Chapter 11 chapter Ten

"I swear! Fifty years later, I will still love you so much!" This is Takeda Tetsuya's sudden proposal to Asano Atsuko, and Chage & Aska's "SAY YES" sounds at the same time. In the summer of 1995, every afternoon at this time, this Japanese TV series called "101 Marriage Proposals" would be broadcast on TV.The leading actor Takeda Tetsuya plays an unattractive middle-aged man who, after ninety-nine failed blind dates, finally meets a beautiful and gentle female cellist played by Atsuko Asano... The thirteen-year-old girl Tian Xiaomai was slightly shocked when she saw the clumsy look of the heroine and the surprised expression of the heroine on TV.

Suddenly, she took out the popsicle in her mouth and turned to look around. There was also a teenager sitting on the sofa, who was thirteen years old like her, and also had a popsicle in his mouth.He has a slender figure, a developing Adam's apple, a fair and delicate face, and bright eyes. He is watching this Japanese drama that has just started—he is more serious than wheat. The protagonist squeezed his sweat. The boy was wearing a white sweatshirt and blue beach shorts, which Papa Wheat bought for him.He sat on the sofa obediently, keeping a distance of half a meter from Mai all the time, trying to sit upright, not raising his feet like Mai Mai.

He has been living in Mai Mai's house for half a month. Seven days ago, my father took Maimai and the boy to Hongkou to watch a football match. That was the first time Mai Mai walked into the stadium, saw a real goal, experienced the thrill of victory, and also expressed friendship to the boy for the first time.At the end of the game, she turned around only to find that her father had disappeared, and the boy had disappeared without a trace.The thirteen-year-old girl stared blankly at countless strange faces.It was a wild moment to celebrate a goal, and she was jostled around by ecstatic fans.Although she was a brave girl at school and never feared the police father at home, but when she was thrown alone in the crowded stands, she was so frightened that she trembled all over and did not dare to move, she could only protect the key to her body with her hands parts so as not to be wiped by dirty hands reaching out from nowhere.

Waiting in fear until the end of the game, the fans left the field one after another, and she was the only one left in the stands.The lights above the stadium were being turned off one by one, and the darkness enveloped her little by little. She squatted on the seat with her head in her arms, like an abandoned orphan, looking at the huge empty stadium, shedding tears silently. Finally, a hand rested on her shoulder. Looking back, I saw my father's face, and the same exhausted teenager. "Sorry." It seemed that this was the first time in thirteen years that the father apologized to his daughter, and stretched out his big rough hand with bloodstains to wipe away the tears on her face.

But she shouted mercilessly: "You never cared about me! You never cared about me! Even if I die in this stand! You won't shed a single tear for me!" After speaking, she ran out of the stands alone. The father stood there blankly, but the boy chased him out and stopped in front of Maimai: "I am the one who should say sorry! Your father is a good man! He left you for me and ran over to arrest and kill my mother." murderer." "Ah!" Mai Mai's eyes widened, "Your mother was killed?" The teenager nodded, during the seven days he lived in her house, Lao Tian and he never told Mai about this matter.

She showed a little pity and a little fear, turned around and retreated to the side corner: "I'm sorry." This night, Tian Xiaomai changed his view of the boy. She was no longer so indifferent to him, and often took the initiative to talk to him, but they had nothing in common.He basically knows nothing about the things she likes, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, Hong Kong dramas and Japanese dramas.Occasionally, I can talk about a sentence or two, but it is limited to boys' topics such as football. The long summer vacation is coming to an end in a blink of an eye, and Xiaomai feels that time is running fast because the annoying school day is approaching.This summer was too hot, and her only classmate went on a trip with her family. She was even more unhappy to go out in the scorching sun, so she stayed at home with nothing to do, watching TV was the best way to pass the time.

Qiushou stayed at her house honestly, waiting for Tian Yuejin to bring good news, but the case still made no progress.Except for occasional trips to the police station with Lao Tian, ​​the young man hardly ever went out, never entered Mai Mai's room, and never even touched his fingers.They only met in the living room and chatted for a limited time. Often, Mai Mai said a lot of things, but he shook his head in a daze and couldn't understand.Most of the time he sits in the old farmhouse, in front of the writing desk, reading many old books left at home:, "Lin Haixueyuan",,,... and Lao Tian bought "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes" by himself a few years ago,, , and even the textbook "Criminal Psychology".

