Outside the window of the speeding car, the sky was dazzlingly blue, and the sun illuminated the earth brilliantly.
But Xuan Ye's mind did not become brighter. Instead, she lay on the bed in the soft sleeper carriage with a depressed mood, crying silently.
In fact, it is not for anything else, but because it is better not to see each other than to see each other.
At yesterday's party, Yang Weifan followed her instructions without compromise and took Hong Yanwu with him.
But she originally thought that she was indifferent and could say goodbye to the past calmly, but she didn't expect that she was wrong.
So in order to conceal her excitement, she snatched the cigarette case from Hong Yanwu's hand, picked up one and put it in her mouth.
As a result, as soon as I lit it and took a sip, I was choked with snot and tears.
Yang Weifan was so shocked that he grabbed the cigarette and said, "How can any girl smoke?"
She coughed and said, "What's wrong with smoking? I'm not a soldier now..."
No, it really isn't. This is all to avoid him and not want to think about him anymore...
But why? Why do you still miss him so much despite making up your mind? You know clearly that they can't.
Why does Hong Yanwu always seem to be the image of strong muscles, smile and skin shining in her mind?
Alas... the human heart cannot be compared, the human heart cannot be measured.
Just this morning, when Yang Weifan sent her to the car, he forced a thick envelope into her hands.
After the people left, she opened it and found that there were one thousand yuan and five hundred foreign exchange coupons inside.
She knew very well in her heart that this was definitely not Yang Weifan's financial resources, it must be his intention.
Only he can be so generous with money.
But...but since you are so good to me, why...
Thinking of this, her eyes began to shed tears again, staining the pillow towel.
Forget it, let him go.
Now that I've left, he doesn't hold me back, so he doesn't care so much.
I have to forget him no matter what. I can no longer have any illusions about him. We are just ordinary friends.
Alas, he could never imagine how sad I had been for him.
Maybe we will meet again in ten or twenty years. By then, I will definitely be happier than him!
This last thought made Xuan Ye couldn't help but tremble in her heart, and her tears flowed out completely, truly and clearly again...
In the evening, the train stopped at Shanghai Station.
As soon as she got off the car, with a high-pitched cry, "Hey, Sister Ye Zi!" Xuan Ye was patted heavily on the shoulder.
When she took a closer look, a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old with permed hair stood in front of her.
"Sisi!" Ye Xuan exclaimed in surprise, "You got a perm? You've changed so much that I don't even dare to admit it. Did Uncle Qian send you to pick me up? I didn't expect..."
"Haha, you still treat me like a child? I'm a college student, why can't I come?"
"No way, I didn't expect that Xiao Sisi became more and more beautiful and fashionable in the past."
"Haha, sister Ye Zi, you are really good at complimenting others."
Qian Sisi is the youngest daughter of Qian Bojun, the president of the Shanghai First People's Intermediate Court. She is also a college student at the Shanghai International Studies University and has the liveliest temper.
She laughed indifferently for a while, then took the bag from Xuan Ye's hand and said urgently, "Let's go quickly, the car is just outside. My mother made delicious food, and the whole family is waiting for you to eat."
Well. I also want to take you for a ride on the Bund. It’s too late for us to go back, and it’s time for them to blame me again..."
They exited the ticket gate, got on Qian Bojun's "Shanghai-Hai" car, turned two corners, and then turned onto Kuanda Street.
After a short while, we arrived at the Bund, and the night scene with the drifting lights really made people's hearts widen.
And while passing the "Friendship Store" on Zhongshan East Road, Qian Sisi couldn't help but excitedly started to give instructions to Xuan Ye.
"Look, look! Sister Ye Zi, there are so many fashionable goods here. It's a pity, they are all very expensive. It's useless to go in. You must have banknotes and foreign exchange coupons..."
"Is Uncle Qian's level enough? There should be monthly rations?"
"Where is it? My dad is only half a grade behind, and he can't compare with Uncle Ye. Hey, it's just this one hurdle, but it's a huge difference. In fact, if you ask me, what kind of official do you want to be? It's better to go abroad. Wait for me
After graduation, I will go out and make a lot of money on my own. I can buy whatever I want. There are all fashionable things outside. Sister Ye Zi, you are really stupid, why do you stay in China? You should be like Sister Manna.
Get out. Are you willing to work in a boring place like the court from now on?"
Ye Xuan sighed in surprise. "Hey, why do you think so? At such a young age, this kind of thinking is a bit dangerous. In fact, there are also disadvantages in foreign countries, so don't be too wild. People who go out are just superficial and superficial.
It's just a waste. As for other people, apart from hearsay, they also watched "Around the World" on TV. But you have to know that TV movies are all deliberately selected to put things in the eyes of the audience, such as high-rise buildings, etc.
