Chapter 8 Chapter VII

Huang Hai asked with great interest: "Then what else do you think can help her?" Shi Yan couldn't think of any solution, but she still felt that he must be crazy: "How did you come up with such... an idea?" "I didn't come up with it, I saw it from the movie. Do you remember the movie "Early Spring and February"? There was a progressive young man in it, didn't he save the widow by getting married?" She seems to have watched "Early Spring and February". She doesn't remember when she watched it, but there is indeed such a storyline in her impression, as if the hero is played by Sun Daolin, and the widow is played by Bai Yang.But she has always disliked Sun Daolin, thinking that he has a cowardly and incompetent temperament, what kind of "progressive youth"?They are all "progressive middle-aged", and if they improve, they will progress to old age, so she must not have watched the movie carefully.She doesn't remember how Bai Yang became a widow in the movie. She only remembers that Sun Daolin seems to have a young girlfriend, probably played by Xie Fang, but he gave up Xie Fang and married the widow.

Shi Yan hated this practice more than ever before, what is this?Didn't Sun Daolin save one and hurt the other?Isn't this unfair to Xie Fang?But she couldn't think of any other reason to object to this except "it's unfair to Xie Fang", so she just said: "But I think the intention of that movie is...not to approve of that..." Huang Hai raised his eyebrows: "Oh? You think so?" She found that when he raised his eyebrows, the eyebrows on the left were much lower than those on the right, probably because the muscles on the left face were congenitally underdeveloped and not as strong as the one on the right, so the eyebrows could not be raised, and he was lying there lazily.The two eyebrows, one high and one low, made his whole face look more like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".She couldn't bear to look at him, and wanted to turn her gaze to the side, but her eyes seemed to be disobedient, and she was still staring at him, and unconsciously raised one eyebrow.

He seemed to have noticed it, lowered his eyes, and speculated: "Maybe the movies at that time were all advocating violence, so I didn't approve of the protagonist's actions, thinking that his actions were petty bourgeois...Reformism, a drop in the bucket, can't Solve the root problem. But...does this solve the widow's problem?" "Then you can save her by getting married? There are so many suffering people in the world, and you have seen so many poor people in the coal mine of D City alone. How many people can you save by getting married? Why not write Articles come... to save more people..."

He smiled: "I used to think the same way. The first time I saw the children in the country who didn't go to school, I felt very uncomfortable. I wanted to drop out of school and go to that village to teach, but when I thought about it carefully, if I Going to the countryside to become a teacher can only solve the problem of one village at most. I don’t know how many villages across the country have children who have not gone to school, so I chose to use a pen, thinking that my pen can... wake up more people. But I found that... most people are... not awake... maybe my pen is too... weak... maybe our news system... and political system... are... weak... ..."

"So you changed to marriage to save people? Then how much can you save? You saved 'Pork Belly', but what about the families of the other mine disaster victims? You... saved them all?" "The other family members of the victims of the mine accident...they at least have mine funding...and they...how should I put it? They're vulgar, selfish, and not cute at all..." "So you mean 'pork belly' is cute?" He smiled noncommittally: "I didn't say she was cute, but... but at least it gave me the feeling... she was pretty good in nature, she was just unlucky, she was born in the countryside, and she got into such an unlucky situation thing……"

"That is to say, you... are not just here to save her, you have... other reasons," she said a bit sourly, "Do you think she looks good? Although she is... dirty... old It's a little bit...but like you said, 'the essence is still good', it must have looked good when you were young..." He smiled again: "I didn't pay attention to her appearance at all..." She didn't know when he made this determination, and she didn't know how firm his determination was, but she felt sad in her heart. She didn't know who she was sad for, but she just felt blocked in her heart. Said: "Why are you... like this? What year is this? You still... learn from the people in "Early Spring and February"?"

