Chapter 21 Flight Room I will never forget you, Liang Yuanjing...
"2018.05.01 sunny weather"
I would like to call the day I met you - the incomparable summer.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
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Tao Shuran began to avoid his gaze.
Psychologically speaking, when a person's gaze scatters everywhere and he dares not stop, there are only two possibilities.
1. The person in front of her is the one she likes.
2. It came true.
Liang Yuanjing stood up straight, with a sense of certainty in his mind.
Seeing her eyelashes trembling with nervousness, I couldn't help but chuckle twice.
"You don't have to tell me. I don't want to be responsible for keeping secrets for others."
While he was walking out the door, Tao Shuran took two steps behind him. She lowered her head slightly and took a deep breath.
All the flying knowledge engraved in my memory bubbled up the moment I met him.
She hadn't hidden it well enough.
On the way back, I saw Guo Ding's "Mercury" playing in a small shop on the street.
This song about secret love is set to be a hit in the coming summer.
Summer is a good time for keeping a secret love diary.
Tao Shuran hummed softly.
While waiting for the red light, Liang Yuanjing suddenly turned around and looked at her.
"What are you thinking about?"
Tao Shuran was stunned for a moment, then said, "I was wondering why Fu Changpei quarreled with his family."
The lyrics happen to sing "How long will it take to enter your heart?"
Tao Shuran looked at Liang Yuanjing. In fact, all the way, as she stepped on his shadow on the asphalt road, she was thinking - how long will it take for him to enter your heart?
When I walked downstairs to Fu Changpei's house, I wondered if the quarrel in their family had ended yet.
Liang Yuanjing was standing under the sycamore tree, texting him, a lollipop in his mouth, his right cheek slightly bulging.
A blue-gray hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants made his legs look long and straight as he stepped on the steps next to the flower bed.
Tao Shuran wondered with some confusion, how come Liang Yuanjing seemed to have grown a lot taller in less than a year?
"Go up."
"Mr. Fu had a fight with his family over his college application. Aunt Song wanted him to go through the Strong Foundation Program and study computer science or finance, but Mr. Fu wanted to study medicine."
Liang Yuanjing paused and lowered his voice.
"You may not know this, but Fu Changpei's father used to be a doctor, but he died suddenly from working overtime."
Tao Shuran stopped where he was.
He couldn't hide the surprise on his face. He never expected that Fu Changpei had such a tragic family background.
It must be a very painful thing for a teenager who lost his father to have to argue repeatedly with his mother over life choices.
There was a trace of pity on her face.
He said firmly, "No matter what, if Fu Changpei's dream is to study medicine, then I support him."
Liang Yuanjing raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"
"Because dreams themselves are very valuable. It's amazing that people can know what they want to do before making a choice."
Tao Shuran sighed softly, thinking of how he and Zhao Yanyun had often quarreled over the application process.
"Unlike me, I had no idea what major to choose or what career I wanted to pursue. As for me, I was just a boat drifting with the current. I went wherever my mom pushed me."
"Yeah?"
The corridor was dim, and the dilapidated sensor light wouldn't light up. Liang Yuanjing stood on the platform at the corner of the stairs, and a shadow fell on her.
He asked casually, "Did your mother let you take the entrance exam to Qing University?"
Tao Shuran pursed her lips: "That's not the case."
Oh, then it’s probably the “secret crush” of that flight class member.
Liang Yuanjing felt that he had guessed it almost right. There were only a few development paths for their flight class. Those with better grades would enter Qing University and Aviation University for joint training.
The goal of passing the exam is probably due to this.
Liang Yuanjing sneered: "That's it."
He lifted his legs and walked upstairs slowly, his voice lazy and even his attempts to comfort others seemed nonchalant.
"You're very opinionated, but you just haven't found what you want yet."
Liang Yuanjing took the key and opened the door. The moment the door opened, he asked her nonchalantly, "Tao Shuran, I'll take you somewhere this weekend."
"Are you going?"
Tao Shuran blinked.
He pinched his ears again, repeatedly confirming whether he was hallucinating.
She blurted out, "Just the two of us?"
"What else?"
Under the dim light, Liang Yuanjing leaned out half of his body and asked her sincerely:
"Bring that boy you have a crush on to meet him?"
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May 1st is Labor Day holiday.
When Tao Shuran woke up in the morning, he was a little absent-minded.
Zhao Yanyun bought her two sets of spring clothes and asked her to come out to try on the sizes. Tao Shuran didn't care much about clothes before, but today she actually started to choose in front of the mirror.
She and Zhao Yanyun reported their itinerary.
"Mom, I'm going to the museum with my friends today."
As the college entrance examination approached, Zhao Yanyun's tolerance for her almost reached the level of indulgence. He reminded her to be careful and waved his hand to let her go out and play.
Before leaving, Zhao Yanyun stuffed a pile of colorful information into her hands.
"Ranran, Mom has shown you. If we do well in the exam, we can choose from five colleges and four departments. If we don't do well, we can go to a more remote area, where there are also good schools. Then you can continue to study for a master's degree and pass the judicial examination."
"Let's wait until the test results come out, Mom."
