Chapter 241 Scene 28 (Inverted V) “Well, bye, bye…
He Yuezhe met He Fangying for the first time on the same street.
The woman did not shout like other vendors, she just performed her repertoire again and again.
At that time, the homeless He Yuezhe was attracted by the wonderful puppet show.
He Fangying was performing at one end of the street, while He Yuezhe was squatting at the other end watching.
She liked those little characters and the stories they performed, because she felt that she was very similar to them, both bound by silk threads and driven by fate.
At that time, she didn't know what to do after leaving home, but these dolls told her the answer and showed her one possibility after another in life.
They said you can "travel around the world", you can "bravely fight injustice", you can "become a millionaire", you can do anything you want, as long as you want, as long as you work hard, nothing is impossible.
So, when He Yuezhe successfully killed the person who tried to kill her while working, and when she got her first job to make a living, she returned to that street again. Looking at the puppets that were still performing the shows that no one was watching, she found that the silk threads wrapped around the puppets had disappeared.
Until a long time ago, He Yuezhe always thought that it was just an illusion caused by excessive blood loss.
But the facts were before her. When she "created" her first doll with her own hands, watched her walk, talk, and develop self-awareness, He Yuezhe suddenly realized that those "threads" really could not exist.
Just as a puppet can do without strings, humans can do without the push of the hand of fate.
Step by step, at a time, one time at a time, without any destiny or good luck, humans can rely on their own feet to walk towards the goal they want, or rely on their own hands to climb to the peak of victory.
Perhaps this period of time left such a deep impression on He Yuezhe that she ran around the city without fear of pain or hardship. She had witnessed too much blood and horror, which led to her somewhat "twisted" character.
"Boom—"
"'The house collapsed! The newly built house collapsed!' Nan Hao ran away from the rubble in terror."
"'How could this happen?! Is there another earthquake?!' Brick supported him and asked with concern."
"Nanhao looked at the house he and the bricks had spent so much time building, and he couldn't help but shed tears. 'I'm sorry, I should have built it stronger.'"
"But Brick didn't blame Nanhao. She just patted Nanhao on the shoulder and said, 'It's okay, Nanhao, we can just rebuild it. It's okay. As long as we're together, we'll always find a way.'"
"'Really?' Nan Hao asked."
"'Of course it's true.' Brick nodded. 'Believe me, as long as we're together, nothing can stop us!'"
"Twisted"? Not really.
He Yuezhe held up his face and looked at the two hands tightly clasped together in the ruins, and the tears and smiles on their dusty faces.
She just wanted to survive here.
"After that, the two of them set to work. They began to rebuild the little house, working day and night. Finally, they succeeded. The little house was rebuilt successfully and it didn't collapse. After that, Nan Hao and Brick lived happily ever after."
Live, live freely, live happily.
The curtain fell, and the figures of the two puppets were obscured.
He Fangying clapped her hands. "Okay, everyone, our story ends here! Are there any children who would like to ask questions? I can answer three questions for you."
“…” The children looked at each other, no one spoke, and no one raised their hands.
"Oh, there is not even a question?" He Fangying was a little surprised.
"Because, it's already the finale!" said a girl sitting in the front.
He Fangying nodded in understanding: "Is that so."
“…”
"Well, why don't you say anything..." He Fangying glanced suspiciously at the children who were sitting very straight. "That's good, kids, you can go play now."
"Okay, goodbye, Grandma He!"
"Goodbye, children!"
“…”
“…”
In fact, the ending of this play is not such a "family-friendly" ending, but a very, very tragic ending.
Brick and Nanhao's house was not even built for the first time, and Nanhao fell ill because his injury was not treated in time.
Brick carried Nan Hao around, trying to find medical supplies, but unfortunately, this place that had been flooded by the ocean once left nothing for them.
There were no other humans, no living creatures. Nan Hao barely held on for a while and then died. Only Brick was left to survive in this huge world.
He Yuezhe later asked He Fangying what happened to Brick in the end, and He Fangying's answer to her was that she didn't know. Maybe she found other humans and started a new life, or maybe she found nothing and died. But the only thing that was certain was that Brick never gave up, so the ending was probably good.
"Ah," He Fangying sighed as she packed her things, "If the kids didn't have to go to school tomorrow, I wouldn't have changed the ending."
"Anyway, your original ending is not suitable for them to see." Jiang Ruoshi walked in from outside the activity room.
He Fangying sighed again: "Ah."
"Okay, stop sighing for now," Jiang Ruoshi helped to pack up, "put it away quickly, I'll take you back."
"Have you sorted out all the information?"
"No."
"oh."
"He Fangying."
"……Um?"
"There's something wrong with you."