A highway, a tourist destination, an amusement park, etc. This is inevitably one-sided. Don’t you think so?"
"Oh, you are too lenient. I didn't think so much. I knew that if I stayed in China to earn a salary, I would never be able to afford that beautiful coat in the Friendship Store. Eighty yuan of foreign exchange coupons, in exchange for
It’s more than 100 yuan per cent, which is as much as my mother’s monthly salary.”
Ye Xuan saw Qian Sisi pouting and knew she was unhappy.
After thinking for a while, I had to say, "Sisi, I'm doing this for your own good. I'm afraid that you may have too good an impression of a foreign country and regret it after leaving. In fact, there are many poor people in foreign countries. Just like when I came here.
The two foreigners across from me in the soft sleeper carriage were Germans, but they only ate dry bread. When the attendant in the carriage came to announce the opening hours of the dining car, he didn’t even look at me, and just spoke English to the two foreigners.
, as if I was a second-class passenger and couldn’t afford to eat. But what happened in the end? I was the only one who went to the dining car to eat. I think foreigners are actually reluctant to buy soft sleeper tickets, all because of our
Hard rules…”
"Ah? Are you telling the truth?" Qian Sisi opened her eyes wide.
"Why am I lying to you? I have to tell you that the things in the Friendship Store are not only affordable for foreigners. They are eighty-yuan foreign exchange coupons. I will go with you tomorrow and buy one for you..."
"Ah, sister Ye Zi, you are so kind to me. I believe what you say. It would be great if you were my biological sister. Qian Chengcheng would bully me and laugh at me..."
Yang looked at Qian Sisi as if she was happy, rolling around like a baby in his arms.
Ye Xuan had a smile on her face, but she couldn't help but lament in her heart.
She didn't expect that this society would unknowingly become so money-worshiping and foreign-loving, and even the children of cadres were not exempt from this.
At the same time, she really felt that she had also become vulgar and oily.
In fact, she deliberately wanted to give Qian Sisi clothes.
Because she knew very well that her father, who was serving in the army, did not actually have such a bad relationship with the Qian family.
The two families are following completely different paths. No one from the Qian family is serving in the army, and no one is in the capital.
But she happened to leave the army and the capital. Her future work and life will depend on money and family care.
So as a guest who visits the Three Treasures Palace and stays under someone else's roof for nothing, she must be more considerate, more pleasing, and more knowledgeable and expressive.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to live like a fish in water just relying on the reputation of a minister's daughter.
This is called maintaining relationships.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel confused again.
Because without the "confidence" given by Yang Weifan when she said goodbye, she would not have such dignity.
Originally it was unnecessary for her to do anything else, but now she couldn't help but feel Hong Yanwu's thoughtfulness again.
At the same time, she will miss and linger on her own innocent and childlike mind.
What a romantic and ideal little leftist she was.
She had so passionately envied and worshiped those heroes in novels and movies.
She once thought that the world was full of flowers, green grass, singing and dancing, and that life should be free of money, status, and worries.
However, she has finally escaped from the world created by her own mind.
Reality seems to be a bigger and more real novel, allowing her to experience the pain of growing up...
And in the midst of these chaotic fantasies, Qian Bojun's home arrived.
This is a quite large garden villa. At first glance, you can tell that it is an old house from the old society. In terms of design and decoration, it is obviously more than a step above the Western-style buildings in the military compound in the capital.
When Xuan Ye got off the car and saw Mrs. Qian Bojun and her daughter Qian Chengcheng who greeted her at the door, she couldn't help but sincerely praise them.
"Aunt Hu, your home is so beautiful. This is a real garden house."
Everyone likes to hear good things. The dean’s wife could see that Xuan Ye really liked it, and she said happily, “Little Ye Zi, your room is on the second floor. Knowing that you young people all like romance, aunt specially arranged a room for you.
There is a room with a large terrace. You can sit on it, drink tea and read a book when you have time. However, our home is of a low level, and the space area is still not comparable to your small single-family building in Beijing. This building is actually a joint venture between us and the Municipal Law Committee.
The deputy secretaries live in separate rooms, so don’t mind the small size of the room..."
At this time, Qian Chengcheng next to him kept urging.
"Mom, don't talk here. Everyone is starving. It's better to let the nanny get the luggage. Let's go inside and eat first."
Qian Sisi, who was getting off the bus, heard this and immediately made fun of her sister.
"Greedy, look at the 'Roasted Hoof Pork' and 'Oil-fried Shrimp' to make you greedy. Let me declare in advance that today is not your share, it is all mine and Sister Ye's..."