Finale
When Xu Hongqi woke up, he looked at his watch. It was 4:37 in the morning, so it was still early.
He usually slept lying flat on his back, but this night, in order to hug Xu Nian, he naturally changed to lying on his side. He quietly turned over to relax his body for a moment, then he turned sideways and hugged the person next to him.
Seeing Xu Nian sleeping, Xu Hongqi couldn't help but touch her cheek. It was warm and elastic. Her face looked small, but it felt very fleshy to the touch.
After touching it, he couldn't help but pinch it, as if he suddenly had a favorite toy and couldn't help but want to touch it.
Xu Nian was sleeping soundly when her cheeks suddenly felt sore. She unconsciously waved her hands to clear the obstacle, but just a short while later, her mouth was pinched again. She had no choice but to wake up.
She opened her sleepy almond eyes and looked towards the culprit, only to see Xu Hongqi sleeping with his eyes closed. It was such an obvious performance, Xu Nian didn't believe him at all.
I don't know what she was thinking, but she bit him on the face without any hesitation.
Xu Hongqi hissed, "Murdering your husband?"
Xu Nian was irritable before he woke up. He rolled around on the bed twice without saying a word, showing that he was unhappy. By the time he was making such a fuss, the clock had already pointed to five.
He was now a good guy again, "Get up, don't you want to watch the flag-raising ceremony?"
"I don't want to go." Xu Nian had slept all night, and his voice sounded a little soft when he spoke.
Xu Hongqi felt that he was also sick. Why did he provoke her? He realized his mistake and felt guilty. "How about you lie down and I'll dress you."
"Oh!"
Xu Hongxia got out of bed and took the clothes she had placed on the stool yesterday to the bed. "I've never seen you wear this dress before. Don't you look particularly beautiful in it?"
Xu Nian snorted, "Of course."
She was just throwing a tantrum and said she wasn't going. After she came to the capital to study, she didn't have time to watch the flag-raising ceremony in the first half of the month. In the second half of the month, she knew Xu Hongqi was coming and wanted to go with him to watch this meaningful event. She had been looking forward to it for a whole month. She stopped arguing with him and prepared to get up.
"Go wash up first, I need to change my clothes."
Xu Hongqi didn't dare to provoke anymore, and immediately agreed, and took action and went into the bathroom quickly.
Seeing him go in, Xu Nian didn't lie down anymore. She was afraid that if she lay down any longer, she would really not want to get up. She took off her pajamas and changed into the clothes she wore yesterday.
After getting dressed and seeing that Xu Hongqi hadn't come out, she went over and knocked on the door, "I need to wash up, please come out."
Xu Hongqi came out in response. He was about to say she was overbearing, but when he opened the door and saw Xu Nian standing there gracefully, he was mesmerized by her beauty. "Wow, you're so beautiful."
Xu Nian's morning grumpiness was soothed by this heartfelt compliment, and she became a caring girlfriend again.
"Have you finished washing up? If not, clean up again. I can wait for a while."
Xu Hongqi watched her change again and again throughout the morning and felt that his future life would definitely not be boring because he had a chameleon girlfriend.
While washing up, Xu Nian asked him what time it was. When she heard it was five-nineteen, she immediately quickened her washing speed, casually braided her hair into a side braid, adjusted the loose hair on the side of her cheek, put on lipstick, and urged Xu Hongqi to set off.
"We have to hurry up. I heard there were a lot of people at the flag-raising ceremony yesterday."
While she was getting dressed, Xu Hongqi had already packed the things she needed to take out. When Xu Nian gave the order, he took her out and headed to Tiananmen Square.
After riding the bus for about twenty minutes, when they got off, they saw many people running towards the flagpole in the distance. Xu Nian was afraid that there would be no seats, so he pulled Xu Hongqi and ran too.
Seeing that there were so many people, Xu Hongqi was afraid that Xu Nian would be squeezed, so he used his body as a shield and moved forward. When they got there, they found that many people in front had already taken up their seats spontaneously and orderly, and people like them could not squeeze in at all.
There was an old man next to them. Seeing the two young people running with red faces and heavy breathing, he pointed at the group in front and said familiarly, "It's useless for you to come earlier. They came here last night."
Xu Nian and Xu Hongqi looked at each other and could think of nothing but admiration.
The time for raising and lowering the national flag at Tiananmen Square is determined by calculating the sunrise and sunset times based on the coordinates of the flag base in Tiananmen Square. The specific time is specially calculated by astronomers at the Beijing Observatory.
This is something Xu Nian specifically asked someone to find out. Back then, the Internet was not well developed. You didn't have to go out to find out the exact time of the flag-raising ceremony by searching on your phone at home. Then you could go to watch the flag-raising ceremony at a designated time.
Just as they had regained their composure, they heard someone shouting in excitement up ahead. The grandfather next to them explained to others, "They must have seen the PLA Honor Guard approaching."
