There seemed to be wind outside the window.
Meng Yao's expression went blank for a moment, and then her heart became warm. It was like the drunken state she had when she was drinking with her roommates for the first time in college. She was a little out of touch, but she felt quite comfortable, both on her face and in her heart. All warm.
I think your words are too lethal.
Especially if Xu Yao told her, the effect would be doubled.
Meng Yao slowly lowered her head and put her arms on her chin. This posture had a sense of relaxation and dependence. She looked at Xu Yao in the video and said in a low voice: "Me too."
The day of the confession was not counted. This was probably the first time they expressed their love directly to each other after confirming their relationship. Although Meng Yao felt a little embarrassed, she was mostly happy. The straight-line distance between Beijing and Yunnan has not changed, but on this night, she always felt that the distance between her and Xu Yao was getting closer.
However, it turns out that missing something is very difficult to contain once it opens a hole, just like a flood that breaks through a dam.
Meng Yao even had the urge to meet Xu Yao on New Year's Day. A three-day holiday was enough for a round trip.
She opened the ticket purchase page several times after hanging up the video with Xu Yao. She had to go to class the day before New Year's Day, and there was no high-speed train to Beijing in the evening. She could only set off on New Year's Day, stay in Beijing for a day, and then return to Yunnan.
The urge to see Xu Yao was so strong that Meng Yao didn't even think that such a hasty and short trip would be a hassle. However, she knew in advance that Xu Yao was going on a business trip on New Year's Day without telling Xu Yao her plan.
He is not in Beijing and is busy with work.
Meng Yao's plan failed, and he was inevitably disappointed. Then he was glad that he hadn't had time to tell Xu Yao yet.
"I'm on a business trip." She tried to keep her tone relaxed and natural, without showing a trace of frustration, "Is it still Guangzhou? The weather in Guangzhou is nice, it shouldn't be cold."
She remembered that Xu Yao's last business trip was in Guangzhou.
Xu Yao smiled and said, "This time it's Shanghai."
Shanghai?
Meng Yao subconsciously looked for the weather forecast. It was cloudy on New Year's Day, with an average temperature of 8°C. She said, "Then wear thicker clothes."
Xu Yao nodded: "Yes."
Meng Yao fell silent, leaned on the table, and looked at Xu Yao.
"What's wrong?" Xu Yao asked.
"Nothing." Meng Yao replied subconsciously.
Xu Yao was very sensitive to her emotions, smiled and asked her: "Is work going well during this period?"
"It went pretty smoothly."
"How is Zhang Ping?"
"Fortunately, I'm more talkative than before."
Xu Yao said: "That's good, give him some time."
Meng Yao hummed.
They chatted for a while, and Xu Yao was almost home. Meng Yao wanted him to take a rest early, but even though he was a little reluctant, he still hung up the phone.
Meng Yao and Feng Xiao, two outsiders, stayed at the school during the New Year's Day holiday and did not go anywhere. The school was quiet during the holiday. Xu Yao was on a business trip in Shanghai, and Meng Yao had limited time to video chat with him. The three-day holiday was not over yet, so Meng Yao was looking forward to going to class.
A week after New Year's Day, the school received two packages. The package was sent to the town, and Yu Yuan and Uncle Liu went to pick it up. The recipient's name on a large cardboard box was Yu Yuan, and the sender was Xu Yao. When I opened it, I found some snacks, books, school supplies, and some simple clothes.
The sender's name is Xu Yao.
The other package was a medium-sized cardboard box. The recipient was Meng Yao and the sender was Xu Yao. However, this package was obviously for Meng Yao alone. Yu Yuan did not open it and gave the package to Meng Yao.
Feng Xiao looked over curiously.
Meng Yao didn't know that Xu Yao had sent a courier, and he didn't tell him in advance. Yu Yuan distributed the snacks sent by Xu Yao to the children. The books were placed in the reading room so that every student had the opportunity to read. School supplies were distributed after the final exam and there were not many clothes. Yu Yuan gave the family relatively more Difficult children.
After doing this, Yu Yuan took a video and sent it to Xu Yao to say thank you to him.
Meng Yao carried the package back to the dormitory. She didn't know what Xu Yao had sent her. It wasn't written on the express delivery note. To be honest, she was a little expecting it. The package wasn't very heavy. Meng Yao had several guesses. When she opened it, she saw that it was Several boxes of butterfly cakes and pear candy.
It is estimated that Xu Yao bought it when he was on a business trip in Shanghai.
Although it is not a very expensive thing, it does feel good to be remembered.
Meng Yao seemed to have lacked this feeling of being taken into consideration, affirmed, and valued since he was a child.
Xu Yao gave her the feelings she had always expected but dared not really expect.
This year's winter vacation started on January 24th, and school officially started on February 17th. The more than 20 days of vacation made Song Siqi envious.
Meng Yao was also a little busy during this period, busy with final matters and reviewing for students. There are not many exams here, there are no weekly exams or monthly exams, but there are still midterm exams and final exams.
Feng Xiao gossiped about her once while he was busy. They were having lunch together that day. Feng Xiao couldn't hold it back for a long time and asked her about her relationship with Xu Yao.
Meng Yao gave her and Yu Yuan each a box of butterfly cakes and some pear candy. They all knew it was from Xu Yao, and he sent her food alone. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something unusual between them. Xu Yao Yaosong was open-minded. Meng Yao was not a high-profile person who liked to publicize, but she had nothing to hide, so she told Feng Xiao truthfully that she and Xu Yao were in a relationship.
Although he had already made a guess, Feng Xiao was still surprised: "When did it happen? Before or after Xu Yao left Yunnan?"
Meng Yao said: "After leaving."