"..." He Fangying raised her head and looked at Jiang Ruoshi, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ruoshi laughed and said, "Ha, you don't feel anything at all? You're not going to perform with sunglasses on, are you?"
"Sunglasses? What's that?..."
Jiang Ruoshi reached out and took off He Fangying's sunglasses, shaking them. "No wonder the kids didn't interact with you much today. Maybe they were scared by you?"
"I-I thought they were too lazy to comment on it because my ending was so bad!!" He Fangying was surprised.
Jiang Ruoshi laughed immediately: "Then you don't know what I heard when I came in just now."
"Another 'bad ending'?!"
"What else is there?"
"Oh! If I had known I wouldn't have changed the ending. I would have let them cry their hearts out!"
"That's a shame, isn't it?"
"It's a pity."
He Fangying and Jiang Ruoshi moved very quickly and had all the props for the performance ready in no time.
He Yuezhe jumped onto He Fangying's shoulders obediently, and the three of them walked out of the orphanage and got into the car.
In the car, He Fangying and Jiang Ruoshi chatted idly, from He Fangying's performance to the children in the orphanage, and then to the boarding school.
"Hey, Lao Jiang, are you really confident in sending the kids to that boarding school?" He Fangying asked. "I feel like all those boarding schools are the same."
"It's different now than before. Schools nowadays teach directly and very quickly. I've fallen behind a lot since I didn't go for a few days." Jiang Ruoshi replied.
"Why."
"But we have so many children that the school has arranged two separate classes. They only last a few days anyway, so it won't interfere with other children."
"Oh, that's good."
"Yeah."
"Yeah. By the way, what's the name of that school?"
"I think his name is Ning Wang?"
“…”
"Well, can I go with them?"
"No, Pomegranate, what are you doing?"
"Go play?" He Yuezhe blinked, "Oh, I'm curious!"
"This, this is not good, right?" He Fangying hesitated.
"Grandma, please, I won't be discovered! I promise!"
"This... Lao Jiang, what do you think? Is it possible?"
"Well, it's nice to have someone to look after her. She's quite capable."
"What? Old Jiang, when did you become so easy to give in?"
"You're quite lenient?"
"Hey, Lao Jiang, that's my pomegranate. If, if anything happens to her out there, I'll be heartbroken! Besides, you always disagreed whenever I said I wanted to go out and do something!"
"Then you want to go to the restricted area to take pictures, swim in the sea, and eat spicy food. Is this safe? Of course I can't let you go!"
"Hey--"
"Hey, we've arrived, get off."
"What, no, wait, I haven't said anything yet—"
“Squeak!”
"Bang!"
"No, Jiang Ruoshi, I don't agree with Shi Liu going with you. I don't agree. Do you hear me? I don't agree. I said I don't agree! Aa ...
"grandmother……"
"I don't agree! No! Pomegranate, do you really want to go? Are you really so cruel that you want to leave grandma?!"
"Grandma, I'll only be gone for two days. It'll be quick."
"Well, okay, then go ahead, go ahead, don't worry about grandma, go ahead!!!"
"...Grandma?" He Yuezhe packed up his small bag, said hello to the girl and woman, and walked out of the room. Looking at He Fangying, who was tearfully playing two roles, he twitched his lips and asked, "What are you doing?"
"What do you think?" He Fangying smiled miserably. "Of course I'm seeing you off."
"this……"
"Pomegranate," before He Yuezhe could say anything else, He Fangying took out a silk scarf, wrapped it around He Yuezhe, and said affectionately, "When you're outside, you must pay attention to your safety and don't get hurt, okay?"
"Uh, I understand." He Yuezhe was wrapped up in a ball by her and said with difficulty.
"That's good, that's good." He Fangying lifted her into the air.
“…”
"Pomegranate, don't cry. It's okay. Grandma will always be here waiting for you to come home."
He Yuezhe: She wasn’t crying, she was just, she was shaking because of her fear of heights, it was just a small height, she was fine, she was fine, she wouldn’t ahh ...
"Go, Pomegranate, go!"
“Aa ...
"...He Fangying, what are you doing?"
“Aa ...
He Yuezhe was thrown directly from the window by He Fangying into the hands of Jiang Ruoshi, who was waiting for them to say goodbye.
"Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye, Pomegranate! Goodbye, Old Ginger!"
“…” He Yuezhe felt dizzy and wanted to vomit.
Jiang Ruoshi sighed and said to He Fangying, "Alright, go drink some water. Your voice is hoarse. Stop shouting!"
"Okay!" He Fangying replied.
"Then let's go." Jiang Ruoshi took He Yuezhe into the car.
"Well, bye, bye, be sure to level—"
“…”
“…”
"Hey, her voice must have become hoarse from shouting. She refused to drink water even though I told her to. Sooner or later, her voice will get damaged."
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