Xu Hongqi lifted his foot to look, and it was true. Xu Nian was not like that. Her height was considered good among the girls, but in the vast crowd, she was like a sesame seed, unable to see anything, and only her ears were noisy.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Xu Hongqi coaxed her, "When the flag-raising ceremony starts later, I'll hold you high up so you can definitely see it."
Xu Nian was very pleased and hooked Xu Hongqi's finger with his little finger.
Xu Hongqi rubbed her head.
Someone shouted, "Here they come! Here they come!"
Xu Nian heard the sound of uniform footsteps, sonorous and powerful with consistent rhythm. Although Xu Nian could not see it, he could already imagine in his mind the rigor and unity that were in the bones of the Chinese people. It must have demonstrated the style and training level of the soldiers, which would definitely be a visual enjoyment.
Then the national anthem played and the national flag slowly rose. Xu Nian stared at the five-star red flag rising higher and higher.
Xu Hongqi forgot to pick up Xu Niankan, but they didn't care about that until the national flag was raised to the highest point and the people in the square cheered excitedly and applauded warmly. The national flag fluttered in the wind in the morning light, looking particularly majestic and solemn. Some people wiped away their tears while laughing, and the pride of being the children of China reached its peak.
Xu Nian also cried, unable to control herself at all. The emotions at this moment were strong and deep. She realized how great the word "motherland" was.
Xu Nian turned her head to look at Xu Hongqi. His eyes were bright and lively. Perhaps it was a visual illusion caused by the light, she seemed to see a human-shaped shadow walking into the light.
Xu Nian felt that she could not judge what was good, what was bad, what was light, and what was darkness. But there was a moment when she saw someone's once gloomy eyes become firm, and the once shaken beliefs were reorganized, and the coldness in their hearts became soft. She thought that this might be the meaning of life that everyone is pursuing.
After the flag-raising ceremony, Xu Nian waited for the crowd to disperse, and ran to the Tiananmen Gate holding Xu Hongqi's hand.
She wrapped her small hand around his big hand and touched the golden ball-shaped door nail on Tiananmen Gate.
"Brother Hongqi, there are a total of 9981 golden door nails on Tiananmen Square. I heard that 9981 is the most yang number, symbolizing the supreme power of the emperor. In folk customs, door nails are used to ward off disasters and evil spirits, and to pray for peace and good fortune."
She looked up at Xu Hongqi and smiled brightly, "Let's touch nine door nails together. Let's get rid of all the bad luck in the past and welcome all the good things in the future together, okay?"
Xu Hongqi's heart was pounding. He didn't expect Xu Nian to bring him here to touch this, and he had no idea what the door nail meant.
But he knew that Xu Nian was very good to him, and this kindness was not only material, but also spiritual support.
But now he gradually realized that what he thought was far from enough. What Xu Nian wanted was never for her to be his spiritual support, but for him to learn how to fill up his poor spiritual world and become rich, so rich that he would never be affected or defeated by anything again.
He wondered, how could there be such a girl?
He thought, how lucky he was to meet such a girl!
He thought, he must hold on to this girl tightly, because she is the starting point and the end point of his happiness...
On October 1, 1981, at 06:10:22, the five-star red flag once again fluttered over Tiananmen Square. A different group of people, with the same cheers and excitement, and this time Xu Nian stood in the front row of the audience.
She had this privilege not because she reserved a seat overnight, but because she was invited as an outstanding May Fourth Youth.
After the flag-raising ceremony, Xu Hongqi gave a speech under the national flag. He was a representative of outstanding graduates from across the country and was awarded a medal as a nuclear physicist.
He is an outstanding theoretical worker and has made significant contributions to the country's nuclear bomb cause. What is even more exciting is that he is still so young. The country needs someone who can silently dedicate themselves to security, but the country also needs someone who can gain international influence with strong strength.
Xu Nian listened to the leader's passionate speech on the stage, and she looked at Xu Hongqi intently from the audience. Their eyes met countless times, and Xu Nian cried and laughed just like the first time they watched the flag-raising ceremony two years ago.
She couldn't describe the feeling. Two years ago, after the flag-raising ceremony, they went to climb the Great Wall. Standing on the top of the wall and looking down, they saw everyone's smiling faces looking up with unyielding determination.
Xu Hongqi suddenly said to Xu Nian, "If one day I can stand under the five-star red flag in Tiananmen Square and receive the recognition of the country, then we can get married, okay?"
Xu Nian didn't know what he meant by "definitely", but she was so excited at the time that she nodded without hesitation. In their life together, she had actually long ignored the request she had made to Xu Hongqi, but this man always remembered it and kept his promise with his actions.
She wanted him to be a good May Fourth youth. In fact, he had always been one, but life forced him to become another. The little bit of warmth she released deceived the boy who was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted.
In fact, he has always been a poplar, straight and tall, with unique charm and resilience. No one is anyone's savior, and it is always himself who can bring the light of dawn.
Xu Nian looked at the palm of her hand again. Wisdom and career were intertwined, and feelings and life were growing infinitely. Everything told her that every day in the future would be full of hope.
After the ceremony, she locked her eyes with the crowd and ran towards her own happiness with all her strength.
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