Chapter 3 third chapter
It was already dark when the plane took off from Los Angeles, and it seemed to be flying in the dark all the time in the chaos. After a tedious landing in Tokyo, it stopped in Shanghai for a long time for no reason.I didn't calculate how long it took to fly. The long journey and the time difference between the eastern and western hemispheres made me feel like I was already in the morning and fainted.When I walked out of Beijing's new airport building and took a taxi to the city, the whole of Beijing was still under the dark sky.
Although I have only been away for a few months, when I finally saw the streets I was familiar with since I was a child, saw so many passers-by who seemed to have known each other, and smelled the smell of car exhaust coming out of the car window, I was very happy. I couldn't help shouting softly: "Hey, Beijing! I'm back!"
I am back!I used to think I would never come back here because my beloved An Xin left me.She left so suddenly, so resolutely, and disappeared in an instant, making people think that we would never meet again.So when I got out of here, I had to forget about the past, I had to erase all the traces in my memory that could make me cry.
Now that I'm back, I finally understand that I can't bear the days without peace of mind.
I am back, and I swear that even if I search every corner of the 9.6 million square kilometers, even if it takes my whole life, I will find peace of mind.This oath moved me almost to tears.
I can clearly remember the afternoon when I met An Xin for the first time, the sunlight slanted in from the high windows of the Beijing Taekwondo Hall, making the worn green carpet on the floor look even more old.In the middle of the old carpet, a group of high-class students were practicing splits, and the shouts of "ahhh, ahhh" were both exciting and boring.Our group of junior class students who have just entered the Tao stood in line in a corner of the training hall, listening to the coach's serious instructions like endorsement.
In my impression, the instruction that day was to enlighten us on the history and significance of Taekwondo: --Tae means kicking and kicking; Quan means boxing and blocking; Dao means spirit!Spirit, do you understand?Taekwondo advocates going forward bravely, friendship, etiquette, respect for opponents, and the perfection of personality!Internally cultivate the spirit and temperament, externally cultivate skills and body, cultivate the will quality and the moral spirit of patience and humility that are difficult for ordinary people... Hey, everyone pay attention, you must concentrate when you are listening to the class...
I know the coach is talking about me and Liu Minghao.While I was listening carefully, Liu Minghao quietly bucketed me with his hands. I turned my eyes away and saw a girl carrying a bucket and a mop, coming out of a small door in the corner of the gymnasium hall, walking along the wall towards the entrance of the hall. Go to the other side.The sunlight above the head poured down from the high windows of the training hall like a waterfall, coating the girl's outline with a hazy and brilliant mist.I was a little dazed, the outline of the girl is really beautiful, but the details of the face can't be seen clearly, maybe because the more blurred the beauty, the more mysterious it is, so the hazyness of the girl is even more confusing.
To be honest, the reason why I first saw An Xin and immediately fell in love with her was due to the most primitive biological impulse.The first time I saw her, I could guarantee that she was definitely a virgin, which gave me a lot of crazy fantasies. At the same time, I have turned a deaf ear to the taekwondo techniques and spirits that the coach said earnestly. .I was looking forward to the end of get out of class as soon as possible so that I could discuss with Liu Minghao how to plan to chase her as soon as possible.
If it is said that Liu Minghao used to take me to the bar and accompany me to set up Guoning Company to deliver cover letters because of my friendship, then now, he helps me pick up girls because of his own business.His Lucky Company is fighting for the purchase order of air-conditioning equipment for Guoning Building. I am Zhong Ning's boyfriend and the project manager of the supply department of Guoning Group, so naturally I have become a "big customer" of Lucky Company.Liu Mingfa's help with my affairs should be said to be a veritable kind of customer public relations work, which is essentially his job for Lucky Company.
It may be that Liu Minghao is too familiar with me. He really didn't treat me like a "big customer". When I begged him, he was still a little absent-minded. Do you have an idea? When that girl sees such a handsome guy who looks very rich, she won't immediately faint! Just be careful not to think that you won't be able to get rid of him in the future."