Tao Shuran threw the pile of brochures on the table, took out a shoulder bag from the closet, and went out wearing a pair of canvas shoes.
Outside, the sun was blazing, and the blue sky was dotted with rolling clouds, forming a flight path for the passing plane.
Tao Shuran opened his arms, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. He felt that today was the perfect spring day and it was the happiest day since he came to Fuqing.
Liang Yuanjing was waiting for her at the supermarket door downstairs.
He looked cool in all black, with a backpack slung across his body and a pair of dark white sneakers with pink soles, looking like a giant ball of strawberry marshmallow.
She trotted over, barely catching her breath when a pair of cold white hands, holding an opened bottle of soda, handed it to her.
There was still some mist on the bottle wall, the sour and sweet green apple soda. Tao Shuran lowered her eyes and followed him quietly.
Liang Yuanjing said: "I thought you wouldn't come today."
"How is that possible?"
Tao Shuran blinked and found an excuse, "It just so happens that I've always wanted to visit the museum in Fuqing."
“Is there any new exhibition recently?”
“Well, there are a series of calligraphy and painting exhibitions.”
Tao Shuran asked tentatively: "Do you like visiting museums?"
"good."
Liang Yuanjing slowed down his pace, walked around her to the side of the road, and spoke in a low-key manner.
"My grandma works there, and I happened to visit her today."
Today is a holiday, and the museum is crowded. There is a long line at the entrance early in the morning.
Liang Yuanjing took out two pre-booked tickets from his bag and pulled her to stand in the shade at the door to wait for it to open.
There was a small stall nearby. Tao Shuran looked at it curiously and asked softly, "Liang Yuanjing, what is this?"
"Mint jelly is a specialty of Fuqing."
He glanced at her and without asking if she wanted it, walked straight to the stall and handed her a banknote.
"Grandma, one serving please."
Tao Shuran quickly said politely: "No need... I'll pay for it."
Liang Yuanjing handed it to her: "Just think of it as a thank you for your dad's sweet and sour pork ribs."
It turned out that he really ate the sweet and sour pork ribs.
Tao Shuran was filled with joy and lowered her head to take a bite of the mint jelly. The mint flavor was very light, and the sweet aroma spread in her mouth. The jelly was so sticky and chewy that she had to chew it with great effort.
Liang Yuanjing casually asked, "Is it delicious?"
She nodded vigorously: "It's the best mint cake I've ever had."
Liang Yuanjing sneered: "Haven't you just eaten at this restaurant before?"
Tao Shuran said firmly: "But I know this is the best."
It was like she had only ever loved him.
I am also very sure that he will be the best.
After entering the museum, Liang Yuanjing took her around the museum with ease. Finally, he stopped in front of an exhibition.
"Ajing, you're here."
The gray-haired old lady, wearing a pair of silver-rimmed reading glasses, was squinting her eyes and writing something in a notebook.
Tao Shuran subconsciously looked towards Liang Yuanjing, waiting for his introduction.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the curator's photo on the wall, and immediately called out nervously, "Hello, Grandma."
Lin Lanting smiled and said, "Are you Ajing's classmate?"
"It's rare. This rascal never brings his friends to my place."
Tao Shuran felt a little embarrassed by the teasing and took the initiative to explain, "Grandma, he came with me because I really like visiting museums."
"I don't know this guy yet," Lin Lanting said in a knowing tone, "Are you here for the newly built flight simulator?"
"Hurry up, there's a queue over there."
The flight simulation room, as the name suggests, uses virtual reality technology to provide a full-fledged flight experience.
Liang Yuanjing tilted his head and explained to her, "My grandmother is a cultural relic restorer, and my grandfather is a pilot. This year marks their 40th wedding anniversary, and to commemorate it, my grandmother planned this aviation exhibition."
"I saw you were interested in flying that day, so I asked you to come over and play."
So that's the reason.
Tao Shuran's eyes passed over the rows of airplane models and stopped in front of a compass-shaped icon.
"This is a wind rose diagram. Each line segment represents the frequency of a certain wind direction. The longer the line segment, the greater the wind frequency."
When talking about aviation, Liang Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly and looked more energetic.
Pointing at it, he asked her, "Look, does it look like a rose?"
Staring at the pictures on the display screen, Tao Shuran seemed to be lost in thought.
She pulled a storage bag from the compartment of her bag, opened it, took out a paper rose, and gestured to cover it on the screen.
Sure enough, the same rose.
She nodded: "It really looks like a rose."
Turning back, Liang Yuanjing stared at her with a thoughtful look.
"You still have this?"
Tao Shuran was stunned for a moment, then curled the corners of his lips and said, "I have a collecting habit. I like to collect these little things."
Liang Yuanjing didn't think much of it; it was just a rose he picked casually.
Several waves of people entered in front, and the end of the team was gradually visible. When it was almost their turn, Liang Yuanjing raised his chin, hooked his fingers on her bag strap, and led her forward.
Tao Shuran tilted his head and saw a young couple holding hands and quietly squeezing towards them.
Liang Yuanjing put down his hands and leaned towards her.
The friction of fabric was even more unbearable than simple physical contact, and all of Tao Shuran's senses were silently amplified.
