The beach illuminated by the setting sun seems to be colored by old times.
The person in front of him stood in the orange light, holding a shell in his hand and eager to show it to him.
"Jiang Minghao, look at it, isn't it pretty?" Tang Mi picked up a small yellow starfish shell and showed it to him like a treasure.
Jiang Minghao glanced at it, then looked at her and smiled, "Yeah, it looks good."
Hearing that he said it looked good, Tang Mi happily put the shell into his hand, "Then I'll give it to you."
Jiang Minghao looked at the little starfish in his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "Send it to me?"
Tang Mi adjusted the wide-brimmed hat on her head and looked up at him, "That's right. Don't you think this looks like a five-pointed star?"
She smiled and said: "The five-pointed star is given to my coolest soldier brother."
Jiang Minghao pinched one corner of the little starfish with his fingertips, picked it up and looked at the sunset carefully for a while, "Tang Xiaomi, this only has four corners."
Tang Mi: "…….."
She curled her lips and said, "Jiang Minghao, you are such a straight man."
Jiang Minghao smiled, held the little starfish in his hand, and looked at her: "Tang Mi, in my heart you will always belong to the corner of the five-pointed star."
Tang Mi was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyes and looked at him steadily, "What...what do you mean?"
Jiang Minghao hooked his lower lip and took her hand to walk along the coastline. "It means that I will be loyal to you as I am loyal to the country."
Tang Mi looked at the hand being held. The difference in skin color between one white and one black was obvious.
She pursed her lower lip and said to him: "Jiang Minghao, I will return to China next year."
Undergraduate programs in the UK generally last for three years, and next year happens to be the third year. Her major does not require graduate school, and she wants to return to China as soon as possible.
Jiang Minghao looked at the sea in the distance and responded: "Yes."
Tang Mi looked up at him, "Then I can visit you often."
Jiang Minghao looked at her sideways, "Have you decided where to develop after returning to China?"
"Hmm..." Tang Mi thought for a moment and said, "Maybe in Beicheng for the time being. After you change jobs, I will go wherever you are."
In fact, a dance troupe in Beicheng had already contacted her, and Jiang Suichu happened to be in Beicheng. So she thought about staying in Beicheng first, and then she would consider the final development place after Jiang Minghao was determined.
Hearing her say this, Jiang Minghao frowned, "Tang Mi, you don't need to consider me."
Tang Mi stopped and threw away his hand with some anger, "What do you mean I don't need to consider you?"
Didn't the two of them persist for so long just to be able to be together better in the future?
Seeing the displeasure on her face, Jiang Minghao knew that she had misunderstood him.
He took a step forward, took her hand again, looked at her and said, "I mean, you just go where you want to go and do what you want to do."
"I will come to you myself."
The displeasure in Tang Mi's eyes slowly dissipated, she pursed her lips and said, "Didn't I agree that I would take the light to your world? You don't need to go to me."
Jiang Minghao looked at her. This girl had been so proactive from the beginning. It seems that in the relationship between the two, she is always the one who takes the initiative.
He hugged her into his arms with some distress, "Fool. The center of my world is you."
Tang Mi leaned on his chest, listening to the beating in his chest and curled her lips, "Oh~"
….
In the evening, several people took a yacht to the island to watch the bonfire party.
As soon as we landed on the island, the warm atmosphere hit us. Music, lights, dancing and bonfires all show visitors the passion of the island.
The loud music filled the eardrums. Just as Jiang Suichu wanted to raise his hand, his ears were covered.
She raised her head and looked back. Lu Zhinian covered her ears with his hands, lowered his head and said close to her ear: "There are many people here, please follow me closely."
Jiang Suchu nodded with a smile, then tightly held the hem of his clothes and walked inside.
It was so loud that everyone had to raise their voices to be heard.
Pei Shuo said loudly: "I didn't seem to see many tourists during the day. I didn't expect there to be so many people at night."
Tang Zi put her hand to her mouth and said loudly to Tang Mi: "No wonder we didn't make a reservation before we came here. It turns out to be so popular."
Tang Mi nodded, raised her head and said to Jiang Minghao beside her: "I remember there was also a bonfire party at Muyang Villa."
Jiang Minghao pulled her in front of him and protected her as she moved forward, "This is better than the one in the villa."
After all, Muyang is just a town, and its conditions and facilities are not as good as here.
Several people walked to the largest bonfire, and actors in local ethnic costumes held hands and formed a circle to sing and dance.
A few people stood watching for a while, but they didn't expect those people to suddenly come up and pull them up to dance.
Pei Shuo and Tang Zi loved to join in the fun, and before anyone came up, the two of them jumped forward and took the actress' pretty girl's hand.
Tang Mi Geng was originally learning to dance. She held up her skirt, pulled Jiang Minghao, and joined in with graceful steps.
Jiang Suchu was a little nervous and backed away in resistance, "I...I can't."
She was about to go back to Lu Zhinian for help, but she didn't expect that he had already been taken away by two boys. He also resisted. In the end, it seemed that he couldn't shirk what he had said to the two younger brothers, and then the younger brother let him go.
Jiang Sui first saw him walking towards him.
