Chapter 23 B-1

At that time—the time when she began to love and believe in love—Sang was sixteen years old. When school started in September of that year, sixteen-year-old Sang Li became a student in Class 1 (8) of Chaohua Middle School, a key provincial middle school.Not long after school started, Sang Li received a letter from Xiang Ning, on the envelope was written squarely in beautiful handwriting: Classmate Sang Li (accepted). It was the afternoon break, and the life committee member was calling his name to send a letter. When the white envelope was passed by several classmates, Sang Li felt a small smile blooming on the corner of his mouth. Gradually, the smile It is getting bigger and bigger, and the happiness gradually spreads like a hot air balloon, roaring upwards.Sang Li almost couldn't wait to tear open the envelope, and saw the three thin pages of letter paper inside, folded into three neatly, and it seemed that there was still a faint fragrance of ink.

Open it, Xiang Ning's handwriting is very powerful and beautiful, and there are not a few words written on a piece of letter paper. If you look closely, it looks more like a running account.Started to call her like this: "Xiao Sangli..." "Little" Sang Li? ! Sang Li was very unconvinced: How old are you, why do you always call me a child? Looking down, Xiang Ning's tone has not changed: "How are you doing recently? Are you nervous about your homework? How is your body? It's still very hot here in September, and it's hard to breathe. I miss the beach very much when I'm sweating like rain." In the cool air, I would occasionally think: what is Xiao Sangli doing?"

"Occasionally"? ! Why not "often"?Sang Li picks words, feeling resentful in his heart, but clearly very happy. "Our dormitory is in good condition. After the report, I took a quick tour of the campus. The school is not big, but there are many beautiful girls. On the first day of school, the flowers are becoming more and more charming." Sang Li's eyes widened: This is Xiang Ning?He also looks at beautiful women?Hasn't he always been a model student who doesn't look sideways?While imagining how he looked at the girl, he couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.

"There are eight people in our dormitory, and they come from all over the world. Boys, there is no barrier. In the evening, we have a bed talk, and the theme is girls except food. The boss is from Sichuan. He has a childhood sweetheart girlfriend who is very beautiful and very proud. I am the second child, this number is really not authentic, especially the third child is from the Northeast, every time I call me 'Second Brother', I have a wrinkled face..." He just told her about those people and things in the university, the fun and funny things, including the set menus in the restaurant that were short of weight, the face of the dormitory administrator who looked at the same expression, the always drinking quickly but No one will ever take the initiative to carry hot water... Of course, there are also a series of welcome activities, lectures, dances, club recruiting...

A letter that is not long seems to contain a brand new world. Sang Li looked at the thin sheets of paper repeatedly, but it was still not enough.When I go to bed at night, I quietly press the letter paper under the pillow, and in the process of falling asleep, it is his smile, his singing, and his warm embrace repeatedly. Sang Li didn't know if this was the "love" that the girls in the class would mention every now and then.From childhood to adulthood, the impression of love is the parting of life and death in the movie, as if that kind of unforgettable can be regarded as love.Although there are many classmates who are inseparable at every turn, but that is not the love she imagined.

Occasionally, she would also be confused: Is her missing Xiang Ning a kind of love? When Sang Li carefully read the letter, Tian Miao could only see a human silhouette holding a few sheets of paper through two curtains.Of course she didn't guess that it was Xiang Ning's letter, but at this time, she also suddenly thought of this person: in a place like the University of Foreign Studies, where the pride of heaven gathers, discussing proudly and fluently in a language that people around cannot understand An allusion or scenery in another country.You can have the opportunity to go abroad and go to the vast fields of Europe to see the magnificent sea of ​​flowers, the weather-beaten castles, and the streams with long streams... What a rich form of life!

Think about it: when you complacently listen to those languages ​​that are completely unfamiliar to Chinese people around you, and know the meaning of them, only you know, only you understand—what a great sense of accomplishment this "only" is , What a great honor! Tian Miao gritted her teeth secretly, and swore in the silence all around: I must go to the University of Foreign Languages, follow the path Xiang Ning walked, and walk to his side! This is a sixteen-year-old girl's secret that cannot be revealed to outsiders. It is a secret in the true sense-it can only be kept in the bottom of my heart, and it cannot even be posted in a diary or any other corner that may be prying into it. .

In the dark night, the two girls just missed the same person with different secrets. It was almost expected - during the winter vacation that year, Xiang Ning spent a lot of time at his grandma's house.Guo Yunhua was very surprised, and asked his son: "Why don't you just stay in our house honestly?" Xiang Ning's answer was also very reasonable: "Mom, aren't you busy helping students take professional courses? I'm not at home and no one will make trouble for you. Besides, I went to high school there, and I don't have many friends here. It's okay to go to grandma's house." I can see my old classmates."