He gets up very early every day, and usually waits until Mai gets up to eat breakfast. He has finished his lunch and goes to bed on time at nine o'clock in the evening.Tian Yuejin always uses him as an example to teach his daughter not to stay up late watching TV, the effect is naturally equal to zero. Apart from reading books, Qiushou's only hobby is origami airplanes. The materials are old newspapers at home, and they are quickly folded beautifully and firmly.Several times, Xiaomai took his paper airplane and flew out of the window, hovering in the wind for a long time, like a real airplane model.The two of them lay on the window sill together, staring at the paper airplane in the sky, as if they could fly to higher clouds.Although it is inevitable to fall down every time, the moment they fly up, both of them will laugh at the same time.

Now, they have found a Japanese drama that they both love to watch. Mai Mai doesn't mind him sitting next to him and watching TV together every day. She is happy to let others share her favorite plot.Every time I take out popsicles from the refrigerator, I will share one for the autumn harvest.At first he shyly refused, but later he accepted it graciously, watching TV with a popsicle in his mouth like her. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Dad must be out to handle the case at this time, Xiaomai thought he might be a salesman, and he didn't want to miss the plot on TV, so he asked Qiushou to open the door.The boy obeyed obediently, but when he opened the door, he saw a young girl with a big bag in her hand.

The other party is also a little beauty, she looks a little precocious than Wheat, and her body develops more like a high school student.She was startled by Qiushou who opened the door, and took a step back subconsciously: "Sorry, I found the wrong door." "It doesn't matter." When Qiushou closed the door again and sat back in front of the TV, the doorbell rang again. "Go and see!" Mai Mai was urging again, the young man got up impatiently from her side, ran to open the door, it was still the beautiful girl just now. The girl frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't find the wrong door. Who are you?"

"I am the autumn harvest." He still answered honestly, but the other party looked at him again, shook his head contemptuously, and muttered: "Just kidding, how is it possible?" "What did you say?" Qiu Harvest didn't realize that the "how could it be possible?" in her mouth meant "how could he be Mai Mai's boyfriend?". The girl ignored him, but looked into the door vigilantly, and shouted: "Mai Mai! Tian Xiaomai!" "Qian Ling?" Mai Mai rushed to the door immediately, pushed Qiushou away, and said excitedly, "Why are you here? Didn't you go to Yunnan with your family?" "I just came back yesterday and brought you a lot of presents." This girl named Qian Ling seems to be very familiar with this place. She put on her slippers and walked into the living room, put down the big bag of gifts, sat on the sofa generously, and said to Takeda Tetsuya on TV: "Hey, this What Japanese drama is it?" ""101 Marriage Proposals" is very good." Mai Mai poured a glass of soda from the refrigerator for Qian Ling, then turned to Qiushou who was standing beside her and said, "She is my best classmate, Qian Ling." Qiushou shyly hid in the corner, Qian Ling asked Mai Mai in a low voice: "Who is he?" This question made Mai Mai a little embarrassed. How should I introduce this country boy?Your new friend?Father's poor relatives?Or truthfully recruited?Just say he was the son of the murder victim? While she was racking her brains, Qiushou obediently walked away and returned to Lao Tian's room. Qian Ling took a big sip of soda, and continued to ask persistently, "Tell me? Who is he?" "he is--" Just about to make up a reason to prevaricate, Xiaomai couldn't say it at all, looking at the closed door, it seemed to be stuck in her heart. "Forget it, I won't ask any more." Qian Ling also felt bored, and they were best friends who talked about everything on weekdays, "It's my fault, I should have called before coming here." The two chatted for a few more words, and after watching this episode of the TV series, Qian Ling left early. "Would you like to sit down longer?" Qian Ling smiled and pinched her face: "No need, goodbye!" After the best friend left, Tian Mai fell down on the sofa in despair, turned off the TV, and felt abandoned by her best friend?In the past, every time Qian Ling came to her house to play, it took at least several hours, but this time it took less than 20 minutes. Isn't it because of the existence of the autumn harvest? "Why are you still here?" Looking at Qiushou's closed door, she silently recited these words in her heart.