Chasing girls is certainly not difficult for me, but in fact, girls have been chasing me more and more in the past two years.I don't feel as confident in anything as I do with girls.But this time, I don't know where it came from, and I feel a little guilty.So I said to Liu Minghao: "This girl may be really pure, not like the kind who can mess around with guys casually."
Liu Minghao tilted his head and looked at me for a long time, then patted me on the shoulder with a smile: "Oh, it seems that you really care about it, it's not easy. How about this, let me inquire for you first, and see where she came from , what's her name. Well, wouldn't it be nice to know where she lives and is there anyone at home, isn't it?"
Liu Minghao smiled ambiguously at me, I didn't want to tease him, so I kept silent seriously.I didn't think about anything in those few days, I just waited for news from Liu Minghao, and at the same time went to the Capital Taekwondo Club on time every day, absent-mindedly practicing Taoism.Although it is often only for a moment, the handyman girl can still be seen walking quietly through the practice hall every day, doing some odd jobs such as cleaning and tidying up the mats.Whenever she appeared in the practice hall, she always attracted the attention of many students.These people are perverts!I also seized the opportunity to see her face clearly—delicate skin, small nose, slightly raised mouth, black and white eyes, clear and clean eyebrows, a bit masculine and heroic.I bet this face can make any man tickle and dream.
It didn't take Liu Minghao a few days before he sneaked into something. The girl's name was An Xin—a very nice name—from Yunnan. She lived in the Beijing Taekwondo Hall and was in charge of packing up equipment and cleaning. Sanitation, work like opening and closing doors in the morning and evening.
From these circumstances, it can be concluded that she should have no relatives in Beijing who can help her.
——A newcomer to Beijing, a lonely, helpless migrant girl, this is all there is to feel at ease.This is great, almost exactly as I imagined and expected.I gained confidence and began to think about opportunities concretely.
According to the regulations of the Taekwondo Hall, and of course, according to the "spirit" of Lukwondo, we must leave two trainees to help the coach after class every day to collect training clothes, hide targets, clean up the venue, close the windows and so on.For our group of newcomers who have not been humanized for a long time, this is a hard job that we really don't want to do.But it was my turn to do the hard work, and I was surprised to find that this was actually the most natural opportunity to "reciprocate" with An Xin, because after we collected the things, we had to deliver them to her, to her When I was busy, I deliberately dawdled, as if I was very serious and responsible.An Xin just concentrated on counting, organizing, and then putting those things into the cabinet by category.The movements were careful and nimble, and he didn't look up at me for a long time.I tried my best to be hospitable and friendly, and rushed to help her with everything, but it didn't seem to have any effect, and I didn't even get a serious communication.
So I started picking on her again on purpose: "Hey, this thing is here, isn't it?"
She explained with a serious face: "Yes, it's here."
"What about this one?"
"Put this here too, I'll do it."
"I'll come, I'll come."
After collecting the things, I helped her tidy up the messy storage room with a keen eye. At this time, her reaction was a little different. She looked up at me carefully, probably she had never seen such a mess before. Excellent young people who are enthusiastic, diligent and love to work.
She finally took the initiative to ask me: "Are you a student?"
I said, "I'm already working." Then I extended the topic without losing the opportunity, "What about you, aren't you from Beijing?"
She didn't answer, but asked instead: "Can you see it?"
It should be said that her wording and accent did not have too many foreign accents.But if a Beijing girl looks as delicate as she is, who would come to this place to work as a handyman?Of course, this argument cannot be told to her, it would be impolite to say so.I changed the subject and said, "Your name is An Xin, right?"
The girl was a little surprised, and the expression could even be said to be a bit alert. She asked, "How do you know?"
"Hey, listen to what people say."
"Who told you that someone around you knows me?"
