The only photo left
It was a long time after Chen Tian finished speaking, but he didn't hear Chen Xing's reply. The way Chen Xing lowered his head made Chen Tian feel a little reluctant.
Just as Chen Tian was about to touch Chen Xing's head, Chen Xing raised his head and looked at Chen Tian seriously, saying, "Okay then. I'll try my best to spend all your money."
Chen Tian never expected Chen Xing to say such a thing. Although he knew it was a joke, it was not like Chen Xing's usual style.
Chen Tian slowly felt that Chen Xing was different from before, more confident and happier.
Chen Tian patted Chen Xing's head and said, "Okay, I'm not your brother, but I don't even have money to buy candy."
Mr. Chen Tian always said he was buying candy, but in fact it was not just candy.
Chen Tian took Chen Xing to the supermarket for a stroll. Chen Xing really needed sugar recently. It was really uncomfortable to take medicine without sugar to relieve the bitterness.
Chen Tian looked at what Chen Xing was holding and asked, "Is this all you need?"
Chen Xing nodded and said, "These are enough. If we buy more, we will have to share them with others."
Chen Tian knew who Chen Xing was talking about. "Okay, you finally learned to be selfish. I'll reward you with another lollipop."
What Chen Tian meant by selfishness was just that he wanted Chen Xing to be nicer to him, at least to think of him first when encountering good things.
Sometimes not sharing is not selfish, and sharing may not necessarily be remembered by others.
Chen Xing put all the candies she bought in her pockets, just enough to fill up two pockets. She ate the lollipop directly.
Chen Tian smiled as he saw Chen Xing looking so satisfied even when eating candy.
Chen Tian asked: "Where do you want to go?"
Chen Xing looked around and saw that the surroundings were bare. There was nothing beautiful to see in winter, so he was only looking forward to it when it snowed.
When Chen Xing saw Chen Tian replying to the message, she suddenly remembered that she still owed Wen Yu several photos. She had almost forgotten that she had promised to show him the scenery of the countryside yesterday.
Chen Xing grabbed Chen Tian's arm and said, "Brother, let's go to the fields. Isn't it better for taking pictures there?"
Chen Xing hasn't been to the countryside for many years and can no longer remember what winter is like in the countryside. It seems that apart from the withered weeds, the most common things are cattle and sheep.
Chen Tian put it away and asked, "Take pictures? What kind of pictures are you taking? It's winter, and there's nothing but the land."
Chen Xing said, "I remember there seemed to be a river next to the land in the north. Is it frozen?"
Chen Tian looked at Chen Xing with a gleam in his eyes and said, "Want to skate?"
Chen Xing nodded vigorously. She remembered that when she was a child, she loved playing by the river. In the summer, she could catch fish and tadpoles there, and in the winter, she could skate and play house on the ice. It was truly a paradise for children.
In the end, Chen Tian couldn't resist Chen Xing's insistence and took him with him.
When Chen Xing saw the field, although there was no green at all except the soil, she was surprised to find that there was a ginkgo tree planted on the other side of the field.
The ginkgo tree looks particularly dazzling in winter, it is simply gold in winter, and the leaves rustling in the wind look like copper coins.
Chen Xing was surprised and delighted and said, "Brother, when did a ginkgo tree get planted here? Why didn't I notice it before?"
When Chen Xing saw the ginkgo tree, he became cheerful. He walked faster and faster, and kept speeding up, just wanting to embrace hope as quickly as possible.
The ginkgo tree has a different meaning to Chen Xing. No matter where she goes, when she sees the ginkgo tree, she must have seen another self who is trying hard to live.
Seeing that Chen Xing was about to run, Chen Tian suddenly grabbed her.
"Why are you running? It can't get away from there. Just walk over there."
Chen Tian cared more about Chen Xing's fragile heart than she did. He only knew that people with heart disease couldn't run, couldn't do strenuous exercise, and couldn't smell cigarettes, so he always wanted to slow down Chen Xing's pace of life.
Chen Xing was already very excited. With Chen Tian around, she was under strict control and could only listen to him. She didn't want him to worry.
Chen Tiandao said, "This tree has been there for several years. It suddenly grew up. I didn't notice it before. Maybe it was planted by someone else."
Chen Tian couldn't tell when this tree existed. After all, no one had paid close attention to this place. Every time they went to the fields to sow seeds and harvest, their attention was not on a piece of abandoned land.
It was just by chance that the tree grew bigger and bigger, and its existence could no longer be ignored.
It is also close to the river, and in the summer it is inconspicuous among the rows of poplar trees.
But in winter, all the leaves of the poplar trees have fallen off, and only this ginkgo tree is covered with golden leaves, which is hard to ignore.
Chen Xing and Chen Tian walked for a long distance before they reached the end. The tree grew at the edge of the land. It was surrounded by tall poplar trees with straight branches. Only this tree was short but tried hard to show its uniqueness.
Chen Xing was very happy. She hadn't seen a ginkgo tree in the school for a long time since the tree was cut down.
Chen Tian saw Chen Xing grinning foolishly at a tree. He was very puzzled and asked, "It's just a tree. Are you so happy looking at it?"
Chen Xing said: "Brother, it is not just a tree to me, it is a sustenance and a hope. Seeing it is like seeing myself."