Feng Xiao couldn't figure out how they could have the opportunity to be together after Xu Yao left. In just a few months, Feng Xiao changed his mind and asked, "Is there any story between you two before?"
Meng Yao shook his head and smiled, but said nothing. Feng Xiao thought she didn't want to reveal more, so he said helplessly: "Okay."
"But it's not easy for you to be together now, so far apart. It's great." Feng Xiao sighed, and at the same time he felt a little inexplicable envy. Her feelings are not settled.
Feng Xiao had already decided and said hello to Yu Yuan before that she would leave after teaching this semester, and she might never come again.
This decision was not just a thought when she was angry. She had thought it over carefully, but it was inevitable that she would regret it.
Perhaps because this regret has always lingered in his heart, Feng Xiao went to see Tan Hong alone for the last time a few days before the final exam.
Meng Yao didn't know about this at first.
Later, Yu Yuan visited Feng Xiao. She wanted to hold a simple farewell party for Feng Xiao.
Feng Xiao waved his hand as soon as he heard this: "The final exam is the day after tomorrow, don't do it, it will delay the students' review time. And..." Feng Xiao told the truth, "I can't stand this kind of situation, I will cry, and I don't want to It affects the students’ mood, and I’m afraid they will think that I am giving up on them when I leave.”
She insisted not to do it, so Yu Yuan had no choice but to give up the proposal of the farewell party.
However, Yu Yuan's visit to Feng Xiao still aroused some sadness in Feng Xiao. Putting aside Tan Hong's factors, she also had a special affection for this school. She spent time with the children day and night and truly devoted herself to them.
That night, Feng Xiao was in a bad mood. He ran upstairs and knocked on the door of Meng Yao’s dormitory. Meng Yao was just about to start a video chat with Xu Yao. When he heard the knock on the door, he told Xu Yao on WeChat and walked over to open the door. Feng Xiao was wearing He stood at her door with a coat wrapped in pajamas, looking at her eagerly and asked: "Meng Yao, are you convenient now? I want to chat with you for a while."
Meng Yao could not resist the sudden depression of the cheerful girl. She felt the same way about Song Siqi and Feng Xiao. She quickly turned sideways and let Feng Xiao in.
Feng Xiao looked around her dormitory, sat down on the wooden bench, and said, "I was just preparing to pack my luggage. I thought that after staying here for so long, there must be a lot of things. It will take some time, and maybe I can't bring them all." Let’s go, I didn’t expect that one suitcase would be almost full in one night.”
Meng Yao calmed down and asked her, "Are you reluctant to let go?"
"I can't bear to leave." Feng Xiao said honestly, "But I have to leave."
There were only two days left for the final exam. After the final exam, the papers were corrected and the winter vacation homework was assigned. The vacation really began. Time passed quickly, and Feng Xiao's days of working in this mountain village entered a countdown.
Everyone has their own path in life. Meng Yao did not persuade her, but just said: "You can come back to play when you have time."
Feng Xiao said: "I don't know if it will come again."
"I went to see Tan Hong a few days ago, and I told him, 'I'm asking you one last time, do you need me to stay with you?'. He answered me and said that he didn't want me to have regrets in the future. So he let me go. See the wider world and meet better people. If I still need him and still feel that this place is good, he will give me the answer I want."
"This seems to be a very good and promising answer, but at the same time we both have escape routes and choices. In fact, sometimes I don't understand why I can be so brave but Tan Hong can't."
Meng Yao said: "Because you have different growth backgrounds."
Feng Xiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "So I thought about it later and thought it was good. We are all still young, so don't block our own roads. Tan Hong doesn't want me to have regrets in the future, and I don't want to either." . I will go and see the outside world, and maybe I will meet someone better than him, and maybe I still think he is the best. If it is the former, I will not come back. If it is the latter, I will come back to him."
Meng Yao smiled: "That's good too."
Feng Xiao said: "But it's not necessarily true. If I haven't determined the answer yet and he has stopped waiting for me, will he also meet a girl who is suitable for him in every aspect and understands him when I see the world?" , do you think I will come back to him one day? He is already married and has children."
Feng Xiao was a little anxious when he said this.
It's not impossible.
Meng Yao thought that people can't get everything, so they have to make choices.
She asked Feng Xiao: "Then have you thought clearly?"
Feng Xiao paused and nodded: "Actually, I have made a decision since the incident with Zhang Ping's mother. The reason why I went to see Tan Hong again was just to see if he would retain me."
"People are quite strange. On the one hand, I feel that he is not as brave as me, but on the other hand, if he just keeps me here, I might not like him so much."
Meng Yao smiled.
She said to Feng Xiao: "Everything in this world, no matter which choice you make, will have an ending."
Feng Xiao was startled for a moment, then agreed with a slight smile: "Indeed."
Yu Yuan did not hold a farewell party for Feng Xiao, but she still told the students that she was about to leave the school.
Yu Yuan said that these children are stronger than they imagined, not to mention that separation is also an important lesson in life.
Yu Yuan also said that children should remember everyone who comes to this school and pays for them, and say thank you properly.
When Yu Yuan informed her children that Feng Xiao was leaving, it was in the afternoon after the final exam, when she informed the students to collect their transcripts in two days.
Many children were still immersed in the joy of the holiday, but they suddenly didn't react when they heard the news, and some of them had already started to shed tears.
The atmosphere suddenly became sad.
Feng Xiao knew herself very well, and there was no special farewell party. She still cried in such a normal scene, and many children ran over and hugged her.
At this moment, Meng Yao knew that even if Feng Xiao would never return to this mountain again, she would never forget the time she spent here.
Because sincere emotions are hard to erase, pure and innocent smiles will always remain fresh.