Lu Zhinian took her hand and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, I'll go with you."
As he spoke, he took her hand and walked to the bonfire.
Jiang Suchu held his hand tightly, "Lu Zhinian, can you dance?"
Lu Zhinian shook his head: "No."
"Then let's..."
Before she finished speaking, Lu Zhinian raised his chin and motioned for her to look over there.
"With the two of them, I think we won't be worse than them."
Jiang Suichu turned his head and burst into laughter.
Neither Pei Shuo nor Tang Zi had any sense of rhythm, and they actually had the same hands and feet with a simple kick and wave.
She did seem to gain confidence all of a sudden.
Tang Mi was dancing happily to the music when she saw Jiang Suchu reaching out to her.
"Come on, it's fun."
Seeing the smile on her face, Jiang Suchu couldn't help but laugh too, and she pulled Lu Zhinian over.
Several people held hands and danced casually to the music with other tourists.
The light of the bonfire shone on everyone's face.
It’s warmer than this city that always has summer.
The music stopped and a few people stepped back from above.
Tang Mi: "Sui Sui, is it fun?"
The smile on Jiang Suichu's face hadn't faded away yet, and his eyes were filled with light.
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Lu Zhinian was beside her, reaching out to brush away the sweaty hair from her forehead.
"It seems like you can have a barbecue over there," Pei Shuo pointed to the back and asked them, "Would you like to eat?"
"eat!"
Everyone said in unison.
Several people were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that everyone was in such a tacit understanding.
In addition to the largest bonfire, there are clusters of small bonfires along the beach.
However, tourists need to pay and the ingredients need to be purchased separately.
Lu Zhinian chose a seat closer to the side and ordered some ingredients.
Several people sat around the campfire, and the boys were responsible for grilling skewers.
Jiang Suichu saw some sweet potatoes and asked Tang Mi, "Tangtang, do you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes?"
Tang Mi nodded, "I want to eat."
Jiang Suchu smiled, took two sweet potatoes and threw them into the fire, then used a wooden stick to dig out some ashes and buried the sweet potatoes.
Seemingly feeling something, she raised her eyes and saw Jiang Minghao looking at her.
She paused, then curled her lips.
In the past, when the two of them had nothing to eat and were hungry, they would dig sweet potatoes in the fields and make a fire to roast them.
Jiang Minghao curled his lower lip, looked away and continued grilling the skewers in his hand.
Jiang Suichu also lowered his eyelids and stared at the bright and hot ashes in the fire.
It's great to grow up.
She and he never had to go hungry again.
Jiang Suichu thought.
"Come on, you can eat these now." Pei Shuo grilled some meat skewers and gave them to Jiang Suchu and Tang Mi.
After the boys grilled the skewers, they sat around the fire eating and chatting.
"Tang Zi, do you plan to study in the UK after graduation next year?" Lu Zhinian took a skewer of grilled mushrooms, wiped off the oil on the tip with a paper towel, then wrapped the bottom end with a paper towel and handed it to Jiang Suichu, "Be careful of burning it."
Jiang Suichu took the mushroom and took a bite carefully.
Tang Zi said while picking up the skewers: "No, my dad wants me to join the company early."
Lu Zhinian took a sip of beer and nodded: "Since you have decided to take over the family business, it is actually a good choice to join the company early."
Tang Zi nodded, "What about you? You're not planning to start your own business. How are you preparing?"
Lu Zhinian: "The prototype of the team is almost ready, and it can officially start operations next year."
Tang Zi smiled and picked up the wine bottle, "Then let's first wish everyone the best of luck to the new technological upstarts in the future."
"Come on, come on~" Pei Shuo took the last piece of pork belly off the stick in one gulp, threw the bamboo stick into the fire and stood up with the bottle, "One must go. Here's to the future Mr. Lu."
Tang Mi also started to cheer, "Mr. Lu, please take care of us in the future."
Jiang Suichu looked at Lu Zhinian with a smile, picked up the bottle and shook it at him, "Mr. Lu, here's to you."
Lu Zhiqiang smiled, picked up the wine bottle and touched hers gently, "Drink less."
Then he touched several other people one by one.
Pei Shuo took a few sips of wine and looked at Tang Mi: "Tang Xiaomi, Tang Zi will return to China next year, are you coming back too?"
Tang Mi took a sip of the baked beans in her hand and nodded: "Yes."
Jiang Suichu: "Then will you return to Yun City then?"
Tang Mi shook her head: "There is no big dance troupe in Yun City, so I should go to Beicheng."
"Beicheng?" Jiang Suichu said in surprise.
Tang Mi could see the joy in Jiang Suichu's eyes, she smiled and said, "Yes. Then we can see each other every day again."
"That's great." Jiang Suchu couldn't help but rush over and hug her arm and rub it.
Tang Mi was struck by how cute she looked.
She patted her head and said with a smile: "Okay, I've learned how to act like a baby when I'm in love."
Jiang Suichu had never been like this before.
On the one hand, she is introverted, and on the other hand, she is very defensive and will not show intimacy to others easily.
Several people were amused by Tang Mi's words.
Jiang Suchu's face heated up at the teasing, and he muttered in a low voice: "What?"
