Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Year after year
2014/1/31
"I've added his contact information. Also, Happy New Year."
——Xu Renren's Diary
The night he returned home, Xu Sui registered his first □□ account and added Jiang Changjia. The two chatted on the phone for a long time. At around eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, the sound of firecrackers was still "cracking" outside.
Xu Sui raised his head from the quilt and looked out the window. The curtains did not block out all the light, and some light leaked through the joints on both sides, allowing him to see colorful fireworks.
She drew the quilt closer, said good night to Jiang Changjia, and prepared to log out. However, perhaps because she had never used it before, Xu Sui pressed the button several times but it didn't work. She clicked on the screen twice and accidentally clicked on Jiang Changjia's avatar.
Entered the space.
Xu Sui froze, his fingers hanging in the air. The hot air he exhaled slowly condensed into small water droplets in the air. As if stung by something, Xu Sui quickly tucked his hand back into the quilt.
The screen shows a recent post by Jiang Changjia, a group photo of many people, with men and women huddled together making "V" and "heart" signs.
There are people Xu Sui knows, but there are also many unfamiliar faces to Xu Sui.
It’s the group of people from Nanfu.
It was their circle, a circle she had never participated in.
It's really strange. There are so many faces, but everyone's outfit is different and unique. It's dazzling at first glance.
But she caught him so accurately in the middle at a glance, with flawless facial features and a faint smile, looking a little uninterested.
Jiang Changjia was wearing the gloves and earmuffs she had worn in the classroom that day, and she made a heart shape with a girl next to her who was wearing a white down jacket. Xu Sui took a closer look. He had never seen her before, but she was also very beautiful, with a bold beauty. She looked at the camera with a pair of affectionate eyes. Just standing there, it was easy to fall in love with her.
Xu Sui stroked the center of the photo with his thumb before dropping it back to the bottom of the phone and scrolling down to the comments.
Just from the seemingly endless string of comments, it was clear that Jiang Changjia was popular. Although most of them were flattering, she did not reply to all of them. Xu Sui read through them one by one and guessed that she probably only replied to those she was more familiar with.
As soon as Xu Sui glanced at him, he saw a comment from a person with the nickname "High Aspirations": "Why is the man in the middle looking so upset? Is he born not to smile?" with a sly expression.
Jiang Changjia immediately tagged someone: "@Y, did you hear that? My brother Yuan is calling you. (Watching the fun)"
Y didn't say anything, and replied with an ellipsis that was simple, sloppy and extremely rude.
So a long queue formed below again.
【Hey, Lengdan brother. 】
Yo, ellipsis brother
【Hey, Dian brother. 】
【Hey, brother with a cold face. 】
…
[I give up. Can you please stop messing with my brother Yang? I bet he won't participate in this kind of event next time.]
Y didn't reply again.
Seeing this, Xu Sui's initial guess was almost confirmed. Perhaps because her hand had been exposed for too long, her index finger was trembling a little and felt quite cold.
He pointed his finger at the Y and instantly jumped to his space. The moment he saw the avatar, Xu Sui closed his eyes. His heartbeat was drowned out by the incessant sound of firecrackers outside the window, and he could not hear it clearly.
Yes.
It's him.
Xu Sui was most familiar with the hand in the avatar. The small light-colored mole on the wrist bone was something Xu Sui saw almost every day. Whenever he handed him a piece of paper with the answers written on it, the first thing that caught Xu Sui's eyes was the mole on the wrist bone.
He has a very fair complexion, especially his hands, so any marks would be very obvious.
It can be seen from the photo used as a profile picture that the owner just took it casually and perfunctorily. It shows a hand "ravaging" the head of an orange cat. The kitten is obviously annoyed and is stretching out its claws and incomplete teeth to scratch and bite him fiercely.
There was not a single update on his profile, only ten words in his signature: "Broadly learned and determined, inquiring and thoughtful."
Xu Sui was stunned for a moment, feeling that the words sounded familiar, as if she had heard them somewhere before. After thinking about it, she long-pressed Y's □□ number and copied it to the memo.
save.
Then go to the browser and enter those ten words.
The explanation that popped up was that Fudan University's motto was "Broad learning and firm determination, earnest inquiry and profound thinking."
Xu Sui was a little slow to react at the moment, and almost dropped the phone on his face. It was a very ordinary sentence.
It’s just the school motto.
If someone used such a sentence as a signature, Xu Sui would not even look at it, let alone search for it.
But just because it was him, she would check, think and guess.
What's the meaning.
Isn’t he going to take the entrance exams for Peking University or Tsinghua University?
Those who are key trained by the city are generally sent to Peking University and Tsinghua University. Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and Jiaotong University are all very strong, but compared with the former two, it seems obvious which one to choose.
Xu Sui suddenly thought of what Jiang Changjia said that day. Could it be because the elders in his family had taught there? But this reason was too unconvincing.
Xu Sui rubbed her sleepy eyes, and buried confusion in her heart. It was time to go to bed. It was very late. There was no point in worrying about these things now, because she couldn't pass any of them at the moment.
Well, I failed the exam.
It doesn’t matter. There are still two and a half years. There is plenty of time. I will definitely pass the exam.
At the end of 2013, Xu Sui suddenly had a delusion and had a vague but accurate goal. The slogan in his heart was no longer "I want to do well in the exam and make progress", but... I want to apply to XX University.
At her current level, it was a secret that could not be told or made public, just like him.
