No.70 days

During the Spring Festival of 2014, Shao Wu lived in the school dormitory.On the night of New Year's Eve, he and his parents had a New Year's Eve dinner at a hot pot restaurant, and his father finally let go, although his face was still a bit reluctant, but his tone was very gentle: "Move back to live, is your dormitory very cold? "

Shao Wu's hand holding the food paused, "It's not cold, the air conditioner is on."

"It's more convenient at home," my mother said, "you and Jingjing are going on a date, I know you young people like to buy a night show after watching a movie... how much it will affect the rest of your roommates, and it will be convenient for you to move back some."

Shao Wu had no choice but to nod: "Then move in a while? Recently, I am helping our principal with documents, and I am very busy."

Mom: "Why, does your principal still need to ask you for help?"

"Well, a little favor."

"Then make good use of the opportunity. If you don't want to study, it's useless for us to force you, but do you plan to be a high school teacher for the rest of your life?" Dad put down his chopsticks and taught Shao Wu in a low voice, "In school, you can go to the administrative department. In terms of development, you graduated from 985, and you have an advantage compared with other teachers..."

Shao Wu stared at the oil dish on the table, and when he finished speaking, he replied: "I see."

Overall, the meal went fairly well.On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, my mother asked Shao Wu to bring Zhu Jingjing home for dinner, saying that she would cook for herself.Shao Wu had no choice but to ask Zhu Jingjing to help him this time, Zhu Jingjing readily agreed: "No problem, aren't we 'playing friends'?"

Shao Wu shook his head and said, "Jingjing, it's just this time, thank you for your hard work."

Zhu Jingjing: "Huh? Why?"

Shao Wu said, "Nothing."

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the students hadn't started school yet, and the teachers were going to be on duty early. Shao Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, when the third grade of high school started, Shao Wu met Longlong at school. After a year, the little girl's face became round.

Longlong said obediently: "Brother Xiao Shao, happy new year!"

Shao Wu said, "Happy New Year," and then asked, seemingly unintentionally, "Has your brother gone back to work?"

"I'll be back on the fourth day."

"It's so early..." Shao Wu held back, but he couldn't hold back, "How is his blind date?"

"Oh," Longlong showed a sly smile, "My brother even told me not to talk nonsense with you."

"..."

Shao Wu felt his chest sink, and the pain from that night reappeared.

Yang Shuyi's exhortation made sense, since he had clearly stated that he would fall in love with a girl and marry him, it's really better not to let Shao Wu know about these things - it's easier for both of them.

"Why, the girl is so beautiful that your brother dare not bring it out?"

"It's okay," Longlong lowered her voice, "Actually, I don't think she's as good-looking as Sister Zou Xin."

"Oh... Then what is there that you dare not say?"

"I told you, don't talk about it."

"no problem."

"That girl," Longlong said excitedly, "is your classmate in high school."

"... Such a coincidence, who?"

"Zheng Xiaoning, do you remember?"

"Oh, she," Shao Wu nodded, "I remember, she's a pretty girl... such a coincidence."

"That's right, after you left that night, my mother-in-law showed the photo to my brother, and my brother became stupid all of a sudden. The mother-in-law said, this is fate."

"Well," Shao Wu felt that he should smile at this time, so he laughed, "It's very destined."

Longlong continued: "My brother went back to Chengdu this time with that sister. Oh, she even gave me a big bag of sugar before leaving. She made it herself, cranberry snowflake crisp..."

Shao Wu's thoughts have drifted away. At this time, standing downstairs on the renovated third floor, he clearly remembers the evening of June [-] in the summer of [-].After the college entrance examination that afternoon, he and Yang Shuyi made an appointment to go to the Internet cafe together.Yang Shuyi went to Sister Shan's office to pick up the watch, and he stayed in the classroom waiting for him. Everyone was making a fuss, playing Truth or Dare round after round, but Yang Shuyi still didn't come back.

He went to the bathroom, and on the way back, he encountered a sunset at the corner. In the afterglow, Zheng Xiaoning and Yang Shuyi embraced each other. They were backlit, and the outlines of their youthful bodies were outlined in Phnom Penh. It was a scene that you will never forget once you see it .

After wandering around for several years, he and she unexpectedly met again, this time it's your love and my wish for a man and a woman, right?Indeed, it is indeed very fateful.

In March, when the weather turned warmer, Shao Wu's thesis for President Gao was published in a provincial journal.Principal Gao was very satisfied, and specially called Director Wang to invite Shao Wu to a private restaurant for dinner.Director Wang told Shao Wu in private that this restaurant only serves vegetarian food, but it tastes delicious and is suitable for health preservation. A meal is very expensive.

During the banquet, President Gao opened a bottle of Guojiao 1000 worth more than 1573 yuan. Shao Wu laughed in his heart, eating vegetarian food but drinking white wine, what kind of child is this?

But he still toasted the two leaders winkingly, thanking them for their cultivation.

Principal Gao put his arms around Shao Wu affectionately, and said in a bold tone, "You, you will follow me from now on! You will be re-elected in June, you know? I have cleared up and down this time. Absolutely, no problem!"

After two glasses of white wine, Shao Wu's cheeks turned red, and his voice was a bit vague: "You flatter me too much, you flatter me too much... I have no other skills... If you still need to publish papers in the future, you can call me."

"Xiao Shao," Director Wang said with some drunkenness, "Xiao Shao is modest, a brilliant student!"