"No, I heard what Uncle Zhang said."
Uncle Zhang is a temporary worker at the gatekeeper of the Jingshi Sports School.Here, probably only Uncle Zhang is familiar with An Xin.
"Uncle Zhang?" An Xin was thinking in confusion.In my opinion, the expression of thinking and the voice of doubt are innocent and innocent. Her brows are slightly wrinkled, her mouth is half opened, as childish as a child.Every movement, every posture of her seems to be able to move people's hearts.
I avoided the topic again: "You can live in the sports school, then where do you eat every day?"
"I do it myself, I have a kerosene stove."
I paused for a moment, and suddenly said: "How about treating you to dinner tonight, have you ever eaten Peking duck?"
An Xin smiled, and I found that this smile suddenly turned into a very mature and experienced smile, and she said, "I'm sorry, I have something to do tonight."
I wanted to ask: when are you free?But she didn't open her mouth, because that would be a bit of a stalker, and it might make her feel bad, and if she doesn't feel good, haste makes waste.
I put a long line to end the chat with her, and took the initiative to say goodbye to her.After leaving the Taekwondo gym, Liu Minghao was still waiting for me. His car broke down and he wanted to take my car.When I got in the car, I asked: "How is the set, I guess that girl must ignore you."
I hold my face: "Who said that."
Liu Minghao smirked: "I said so."
I said, "Don't be jealous, we've been chatting for a long time."
Liu Minghao was dubious: "Didn't you invite her out for a meal?"
I said, "There's no such rush, you're too low-class."
Liu Minghao almost laughed out loud: "All right, you're classy, so you can work slowly and carefully."
It seems that this matter has to be taken lightly.In the following week, I sent two more invitations to An Xin at intervals, each time I found a suitable excuse, the poems were pre-arranged, and the words were quite natural, but An Xin simply and resolutely rejected them all— —Sorry, I have something to do tonight.Although her "I have something tonight" is still tactful in tone and expression, but she said it without thinking, which made me quite embarrassed.My self-esteem has always been very strong in front of girls, and being rejected by a girl can easily make me angry. I can't help but use the words in Hong Kong movies: Who do you think you are!
It wasn't until a long time later that I realized that An Xin's refusal of my invitation was indeed "something to do at night". She had to go to the Cultural Palace in Dongcheng District every day after get off work to attend night school, and she was in a junior accounting class.Of course, these situations were also spied on by Liu Minghao.This kid is half-familiar with everyone in Beijing. He knows half of the world and everything about China.
I went to the Dongcheng Cultural Palace to inquire. This accounting class has been open for more than two months, but as long as you pay, you can join the class at any time.So I signed up.I was a little late for class on the first night, and the class had already started.When I walked into the classroom, I saw An Xin sitting in the back row. She was taking notes with her head down. The seat next to her was vacant, as if it was specially reserved for me.I walked to the back row with my schoolbag in my arms and sat down next to An Xin. She just raised her head and glanced at me inadvertently, and was stunned.
"Yang Rui?"
I was also surprised: "Hey, it's you?"
This encounter was quite natural, and from An Xin's expression, it could be seen that she didn't find any flaws in my malicious intentions.This was the beginning of a happy classmate relationship. After class on the first day, I offered to take her back to the sports school by car. She said it would be no trouble.Without further ado, she got into my car.I honestly drove her to the place, and there was nothing to talk about except a few small talk on the way.From then on, she allowed me to take her by car every time after class, and later developed to accept my offer to take her to school "on the way" after she got off work.Later, I logically proposed to eat something first on the way to class, I said I was hungry, let's find a place to pad our stomachs, what do you like to eat?
When it came to eating, An Xin acted resolutely and decisively, saying: "I've eaten, you eat, I'll wait for you." His expression and tone were still tactful, but he still spoke without thinking.
I asked: "I came out with you after training today, what did you eat?"
"I ate a piece of pie, I bought it at noon."