**
Zhou Xiaoling did not come back from the other side of the ocean on New Year's Eve. She had a reunion dinner with her aunt's family in the morning. Like previous reunions, they mentioned her grades, but it did not embarrass Xu Sui like before. Although there was still some gap between her and Shu Siyun, they were all surprised at her progress.
The praise from her uncle and aunt seemed to have aroused Shu Siyun's rebellious nature. She muttered on the spot: "She's still at the back of the class."
The situation became awkward for a moment. My aunt frowned and patted her hand, saying, "Child, stop talking."
My uncle just kept smiling awkwardly to smooth things over, not daring to look at Xu Sui.
It is even harder for grandparents to say anything, as they are all granddaughters, and judging by time and place, Shu Siyun provides more companionship.
The story ended hastily with the grandmother calling out Shu Siyun's name in a strong tone. Xu Sui's dark eyes turned and he tilted his head to look. Two pairs of somewhat similar eyes met his gaze.
Shu Siyun raised her eyebrows, and Xu Sui was silent for a moment, then pulled the corner of his mouth and turned his eyes away from her.
To be honest, at that moment, she felt a little isolated and helpless. She had never experienced that kind of invisible protection before.
On New Year's Eve, Xu Sui took a shower, watched the Spring Festival Gala, felt bored, and went back to his room.
I used my newly bought mobile phone to download the Himalaya app which was just launched in February 2013. I found the English listening materials, saved them and downloaded them, then I found a humanities program to listen to.
At 11:59, Xu Sui was listening to a book and almost fell asleep when he suddenly remembered something and jumped up from the bed. He turned on the screen, looked at the time, and opened the memo, where he found the string of numbers he had saved a few days ago. Perhaps it was because the New Year atmosphere was too strong, which prompted the rapid secretion of dopamine in the human body. The string of numbers was already on the search bar of □□.
After just a few seconds of hesitation, the words "Happy New Year" were typed on the friend verification and sent out.
It happened that the 59 on the phone turned into 00, and the Spring Festival Gala playing in the living room struck midnight.
Goodbye, 2013.
Hello 2014.
After sending the friend request, Xu Sui immediately returned to the group he created with Jiang Changjia, Xu Zhiyao and others, and sent New Year greetings to them both.
That year was the Year of the Horse. Idioms related to horses, such as "instant success", "non-stop work", and "dragon-horse spirit", became constant blessings on everyone's lips.
Jiang Changjia was one of them. She copied a long blessing message from somewhere, and it was so long that even Xu Sui couldn't read it all the way to the end. At the end, she sent another one - "Sui Sui, Xu Zhiyao, I wish us to have this day every year, and to be together forever, and our friendship will be like an evergreen tree."
Xu Zhiyao replied: "As you wish, Your Majesty."
Xu Sui smiled, his lips curved as he said, "Okay. Year after year, I'll keep thinking about you."
**
The winter vacation lasts more than 20 days, and the countdown will begin after New Year's Eve. During this period, Xu Sui visits other people's relatives, and others visit their relatives. Many relatives don't know Xu Sui very well, they only know Shu Siyun, so Xu Sui has a hard time getting through this winter vacation.
Men, women, young and old took turns to check the household registration. The most frequently asked questions were where mom and dad were, why mom didn't come back for the New Year this year, and when will you go to visit dad's relatives.
At first, Xu Sui put on a fake smile and talked nonsense to perfunctorily deal with relatives one after another. Later, he could not keep the smile any longer and put on a cold face to show that he didn't know.
I don't know anything.
Why did my parents divorce? Why was it awarded to my father and ended up coming to my mother?
She knew nothing about it.
Don't answer, don't speak, this is the best outcome.
After visiting relatives, there are about seven or eight days before school starts. By this time, everything will be back on track, and the senior students of the city’s No. 1 high school will start returning to school on the 5th.
The old man in the family also resumed his life and started to go to the Zhao family. Sometimes it was the grandfather of the Zhao family who came to their house. Whenever she heard the old man report his itinerary to her grandmother, she would pretend to mention it casually and ask him where he was going.
If they went to the apartment building next door, she would pinch her earlobe and say that she also wanted to learn how to play Go, so that she could play Go with him to relieve boredom.
At first, the stubborn old man would snort contemptuously upon hearing this, his mouth resolutely unforgiving. Although he was clearly happy in his heart, what he said was: "Little girl, do you understand? Forget it, after all, you have my genes, so you probably won't be much worse."
So, besides doing homework and studying, she had one more thing to look forward to: watching a Go game and meeting him by chance.
Luck doesn't come often, he doesn't seem to come here very often, or maybe Xu Sui happened to miss him when he came. She only met him once in seven or eight days, and he happened to be out.
The boy was wearing a black windbreaker. This time, his entire body was black, except for his face, which was a different color, white, which was the exact opposite of black.
As soon as he opened the door, he ran into the grandfather and grandson who were about to knock on the door. He was stunned for a moment and then called out: "Grandpa Zhou."
Then his eyes fell on Xu Sui behind him, and the two greeted each other with their eyes.
After a few pleasantries, he brushed past her sideways and quickly went down the stairs, taking a few steps at a time. The wind blew through the corridor, blowing up Xu Sui's slightly messy bangs.
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The author has something to say: I was stunned when I saw the collectors just now [burst into tears] How come none of the collections increased in value today? Is it because of Ajinka or something? Wow~
By the way, I'd like to recommend my pre-collected novel "Intolerance" [Hug]. The hero and heroine are the girl in the white down jacket in the photo and Jiang Yanqing from No. 8 Middle School. The boy has a crush on the girl, and they reunite. If you're interested, you can add it to your favorites. It should be out at the end of August.
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