"Damn, it's too modest, Xiao Shao, let me tell you, this person, he should be humble when he should be humble, but he can't be too humble... For example, my nephew, who took the postgraduate entrance examination, didn't pass the exam in the first year, He took the exam again last year, and finally entered the re-examination. He was the last one. I asked him to give the teacher a gift, but he didn’t dare! He said that other college teachers are very rich, so who lacks your red envelope?”

Shao Wu filled another glass of white wine for Principal Gao: "Oh, is it Fan Pengfei? We are both in the same class."

"Oh—you two are in the same class?" Principal Gao smiled, "Then when he goes back to Yongchuan for vacation, I'll ask him to come and meet your old classmates... He doesn't dare to give gifts, so I said, what Some people don’t want money? The teacher doesn’t accept it because you don’t give enough! The day before the retest, I asked him to give 3 yuan to three interview teachers, and guess what?”

Shao Wu: "How is it?"

"The score of the written test is the bottom one, and the score of the re-examination is the number one, so I passed the exam!" Principal Gao clicked his tongue twice, "This man, he should be bold when he should be bold. Do you think it makes sense!"

"Yes, yes, I would like to offer you a toast, principal." Shao Wu raised his head and gulped down the white wine in the glass. He felt the burning pain from his throat to his chest. As for the yuan, those teachers should also give him a convenience, 9 yuan... 9 yuan is enough for ordinary students to finish their three-year graduate studies."

"Hey, Xiao Shao, what is this?" Director Wang waved his hand and said casually, "Let me tell you, you just hang out with Principal Gao at school, and you will know in a few years that this money is nothing .”

Shao Wu nodded: "Yes, yes... Come on, Principal Gao, Director Wang, let me toast you again."

The guests and hosts had a great meal, and it was already late at night when they walked out of the private restaurant. Shao Wu sent Principal Gao and Director Wang to the taxi respectively, watched the taxi drive away, and finally held the tree and let out a long breath.

The night in spring is still a bit chilly, but the wind has softened a lot.Shao Wu supported the tree with one hand, covered his stomach with the other, and closed his eyes.

A few seconds later, he bent down suddenly and spat out with a "wow".He drank too much white wine, and his entire stomach seemed to be burned through. It wasn't painful, but it was very hot, as if someone had poured boiling water into his stomach.He vomited with tears, and his internal organs were twisted together, as if he was about to be spit out.

After vomiting for a while, my stomach felt much better.Shao Wu wiped his eyes, but couldn't wipe away the tears, and everything was still blurred.What a mess.

The moonlight on the spring night falls on the ground, bright and majestic.

Shao Wu felt uncomfortable, but his thoughts were clear. He thought about Fan Pengfei's 9 yuan red envelope, and he thought that if Yang Shuyi had 9 yuan, he would be able to go to graduate school.This idea has nothing to do with Yang Shuyi's straightness, and it has nothing to do with whether Yang Shuyi likes him or not. He feels that he just pities Yang Shuyi, just like when he went to the old class's office to ask why Yang Shuyi had to sit in the "special seat" in high school. Just like after the Wenchuan earthquake, he accompanied Yang Shuyi to erect a tomb for his parents.This kind of pity - Shao Wu even felt that this kind of pity had nothing to do with his love for him, even if he didn't love him, he still couldn't help but pity him.This mercy alone was enough for him to break his heart.

Shao Wu walked slowly against the wind, unsteady on his feet.He walked for a long time, until the phone still had 4% battery left, and he finally stopped at the gate of Chunhui Community.

The fence of the community has been sprayed with the word "demolish" in big words.Sure enough, it will be dismantled.

The night market outside the school is gone, the Malatang shop on Songji Street is gone, and now even the Chunhui Community is about to be demolished.Although Yongchuan is still Yongchuan—the places they visited together gradually, like the old wall that collapsed on May 5, turned into ruins and powder.

Shao Wu sat at the gate of Chunhui Community, and at a quarter past twelve, he dialed Yang Shuyi's number.

He couldn't help it again.

It took a while for the phone to be picked up, Yang Shuyi's voice was a little soft, apparently woken up: "Who is it?"

"It's me, Shao Wu."

"...Well, what's the matter?"

"Is your house going to be demolished?"

"Yes, April or May."

"Mother-in-law and the others have found a place to live?"

"I found it. I rented a house next to the school."

"Oh, that's good." Then, what to say next?

"..."

Neither of them spoke, like a strange confrontation.

After a while, Yang Shuyi still said, "Have you been drinking?"

"a little."

"Then rest early."

"Hey, okay... wait, Yang Shuyi!"

"what happened?"

"Did you know that wall collapsed during the earthquake? It's the one you painted on."

"I--"

The phone vibrated, the battery ran out, and it shut down.

Shao Wu stared at the pitch-black screen for half a minute in a daze before he burst out laughing with a mournful face.

Forget it, he thought, whether Yang Shuyi knew it or not, he couldn't change the fact that the wall had collapsed.Moreover, Yang Shuyi lost his relatives in the earthquake, he just lost a wall, compared to which he is considered lucky.

Shao Wu stood up unsteadily, hailed a taxi, and went back to school.

When he arrived at the dormitory, he connected his phone to the charger and went to the bathroom to take a shower.When he came back from the shower, his roommate had already turned off the lights and fell asleep. His mobile phone on the table was glowing with a faint white light in the dark.

No missed calls.But there is a text message.

It was from Yang Shuyi.

"I do not know."