Guo Yunhua thought about it, and he was right, so he nodded in agreement.At the end, he told his son: "If you see Nan Yang, don't forget to bring me a good one. That year when you had a car accident, they even came to see you." Xiang Ning's first reaction was to think of Sang Li, who was in the same hospital as Nanyang, and he was so happy, he pushed the boat down and asked, "Mom, do you remember Nanyang's sister?" Guo Yunhua nodded: "You told me about the little girl who wants to learn to sing." Xiang Ning took his mother's hand to intercede: "She is a freshman in high school this year, and she wants to be admitted to your school in two years. Mom, can you tutor her?"

Guo Yunhua looked at his son, curious: "You even take care of the neighbors of the Nanyang family?" "Put a knife in my brother's ribs!" Xiang Ning straightened his waist and patted his chest.In my mother's eyes, that staring look is as cute as when I was a child. Guo Yunhua looked at his son who was already much taller than himself, and smiled gratifiedly: "Okay, I will come to your grandma's house in the afternoon of the New Year's Eve, and your father will also come over, and let's celebrate the New Year together. On the second or third day of the new year, let the little one Come to the house, girl, let me have a look, if it is this piece of material, please carve it carefully."

Hearing his mother's words, Xiang Ningsong took a deep breath.He knew that his mother was a very dedicated person, and if she promised, she would definitely do it seriously.He began to look forward to the moment when he saw Sang Li very strongly. For this reason, he designed at least seven or eight ways to appear, all of which were surprise appearances that fell from the sky.The night before he left the provincial capital to go to his grandma's house, he lay in bed thinking about Sang Li's clear eyes, and thinking about Sang Li's ability to tell her how much he liked her after he was admitted to university, and finally fell asleep with a smile on his face. Xiang Ning returned to her grandma's house on the day of the new year. Grandma saw her most beloved grandson coming, and she was so happy that she didn't know what to do.Xiang Ning also let his grandma list the recipes excitedly at home alone, and he returned to his alma mater on the pretext of going to see his classmates.At 5:10 in the afternoon, the sky had already darkened, but the students in the high school hadn't finished their classes yet.Sitting on the national flag platform under the teaching building, Xiang Ning waited for Sang Li, feeling a little apprehensive, afraid that Sang Li would not be able to see him when he came out of the building later. But he obviously worried too much, because half an hour after the get out of class ends, the students flocking out will look at him curiously when they pass by him: Although he has only graduated for less than half a year, he is just dressed in casual clothes and has a bit of free and easy temperament. , already incomparably conspicuous in a sea of ​​purple school uniforms! So, the moment Sangli left the door of the building, he saw him. Sang Li couldn't believe his eyes, blinked, and looked again, could it really be Xiang Ning? Sang Li's heart almost jumped out of his throat! She followed the crowd in a daze, saw Xiang Ning Chong waving, then walked towards her with a smile, passed through the crowd, and walked in front of her.In full view of everyone, he bent down to look into her eyes, and smiled: "Xiao Li, why, don't you know me?" It was with great difficulty that Sang Li suppressed the scream that was about to burst out of his mouth, his voice trembled a little.She looked at him excitedly: "Brother Xiang Ning——" Xiang Ning smiled.He rubbed Sangli's head and followed her on the way home.Sang Li couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and asked Xiang Ning, "Brother, when did you come back?" Xiang Ning reached out and touched Sang Li's nose: "This afternoon." Sang Li was very happy: "Then you came to see me right after you came back?" Xiang Ning looked at the little girl's expression amusedly, and nodded. Sang Li became more and more happy, and his steps jumped up and down. In the cold winter, Xiang Ning looked at Sang Li happily telling himself about high school life, while shaking his ponytail and stretching his hands on the curb to practice balance.She staggered forward while laughing and talking, Xiang Ning followed and took her hand, and she walked on the narrow edge even more happily. But the moment he held her hand, Xiang Ning frowned, pinched her school uniform again and asked, "Xiao Li, are you cold in these clothes?" Sang Li answered him indifferently: "I didn't know the temperature would cool down today." She smiled with a nonchalant face on her face: "There is a 38 wire in my room, and the closet is just on Tian Miao's side. My thick clothes are all in it. Tian Miao doesn't allow me to go to her side, so let's stay cold when it's cold." .” Xiang Ning paused, turned to look at Sang Li, and finally stopped.Under the dim street light in the night, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took Sang Li into his arms.The scorching breath immediately surrounded the little girl, and Sang Li raised his head, and he could see Xiang Ning's chin, Adam's apple, and his eyes looking at her from the side.This hug was so warm, and she missed it so much, she really didn't want to go home, just hug him like this for the rest of her life, even if it turned into a stone. Sang Li blushed while thinking this way.She lowered her head, and vaguely heard Xiang Ning's voice echoing in her ears, as if to say: Xiaoli, when you are admitted to university, you will be freed, and we are all set free. She didn't understand what it meant, but she seemed to understand something vaguely.This feeling was too ethereal, she couldn't grasp it, so she could only bury her head deeper into his arms, yearning for even a little bit of warm time.