I really felt sorry for her: "Why are you so hard?"
"No, it's fine," she said.
I deliberately picked a relatively high-end restaurant, parked the car, and pulled her in.I figured she'd never dined at such a fancy place, and that got me excited.I like the feeling of surprise when girls follow me, it makes me feel special face and pleasure.
That day I ordered enough dishes for two people. I think Yunnan is not close to the sea, so I probably can’t eat seafood.So the dishes I ordered are mainly seafood, such as raw surname, scallops, blue crabs, etc., I guess she has never eaten them in her life.Under my persuasion, she moved her chopsticks, didn't eat much, and acted like she didn't want to take advantage of the advantage and resisted the wooing.I was somewhat disappointed by her cold response, maybe my expectations were too high, I expected her to cry out in pain and then gobble it up.
This treat was a success or a failure for me.When I asked for the second time to "eat something casually" on the road, her attitude became more determined, saying that she had already eaten and didn't want to eat any more.I said: Then you sit on the side and accompany me.
She didn't do it either, she said: Once I accompany you, you should order a lot of dishes again, it's too wasteful not to eat.I said: If you think it is delicious, even if you just taste it, it is not a waste, and I am willing to spend the money.She was silent for a moment, and then said: You are willing, but I can't bear it.
I really can't say any more sweet words, we all fell silent, and finally didn't stop to eat, until the car arrived at Dongcheng District Cultural Palace, we didn't say anything more.We were the first couple in the class that day.
That was a really hard time for me. I've never worked so hard on any girl before.In addition to taking An Xin back and forth from class to get out of class, I always actively clean up equipment for other students on duty at the end of each Taekwondo training and help An Xin clean.But An Xin was always polite to me and kept her distance.Over time, I was a little discouraged and a little annoyed.It can be seen that An Xin is very poor and lives a very frugal life, but the help to me is always so noble.At the beginning, I admired her for her peaceful life and her persistence in poverty, but she always refused, which made people think that she was putting on airs and holding her own, making it difficult for people to get close, and making people think that this girl is so ungrateful, why It can't be boiled and it's not cooked!
Gradually, I became a little bored, and I didn't rush to take care of the chores after training in the gymnasium. The accounting class in the Cultural Palace was three days of fishing and two days of netting.I never wanted to study accounting!
Liu Minghao said: "I knew it was not going to happen. When I saw that girl, I knew that she was the kind of small local who kept her parents locked up at home and shook hands with boys and felt that you were taking advantage of her.
How much effort did you spend trying to get her out of the way? It's equivalent to providing basic education for the society, and you'll probably get tired of it when you get out of it.In addition, I guess this girl is a bit frigid and has no interest in men at all.You are such a tangible boy who picks her up like this, the average girl would have given up early, and she didn't respond at all, I guess it was. "
I am speechless.
After chatting with Liu Minghao this time, I was very annoyed!I simply didn't listen to the boring accounting class at all, whoever wants to be an accountant.Originally, Zhong Ning had a problem with me learning accounting on a whim.Although she is usually busy with company affairs and doesn't bother me, she asks me to be on call whenever she has time to feel emotional. I turned off my phone when I was in accounting class with An Xin, and ignored her calls. She lost her temper with me several times for this.
When she loses her temper, I don't speak, and act like I don't explain, fight back, or compromise. This strategy seems to be quite effective.
The accounting class was interrupted, but I gradually became interested in Taekwondo.I was the main setter of the school volleyball team in middle school and university, with nimble and strong limbs. In our class in Jingshi Daoguan, I have the best physical foundation and the fastest progress.The coach always praised me in front of the whole class: I can use my brains in offense and defense, standard movements, tight knees, good legs, good landing control...etc.In less than two months, I have generally mastered the technical essentials of forward kicks, side kicks, down splits, side kicks, and back kicks. The most beautiful back swing leg in Taekwondo is also very similar. Yes, even the sideways swing is still a bit raw, if you can't swing it well, you will always fall yourself.The boxing part is also well practiced.