"I just came up with such a clumsy method..." He looked directly at her and said, "Anyway, I'm a...defective product, no one really...likes me...it's better to take it... Saving a person...is considered waste utilization..." "Who said you're... a defective product?" "Is this still going to be said by others? I know it very well in my heart, and others... know it too..." Seeing him turning his whole face to her without any scruples, as if deliberately letting her see his "defectiveness", she couldn't help but feel that his so-called "others" were talking about her.She stated, "I didn't say you were...that...defective product..."

"You don't, and I'm sure you don't see me that way in your heart," he said sincerely. "You're a...good guy, you can see...below the skin..." "Stop praising me..." "I'm not bragging, it's true, otherwise you wouldn't have dated with me," he quickly corrected, "I'm not talking about that kind of relationship...I'm talking about...between classmates. You Maybe I don’t know, but the girls in our class dare not date me, let alone date me... they don’t even dare to look at me..." She comforted him and said, "It's not that...serious, is it? This may be all your psychological effects..."

"It's true...that's why I said you are very...different..." His voice was very sincere, and seemed to be full of gratitude, appreciation, and a series of other things. She thought he was about to express something, so she quickly lowered her head and scratched her hands on the table. But he didn't express anything, just sat silently for a while, and said, "It's getting late, I'll take you back to school..." She was a little bit disappointed, but also a little bit thankful, that's good, at least she won't lose him as a friend.After communicating for so long, she seems to be used to having such a friend to talk to.This time we met together a few times alone, and it seems that I am used to having such a friend with me again.She would still be sorry if he suddenly disappeared from her life.But if he really expressed it, then she didn't know how to answer it.If you say no, it will hurt his face and feelings; if you say yes, you are afraid of hurting your... face.

Her intuition told her that if Huang Hai confessed his love to her once and she didn't agree, then he would never come to her again.She complained in her heart that she really didn't know what happened to the boys nowadays, all of them looked like the emperor's daughter who didn't worry about getting married, at least they were like salesmen in state-owned stores, who didn't seem to worry about whether things could be sold or not. Yes, it’s not like an individual person. If you pass in front of his shop, he will come up to sell his business. Even if you say “I won’t buy it” a hundred times, he will still sell you again and again. If you lose your temper, they can lower the price a little bit.