Chen Tian didn’t understand what the ginkgo tree meant to Chen Xing, but he just needed to remember that Chen Xing liked it.
The ginkgo tree is the oldest creature in the world and has amazing vitality. This is why it can bring comfort to Chen Xing. Seeing it is as if she sees herself who is unwilling to accept her fate and trying hard to live.
Chen Tian just looked at Chen Xing quietly for a long time. Although he didn't understand, something had already taken root in his heart.
Chen Tian asked, "Do you like ginkgo trees?"
Chen Xing nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah, I like it very much."
Chen Tian smiled thoughtfully, "Okay, I understand."
Chen Xing was surprised and asked, "Huh? What did you know?"
Chen Tian shook his head gently and said, "You will know later."
Chen Xing was full of confusion. She always felt that Chen Tian was going to do something big without telling her. She felt a little uneasy, but it disappeared in an instant.
Chen Xing asked, "Brother, please take a picture of me. I want to send it to my friends."
Chen Tian's eyes were filled with questions when he heard Chen Xing's words. "What friend? And sending photos? Could it be an online friend?"
The more Chen Tian thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Ever since Chen Xing pulled him to the fields, he felt that Chen Xing was mysterious.
Chen Tian pressed the issue, "Chen Xing, you're not even eighteen yet. With your innocent mind, you're easily deceived. Stop chatting with strangers online, okay?"
Chen Tian didn't say anything too harsh. After all, Chen Xing was still a girl, so he should give her some face in some matters.
Chen Tian is not a feudal person. He is just worried that Chen Xing will be cheated by outsiders.
Chen Xing burst out laughing when he heard this. "Brother, what are you talking about? He's just a classmate of mine from a different class. We... there's also Nan Nan and Shen Xuyang. You've met them both. The four of us are good friends. Isn't it good for me to have another friend?"
Chen Tian then realized that he seemed to have thought too much. Looking at Chen Xing's innocent face, she probably didn't understand what love was.
After all, the environment I grew up in has never earned me any true love.
Chen Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, so that's it. Then how do you want to shoot it?"
Chen Xing looked around and still felt that this ginkgo tree was the most suitable for taking photos. The other places were bare and there was nothing in sight.
Chen Xing said: "Right next to this tree, take a picture of me and the ginkgo tree together."
Chen Xing doesn’t know much about taking photos, and always thinks that a good background can set off everything.
Chen Tian listened to Chen Xing's arrangements very carefully, and whatever she said was what he did.
Chen Tian found the best angle and asked, "Are you ready?"
At the critical moment, Chen Xing still didn't quite trust Chen Tian's photography skills, and was always afraid that he would be photographed ugly by him.
Chen Xing asked, "Brother, can you please not take such ugly photos of me? Otherwise, I won't dare to send them to him."
Chen Tian made an "OK" gesture to Chen Xing and said confidently, "Don't worry, I often take pictures of Shanshan, and my photography skills are recognized by her."
Chen Xing asked, "Shanshan? Is she your girlfriend? The one you met last night?"
Chen Tiandao: "Well, who else could it be besides her?"
When Chen Xing heard Chen Tian mention Shanshan, his face was full of smiles. It seemed that he really liked her.
Chen Xing didn't ask any more questions and stood under the tree and said, "Okay, let's take the photo."
Chen Xing only has one action, a scissors hand gesture, which he changes to the left and then the right. The photos he takes can be seen to be different.
Chen Tian laughed, "My dear sister, is this the only move you have? Besides the scissor hand gesture, you don't know any other moves? And your smile is too fake."
Chen Xing was ridiculed by Chen Tian, and she herself felt that there was nothing new.
Chen Tiandao: "Isn't it pretty? I've never taken a proper photo before."
Seeing that Chen Xing really wanted to take good photos, Chen Tian helped Chen Xing design some cute poses.
Although there is only the ginkgo tree in the background, Chen Xing looks different in every photo.
After looking at those photos, Chen Xing never thought that taking photos could be so versatile. He felt that every one of them could be kept as a souvenir.
Chen Xing said with satisfaction: "Brother, you are so amazing."
Chen Tian was praised and said arrogantly: "That's right, don't you see who your brother is? As long as I want to learn, there is nothing I can't learn."
Chen Xing smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you are the best."
"By the way, brother, let's take a photo together."
Chen Xing suddenly suggested that if it weren’t for this opportunity, perhaps she and Chen Tian would not have left a photo.
As far as I can remember, Chen Tian didn't appear very often in Chen Xing's world. He only stayed with him the longest during his childhood in the countryside. After that, they met once a year but then parted in a hurry.
Those memories that remain in our minds are all deeply impressed, but the ordinary and simple moments will always be slowly forgotten by time.
There are too many memories that Chen Xing wants to keep. She not only wants to keep the unforgettable fragments, but also a joke, a dinner, a smile. She wants to engrave them in her heart forever, but before she can grasp them, they fly away.
All that was left for her was what they wanted her to remember.
Since time can take away many beautiful memories, can photos preserve the happiness of the past?
Chen Xing didn’t think too much about it at the time, until many years later, she regretted not keeping more photos.
In fact, the photos only capture the youthful look on their faces at that time. There is no way to go back to the past, and we can no longer feel the original mood.
Time cannot be reset, let alone rewound. What you cannot grasp can never be taken away.
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