The coach is right, boxing mainly depends on judgment and brain.There is also footwork, footwork relies on experience and physical strength, it is not a day or two of Taoism.
So I persisted in going to the Taekwondo gym five times a week for training.As usual, I can still see An Xin working silently in the corner. When our eyes meet, she is very serious, and I don't have any expression.In fact, I still like her quite a lot, but I don't show it anymore, and I feel a little bit competitive with her in my heart!
When our training lasted for two months, the gymnasium decided to hold a competition within the class to determine the rankings of some events.Although this is just a training method of the coaches, for the students, it feels like an exam after all, so there is no one who does not pay attention to it, and comes to train early every day.Liu Minghao's body made it difficult for him to practice Luquan, and when he said he wanted to compete, he retreated even more. In addition, he was also very busy with business at that time, so he simply didn't come.
Our class usually trains from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.On the last Sunday before the competition, I only participated in a party at noon because I was with Zhong Ning, and it was almost half past two. No matter how I rushed to the sports school, I would definitely be late.I simply drove slowly, parked the car at the gate of the sports school, and walked slowly towards the training hall to digest the delicacies that had just filled my stomach.Unexpectedly, when I met the training hall, the door was locked tightly, and many students were still standing at the door and hadn't passed yet.Those who came late were asking the whole story in a low voice, those who came early were complaining loudly, and some of the ruthless ones had already started cursing.I asked a classmate what was wrong, and he said, "Well, the person who opened the door hasn't come yet."I said: Fuck, it's been almost an hour, I should go to their club to refund the money.At this time the coach came over, and everyone stopped talking, because according to the spirit of Taekwondo, cursing and cursing is not acceptable.
The coach looked at his watch with a straight face.Let everyone practice their footwork against the tree first.Everyone didn't move, and someone said on behalf of everyone: "I haven't changed my shoes, so how can I practice?"The coach was a bit annoyed and said: If you can practice, practice if you can't, then don't practice.
Everyone didn't move, as if it would be a bit foolish for anyone to practice.Suddenly, everyone's heads turned in one direction, including the coach, who seemed to have found a common enemy.I also saw that An Xin was running towards the training hall panting.It was only then that I suddenly realized that it was An Xin who was responsible for opening the door every day.
The coach deliberately looked at the watch, his expression and movement of looking at the watch were whipped like a whip, and An Xin's face turned pale.She said out of breath, "I'm sorry, I... I'm late, I'm sorry..." Everyone was silent and looked at her.She fumbled in her clothes and backpack in a panic, but couldn't find the key.She suddenly remembered something, stumbled and ran to the simple room where she lived in the training hall, the coach urged loudly behind her angrily: "Hurry up!"
Someone muttered behind the coach: "I'm not going to fire her." The coach responded, which was a comfort to all the students: "Report to the club later, you won't be able to practice like this anymore!" My heart was tense, and I was a little uneasy about An Xin, so I suddenly had a thought, ran towards the small room, followed An Xin into the house.An Xin had found the key at this time, and I took the key over.
I asked, "Where did you go, nothing happened?"
My tone was considerate, comforting, worried and anxious for her, An Xin panted and said, "I'm sorry."
I ran back to the gate of the training hall with An Xin, I opened the door, and at the same time as everyone went in, I said loudly to the coach: "Sorry coach, An Xin has something to go out today, give me the key, let me open the door , I fucking forgot. Sorry, sorry!"
The coach was stunned for a long time before he said: "What kind of memory do you have, that's right, go in quickly and talk about it later."
A well-connected student patted me from behind: "You must treat me! Just now you stood for a long time and followed me around, did you just remember?"
Of course, An Xin also froze there.
I practiced very hard that afternoon, fully committed, and very happy inside.An Xin seemed to be called by the club to do other work, and we didn't see her again until we finished training, turned off the lights and left.
