different scenery."
I smiled and said, "It seems you understand quite a bit."
"That's right, there's nothing interesting about Anxi County that I don't know about."
"Then tell me, where else is fun?"
The little girl pursed her lips and seemed to be thinking. After a while, she said: "When you ask this, I really didn't expect it. Hey! There is really nothing interesting in our place."
"Didn't you understand just now?"
"No...you suddenly asked me that, and I suddenly didn't know what to say. Does Anxi Ancient Town count?"
I smiled and she added: "By the way, I heard that a big boss here has invested in a resort town. It should be good. You can go and experience it then."
"Oh, really? Where is it?"
"It seems to be right next to the ancient town. I haven't even gone to find out about it."
As she said that, she walked up to me and waved to me, "Come on, it's getting dark and there are no street lights here."
This little girl is really interesting, quite outgoing and lively.
We walked down the mountain together, and she turned back to tell me to pay attention to the steps.
At the same time, he asked me: "Uncle, why are you here so late? You don't come here specifically to watch the sunset, do you?"
"Yes." I didn't say much to her.
"Then you are quite romantic! You must be single."
"Does this mean I'm single?"
"Yes, if you weren't single, why would you be watching the sunset alone? You must have brought your wife with you."
I smiled and still didn't say much.
Suddenly, she asked me again: "Uncle, how old are you?"
"How old do you think I am?" I asked.
She stopped, looked back at me, and said, "Are you 40?"
I was a bit dumbfounded, "Do I look that old?"
"Not enough? Is there 35?"
I nodded and asked her again: "How old are you?"
She was quite cheerful and said without hesitation: "22."
"Then I'm 14 years older than you."
"Haha, it seems that my guess is not bad."
"Not bad, do I look like a 40-year-old?"
"It doesn't look like you, but I think you are quite deep. Look, you have white hair on your head."
This was the first person to say that I had white hair, which made me feel a little confused.
I never thought that one day I would have gray hair. I always thought that I was still very young, but time is not forgiving!
In a blink of an eye, I am already 36.
No wonder she calls me uncle. When I was her age, I thought 36 was very far away, but now I find that 22 is really far away.
"Uncle, why don't you speak? Are you angry because I called you old?"
Before I had time to answer her, she continued: "Oh, I was just saying casually, you are actually quite handsome, really."
"Am I handsome?"
"Handsome, with the handsomeness of a mature man."
I chuckled and said, "You are the first person I have met in so many years who said that I have white hair and that I am handsome."
"Just because you have gray hair doesn't mean you are old. I had a classmate who had gray hair before, and your handsomeness has nothing to do with you having gray hair."
"Are you still in school?"
"Yeah, but I'm graduating soon and I'm preparing my graduation thesis."
"Study what?"
"Tourism management."
After saying that, she asked me again: "Uncle, what do you do?"
"Uh... it's similar to your major, it's also related to tourism."
She suddenly said excitedly: "Ah! Is it such a coincidence? Then uncle, which company do you work for?"
I smiled and said, "Didn't you just say that a resort town was built next to Anxi Ancient Town? I am from this company."
She became even more excited, and even took two steps towards me, looking directly at me with her big eyes, which made me feel a little embarrassed.
"Isn't it? Uncle, is it such a coincidence? The paper I want to write is actually related to the resort town you are building."
I was a little surprised and asked her, "Why?"
She explained: "I think your resort town model is quite special. Your boss should also be a very thoughtful person, right? Anyway, I haven't encountered this model in China... It mainly uses villas.
The format is so special, and coupled with your slogan "Scenic Spots and Communities", I decided that the graduation thesis should be based on your resort town."
It seems that she has really done research and has studied our model so thoroughly. She would have known that we would not have started promoting it now.
I suddenly became interested and said to her: "Now that you have written your paper, can you let me take a look at it?"
She said cheerfully: "Of course, I hope you can help me with guidance... But uncle, what is your position in the company?"
"Just a general management position."
"That's not bad, let's add WeChat, okay?"
It seems that she really wants to complete a good thesis, and I also want to see how today's college students evaluate our model.
I added her as a friend, and after we got off the mountain, she said to me: "Uncle, I will contact you later. You must help me find out. Whether I can graduate smoothly depends on you."
"Don't say that, it makes me very stressed."
"It's okay, it's okay. The main reason is that my counselor is very strict."
"Okay, you can contact me later. By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Cao Xiaoyu, uncle, where are you?"
"Chen Feng."
"Okay uncle, I remember your name. See you later."
I smiled and nodded, and then watched her happy back gradually disappear from my sight.
This little girl is really happy. She seems to be more lively than anyone I have ever known. It seems that there is no trace of trouble in her.