The experience is in a small cabin with 2-4 people in a room. The room is very dark, with only a few dim lights on in the aisle.
Following the instructions on the screen, Tao Shuran picked up the holographic glasses on the table.
Before putting on her glasses, she turned her head and secretly glanced at the person next to her.
Liang Yuanjing was wearing glasses with a midnight black frame. The cold light reflected from the edge of the frame was cool enough. His nose was straight, his jaw was taut, and his facial features were so smoothly proportioned that he looked like a perfect sculpture.
Through the dark lenses, people look a little blurry.
"Afraid?" He was so excited that he couldn't hide it, even the ending tone of his voice was rising, revealing a sharp edge.
"Captain Liang is here to escort you."
The moment I put on the headphones, all the lights went out and the world became dark. At the same time, the seat under me started moving and a sound similar to that of an engine starting was heard in my ears.
Tao Shuran tried to relax her whole body.
Soon, a blue sky and white clouds appeared in front of her, and she felt as if her whole body had become lighter.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am the captain of this flight, Liang Yuanjing."
"On behalf of the entire crew, I welcome everyone aboard the Dreamliner to the city of the future. This flight covers a distance of 5,100 kilometers and is expected to take six hours. Our current cruising altitude is 9,867 meters. We will cross the other side of the ocean, pass by flocks of migratory birds, and navigate through violent storms before finally reaching the horizon."
"Ladies and Gentlemen: Wee..."
Authentic English pronunciation slowly appeared in his ears, and Tao Shuran was surprised by the familiar and deep voice.
She turned her head and looked at Liang Yuanjing, as if she was really on the same plane with him.
The plane's altitude is slowly rising.
The scenery seen through the windshield became more and more magnificent.
Tao Shuran lowered her head and saw the city street scene slowly getting smaller under her feet. At first it was a whole street, and then it became a dot.
Later, she could see nothing but the rolling clouds and the lingering mountains.
Tao Shuran couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. She exclaimed "Wow", but she didn't expect that the earphones in the entire cabin were connected.
Her voice reached Liang Yuanjing's ears clearly.
He chuckled and said to her:
"Well, the world is vast, and you are not ordinary."
Tao Shuran shook his head.
"I'm very ordinary, very common. I even fell 50 places in the last exam. Teacher Zhou said that if I continue in this state, I will definitely not be able to get into Qingda University."
Does it have to be Qingda?
This question flashed through Liang Yuanjing's mind for a moment. He was silent for a moment, and then he spoke slowly.
"Tao Shuran, listen to me."
“We humans are only the most insignificant organisms in the universe, but even we, such insignificant beings, can invent and create, see the mountains and rivers, and clearly see every inch of the scenery beneath our feet.”
"So, Tao Shuran, you're amazing. You've risen all the way from outside the thousandth place to the top 20. You possess an incomparable brilliance, and you've never been a boat drifting with the tide."
"I firmly believe that you are a giant ship that can withstand the wind and waves. The sea breeze is howling, the mountains are roaring, and no wind or snow can knock you down, because you are tenacious and never give up."
Tao Shuran opened his eyes wide, his expression unconsciously dazed.
Is she... really as good as Liang Yuanjing said?
Liang Yuanjing pushed the throttle forward, and the ailerons made the plane turn a beautiful curve in the air. Soon they were flying over a blue ocean, and a whale leaped into the air, spraying a rainbow in the air.
His magnetic and low voice sounded again in the headphones.
"Now we are catching up with the dusk, and the Alps occupy our entire view. Mr. Tao Shuran, are you ready to land with me?"
Liang Yuanjing was really like a captain, diligently taking her to appreciate every inch of the scenery.
Tao Shuran's eyes trembled slightly, and she responded "Okay" following his rhythm.
The plane slowly descended in a gust of rapid airflow, and the strands of hair on Liang Yuanjing's forehead were blown all over by the wind coming from all directions.
His eyes were bright and dazzling, and his thin lips were slightly raised, showing his ease and confidence.
In the stalled airflow, the rising voice was full of the boy's wantonness and arrogance.
"Then now, let us soar into the sky, plunge into the horizon, and together, step on the world."
At dawn, in the final five minutes of descent, the glorious street scene flashed through the windshield like an oil painting.
Tao Shuran was completely shocked by the magnificent scene before her. Her eyes flickered faintly, as if a flame in her heart was ignited by his pure youthfulness.
When he took off his glasses, all he saw was Liang Yuanjing's face reflected in the front window of the cockpit.
Bright, sparkling, and unique.
What he said to her was like a stone dropped into a pond, unintentional but able to create ripples.
During the flight, Tao Shuran had an extremely certain answer in his heart that kept clamoring -
I will never forget you in my life, Liang Yuanjing.
She turned around and looked at him meaningfully.
"Liang Yuanjing, you're finished."
Liang Yuanjing was still immersed in the excitement of a full-scale simulated flight. He took off his glasses, shook his hair, revealing a pair of eyes as sharp as blades.
He raised his head and laughed impudently: "Oh? Then please tell me, Captain Tao, how are you going to get me killed?"
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