In the evening, I went to the accounting class at Dongcheng Cultural Palace.Because I want to see An Xin and see how she reacts to this afternoon.
An Xin was a little surprised to see me coming to class again, and wanted to ask me something but didn't ask.I didn't say anything, and I deliberately didn't mention the afternoon.We all pretended to concentrate on listening to the class and taking notes.In fact, I missed a lot of classes, and I didn't understand most of what the teacher said about "pay-as-you-go system and accrual system".
After class, we packed our schoolbags, and I asked An Xin: Do I want to see you off?
An Xin hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay."
We walked out of the classroom and the building together, and it wasn't until we got into my car that An Xin said, "Can you tell me, why are you being so nice to me?"
I said, "Nothing, I think you're pretty good."
I didn't start the car, and both were silent.It was raining, and there were some sparse raindrops on the windshield in front of the car.An Xin said: "How should I thank you?"
I said, "Please treat me to a meal, I like to eat."
An Xin said: "I can't afford the things you like to eat."
I said: "You know what I like to eat now? I like to drink porridge and eat pickles now."
Look at me with peace of mind, wanting to judge whether I'm telling the truth or joking.She said: "Okay, when you are free, I invite you."
I said, "I'm free now, I just didn't have dinner tonight."
An Xin didn't know if she was unprepared, or she wanted to evade, and said, "Today? Not today, I don't have any money with me."
As if I had to eat this meal today, I said, "It's okay, I'll borrow it from you first."
An Xin said, "I don't want to owe money to others."
I said, "Then you would rather be in debt to others."
Having said that, of course An Xin couldn't get rid of this trick.So we drove to Di'anmen, where there was a 24-hour restaurant called Jialing Pavilion. It was not a high-end restaurant, but it did a good job of Sichuan cuisine. There were not many people and the environment was elegant.After we were seated, I asked An Xin to order. An Xin said that I have eaten and you can order what you want.I said, do you have such a treat, I am really embarrassed.An Xin couldn't understand the humor of Beijingers, so she took the recipe with a blushing face and said, "Then what do you want to eat?"
To be honest, I really like to see her cramped appearance, and I believe Liu Minghao's words even more, she is definitely a virgin, if you make a mistake, you can change it.I smiled, took the recipe back, and said: I can do it myself, but you have to promise me one condition, otherwise I won’t eat this meal.She asked: what?I said: You have to eat with me.
I called Lai, and they were all simple and home-cooked dishes. I was afraid that An Xin would be overwhelmed psychologically, so I didn't dare to order expensive dishes.But I asked for wine.
The food and wine rose, I drank liquor, and forced Anxin to drink beer.We raised our glasses and An Xin first said, "Thank you for saving your life."
I laughed and said, "That's a big deal. I let you treat me to tease you. I can't afford to save my life."
An Xin was quite serious: "Isn't it a life-saving idea? If I get the club to resign, I will lose my job."
I stopped to look at her, she has such an attractive face, would a girl with such a face have no job!I said: "Don't worry, your stay in Beijing is too short. After a long time, you will find that you must have many opportunities. It may not take a year for you to stop working as a handyman in a club. There will always be a shortage of pretty girls in Beijing, and you might be richer than me in the future."
An Xin looked at the wine in the glass, her face was unexpectedly indifferent, she said: "I am in Beijing, I just want to learn a specialty, as long as I can support myself by myself." After a pause, she said: "I just want to live in peace. Life."
I was silent, her plainness and low-key seemed to hide a lot of deep meaning, and that delicate face suddenly looked mature.I saw her bow her head to drink and take a big, big sip.
I said: "Anxin, I really want to know where you are from, who is in your family, how do you live at home, why do you want to come to Beijing alone? Did you come to Beijing to make a living?" ?”
Now, indeed, I want to know all this.But what I don't know is whether An Xin can answer me with the real her.