Chapter 48 Peacock Forest (48)

As soon as I entered Yum, as expected, the store was almost full, but fortunately there was still a vacant seat at the bar. "Merry Christmas." I just sat down when this sentence came from the right.Turning around, it was Mr. Martini. "Merry Christmas. 』I also said. He wore another tie tonight, as usual, and the design was made from a painting. This time I recognized it, it was Picasso's famous painting: "The Girl of Avignon". Xiaoyun was very busy, and when he brought my coffee, he just said Merry Christmas and went back to work. The store is lively and full of joyful atmosphere.Everyone talked and laughed loudly, or toasted happily.

Mr. Martini and I are like Antarctic penguins afraid of the cold, when all the penguins are having fun in the ice and snow, Only our two penguins curled up in a corner to avoid the cold. As a penguin in Antarctica, but afraid of the cold, I find it ridiculous and a bit sad. "Are you free?" Mr. Martini said. "Ok? 』 "I want to talk," he said. "available. ’ I replied. "It's a long story." "I have all night. 』 "When I was in college, I had a girlfriend." This is Mr. Martini's opening statement. Then he said something about the girl, and what she looked like.

He is a man of few words, but when describing her, it seems trivial and even a bit long-winded. I listened quietly, without interruption.In fact, the focus of this narrative is only: The girl is two years older than him, met at a fellowship event, she is the best girl in the world, He loves her, the kind who plunges headlong into her regardless of life or death. "As soon as I was admitted to the graduate school, I was very excited, so I ran to tell her immediately." He took a sip of his wine, "But she said in a calm tone: I still have two years to study in graduate school, two years to be a soldier,

It will take at least two years of struggle before we can have a small economic foundation. " "What did she say these things for? ’ I inserted the first sentence. "It means: when we can really be together, it will be at least six years later." "so what? 』 "She was 25 years old. Six years later, she will be in her 30s, and she is no longer young." "I said I will work hard to make money, and I don't need to go to graduate school. But she kept shaking her head." He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "Then she gave a psychological test."

"What kind of psychological test? 』 "You keep several animals in the forest, horses, cows, sheep, tigers and peacocks. If one day You have to leave the forest with only one animal, which animal will you take? " I was taken aback and didn't answer. "You've played it too, right?" He nodded at me, then said, "She chooses cows." "Cattle? 』 "She hopes to be stable, so that life will have weight, and it will not be like living on the moon. And only she She will feel stable when her future partner has sufficient financial conditions and a solid foundation for her career. "

"You can do this. 』 "But at least six more years. Isn't it?" He extinguished his cigarette and quietly looked at the empty glass in front of him. "and then? "I asked. "She said that we should separate first, and after six years I will have a successful career, and if there is a destiny, we will reunite." "Has it been six years? 』 "Last year was the sixth year." "What about her? 』 "We made an appointment to meet at the school gate, on Christmas Eve." He shook his head, "but she didn't come." "She..." I couldn't answer.Since she didn't come, presumably he didn't meet her either.

"Have you ever thought that maybe that girl doesn't love you enough?" Xiaoyun suddenly appeared and asked a question.I was taken aback. "It doesn't matter, as long as I love her enough." Mr. Martini replied. "You're so busy now, you..." I said to Xiaoyun. "Xiao Lan can handle it." She smiled, "Listening to stories is more important." Xiaoyun brought a glass of wine and put it in front of him, saying, "This dry Martini is my treat." "Thank you." He nodded. "Maybe the six-year agreement is just an excuse to break up." Xiaoyun said.

A gloomy look flashed across Mr. Martini's face, and he said flatly, "I don't want to think that way." "I'm sorry." Xiaoyun seemed impatient, "I have no other meaning." "It's okay," he said. "I haven't thought about her all these years. The first two years, It was the most difficult time when I was in graduate school. At that time, I often wrote on the wall. " Hearing what he said, I thought of the writing on the wall in the room. "During the two years in the army, I thought a lot. Maybe it's because I don't seem stable enough, so she

Can't see the future.You may not believe it, I used to be sloppy, if my jeans have holes It’s still not wrong to wear it as it is, and you always wear slippers when you watch movies and go shopping. " Mr. Martini picked up the glass of dry Martini, took a sip, and continued: "After retiring from the army, I deliberately changed myself, wearing a tie at any time, whether it is at work or on vacation." "Actually, it doesn't need to be like this." Xiaoyun said. "A tie represents a man's career, and only a suitable tie can set off a man's status."

"Is there this kind of saying? "I'm curious. "That's what she said," he replied. I looked at Xiaoyun, and Xiaoyun also looked at me. We all felt that this statement was not objective. "In the past few years after working, I have been promoted very quickly and my income is considered high, but I am still not used to wearing a tie. Westerners must have been hanged ghosts in their previous lives, so they retain the habit of tightening their necks. " After finishing speaking, he forced a smile, and then said: "That's great. After she left, I felt like most of me was dead. I didn't realize I had a sense of humor."

Xiaoyun and I also smiled. "I come here whenever I can't get over the pain of missing her." He sighed, "She is my The stone on the right, if I can't see her again, I can only wait and miss her in place. " "But since she has missed the appointment, why don't you..." He shook his head, interrupting me.Said: "I often fantasize that she must be hiding in the dark and watching me secretly, As soon as I got used to wearing a tie, she knew I had a career and would come out to see me. " "The tie you wore today suits you very well. "I say. "Really?" He looked down. "And you used to touch the knot and hem of your tie, but not once today. 』 "Really?" His eyes widened. Xiaoyun looked at me, a little puzzled by his reaction. "Maybe I'm used to wearing a tie." He sighed heavily, and downed the rest of his drink in one gulp. "I should have thought that there was something special about her choosing to meet on Christmas Eve." "What special significance? "I asked. "There will be miracles on Christmas Eve. She should be implying that our reunion needs a miracle." Xiaoyun and I didn't answer the conversation, for fear that we might say something inappropriate and be too cruel to him. "The miracles of last year and this year didn't happen, and probably won't happen in the future. In fact, in my heart Knowing that being with her is a luxury, I just want to see her again. " After speaking, he fell silent. The three of us were silent for a long time, and I decided to break the silence by saying: "You keep several kinds of animals in the forest, horses, cows, sheep, tigers and peacocks.if one day You have to leave the forest with only one animal, which animal will you take? 』 "Guess what," he said. "You must choose sheep. ’ I said, ‘Only sheep pickers are so persistent in love. 』 "guessed wrong." "Then what do you choose?" Xiaoyun asked. "I choose the peacock," he said. "why? 』 Because I was so surprised, I suddenly called out, and four people in the store turned their heads towards us at the same time.