But what about the boys now?Everyone is "upright", chasing after a person is not too tight, and the old man will run away at the slightest objection.She was very envious of the love stories written in the book. Almost all the heroines were chasing after the heroine and the heroine was escaping. Call it love!It's a pity that she was not born in that country at that time, and she only had these guys who ran away when she refused. So she was secretly glad that Huang Hai didn't say that one-off confession today, "not waiting for outdated", "after passing this village, there will be no such shop", "be a lover if you can, and an enemy if you can't", That at least have friends to do. When they came out of the restaurant, both of them seemed to be in a low mood, and they didn't speak much on the way back.Before parting, she confessed: "After you go to 'Pork Belly' tomorrow, remember to tell me... Did you get that... draft..." "Okay, I'll definitely tell you...can I call you?" She thought for a while and said, "OK, just call me." She told him roughly her class time, and promised to stay in the dormitory instead of going to the study room at night, so as not to miss his call.She felt that she was doing this to know the results of the interview, not for her own personal affairs, which felt very generous. After Shi Yan returned to the dormitory that day, she couldn't sleep, and she kept thinking about everything that happened today. She felt sad for the victims of the mine accident, her family members, and remembered Huang Hai's words about marrying "Pork Belly".She didn't know if Huang Hai was using this method to test her, she felt a bit like it, otherwise, he wouldn't have to say this in front of her, if he gets married, get married, what does it matter to her?Why bother telling her?Isn't it just to see her reaction?Looking back, she thinks her reaction was a bit over the top, but it made sense. After a while, she felt that he was not a tempter, because he knew that she was "different", that is to say, he knew that she was not afraid of his appearance and dared to contact him.The problem is that he knew this, and he still said in front of her that he wanted to marry "Pork Belly", obviously he had no intention of chasing her.Maybe he thought she had a crush on him, but he didn't like her and looked down on her as a bad school student, so he deliberately said that he wanted to marry "Pork Belly", so as to discourage her attempt. When she thought of this, she made herself very upset: what are you?Still guarding against me like this?Did I say I like you?I agreed to go to the interview with you because you said that I am a girl and the interview is more convenient, otherwise, I would not go with you! The strange thing is, when she thought this way, her mood calmed down, she got angry for a while, and said to herself: Forget it, from tomorrow on, I won't care about Huang Hai's affairs anymore, I was afraid that others would see me together with him Well, now he's still so...pretending to be affectionate...just ignore him. Thinking of this, she felt relieved, and soon fell asleep. The next day, she waited for news from Huang Hai all day, guessing what the result would be. Maybe "Pork Belly" lied to them yesterday, and there was no draft at all. In that case, the worst result would be that Huang Hai lost two hundred yuan. Not too bad.Another possibility is that Huang Hai got the manuscript, but found it useless, so Huang Hai told "Pork Belly" that he wanted to marry her. She imagined that "Pork Belly" must have jumped up to accept the proposal. "Pork belly" is so old, but he is still so young, and a college student in a prestigious university, with a bright future, at least he will have a regular job, a fixed income, and maybe he can take "Pork belly" and his children to big cities, Can "pork belly" be unhappy?Can you accept it?But she also thought of another possibility, although a bit whimsical, but not completely impossible, that is, "Pork Belly" disliked Huang Hai's ugly appearance and refused his help. Shi Yan prefers the latter possibility, and thinks that Huang Hai can avoid making a lifelong mistake, but she also thinks that if even people like "Pork Belly" despise Huang Hai's ugly appearance, it won't be a blow to him too much. Is it big? All in all, the incident was so extraordinary that she was anxious to know what was going on.But Huang Hai didn't come to contact her the next day. Except for class, she stayed in the dormitory for the rest of the time. Did not call her to answer the phone.I waited until after eleven o'clock in the evening, but I still haven't received a call from Huang Hai.She was a little uneasy, wondering if the porter didn't come to tell her to answer the phone on purpose, or called downstairs, but she didn't hear. She ran to the porter downstairs to inquire. The porter said that no one would call her, and she said it so firmly and sincerely that she had to believe it.She returned to the upstairs bedroom in dismay, and fell asleep after thinking wildly for a while. For the next two days, she was still waiting for news from Huang Hai, but he still didn't call.She became a little anxious. Could there be a problem with the interview?Huang Hai said that this kind of interview and investigation is generally unpopular. Since he wants to expose the negligence and dereliction of duty of the coal mine leaders, and disregard human lives, will the coal mine let him go?The driver's attitude was very bad that day. He asked them to get off the car without sending them to the interview location, and later refused to pick them up. Maybe the driver got the order of the steel mill leader and did this on purpose?Maybe the steel factory colluded with the coal mine and sent people to murder Huang Hai? She shivered, but immediately felt that she was a little fanciful, and it was like the plot of a movie or a novel. How could real life be so dramatic?Even if there is, she won't run into it.It is very likely that Huang Hai is just as she guessed, thinking that he is a famous student, great, and that she, a poor student, will definitely like him, and he is afraid of getting involved, so he ran away when he thought he saw the clue. In the end, worry overcame her face, she ran to the concierge downstairs to borrow a phone, and called Huang Hai's guest house number.The person who answered the phone seemed to be the switchboard of the guest house, and asked her which room she wanted to answer. She said Huang Hai's room, and the switchboard connected her, but it was not Huang Hai who answered the phone, but a man with a northeast accent.She panicked and hung up the phone in a hurry. Now she is even more worried, has Huang Hai been plotted against?Or was he put under house arrest?Or knew that someone was going to plot against him, so he hid?