Lu Zhinian curled his lower lip and calmly pulled the person back to him.
"Do you still want to eat beef?"
Jiang Suchu glanced at him and nodded: "Yes."
Pei Shuo opened another can of beer, took a sip and looked at Jiang Minghao.
"Brother Hao, how many more years are you going to stay in Tibet?"
Jiang Minghao held a stick in his hand and turned over the roasted sweet potatoes in the fire from time to time. "I made a great contribution some time ago, and the team gave me a place to be admitted to Beicheng National Defense University."
His tone was calm, as if he was saying it was a good day.
Several people suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Lu Zhinian was the first to react. He held a can of beer and congratulated him, "Congratulations."
Jiang Minghao smiled, picked up the beer next to him and touched it, "Thank you."
In fact, this was the advice Lu Zhinian gave him when he came to Tibet that year.
Because he only has a technical secondary school degree, even if he stays in the army after his two years of compulsory service, he can only be promoted to sergeant, and there is not much room for advancement.
If he wants to make a difference in the army, he must improve his academic qualifications while improving his abilities.
He later went to find out about it himself. Originally, he was planning to apply for the military academy this year. But some time ago, he participated in the arrest of a border smuggling case and made meritorious service, so the team gave him a recommended spot.
Several other people also reacted, and everyone was really happy for him.
Pei Shuo ran up to him with a wine bottle and patted his shoulder hard, "Brother Hao is awesome, I knew you would definitely do something good."
Jiang Minghao was shaken so hard that he knocked Pei Shuo's wine bottle, raised his head and drank half of the bottle in one gulp.
"Thanks."
Tang Mi looked at him, her face full of surprise and astonishment, "You...why haven't you said this before?"
Jiang Minghao looked at her with soft eyes, "The final result has never come out before. I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
Tang Mi shook her head, "How could I be disappointed in you?"
Jiang Minghao rubbed her head, "So I can't let you down."
She believed in him so much, how could he tell her when the outcome was uncertain and expose her to uncertain risks.
Tang Mi was stunned for a moment, and then she suddenly realized that what he said on the beach in the evening, "I will walk to you by myself", actually meant this.
Jiang Suchu was a little excited and kept looking at him with red eyes. He opened his mouth again and again but didn't know what to say.
No one but her would know how difficult Jiang Minghao's journey was. He needed such an achievement so much.
She was also truly happy and proud of him.
They are truly becoming better adults.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone's face was more or less a little red.
Everyone stopped at the right time and sat quietly on the beach, blowing the sea breeze and looking at the stars in the sky.
Jiang Minghao took out the ripe sweet potatoes and distributed them to Jiang Suichu and Tang Mi.
The sweet potatoes were a little hot, so Lu Zhinian took them over, broke them open and blew them to cool her down, "Don't eat too much, it will cause indigestion."
Jiang Suichu always has a small appetite. Maybe he was in a good mood tonight and ate a lot of kebabs. This sweet potato was quite big, and he was worried that if she ate too much, she would not be able to digest it and would feel sick to her stomach at night.
"Yeah." Jiang Suichu actually couldn't eat much, so she broke off a piece of soft and sweet sweet potato and fed it to his mouth, "Would you like to eat it? It's quite sweet."
Lu Zhinian wanted to say he wouldn't eat it, but when he saw her clear eyes, he couldn't say no. He lowered his head and ate the sweet potato into his mouth.
Jiang Suchu looked at him, "Is it delicious?"
He chewed it slowly for a few times, swallowed the sweetness in his mouth, and nodded: "Yeah, it's delicious."
After taking a few bites, Tang Mi couldn't eat anymore and gave it to Jiang Minghao.
"Sui Sui, do you still want to be a diplomatic translator?" Tang Mi thought of the ideal Jiang Suichu had said before.
She experienced so many bad things that year, and I don't know if her ideals have changed.
Jiang Suichu was looking at the stars in the sky, but when he heard this, he looked away and looked at Tang Mi.
She smiled and nodded, "Yeah. I still want to be a diplomatic translator."
Tang Mi: "Then you have to take the postgraduate entrance examination, right? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs doesn't seem to be easy to get into."
Jiang Suichu curled his lips, his eyes soft but firm, "I plan to take the postgraduate entrance examination of the China Foreign Affairs University. Then I will work hard to take the Diplomatic Translation Department."
The China Foreign Affairs University is known as the cradle of Chinese diplomats.
It was her grandmother who told her that if she wanted to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was best to take the postgraduate entrance examination at the China Foreign Affairs University.
Lu Zhinian squeezed the small hand in his palm and curled his lower lip silently.
She has always been a goal-oriented person.
From leaving Muyang Town to being admitted to University A and then becoming a diplomatic translator.
She took every step firmly.
Jiang Suchu felt the strength in her hand. She looked sideways at him and smiled lightly.
Lu Zhinian also looked sideways at her, then lowered his eyes and inserted his fingers into hers.
interlocking fingers.
Jiang Suchu glanced at the two people's intertwined hands, smiled slightly and looked up at the starry sky.
No matter how dark the night is, there are still stars and moon.
Maybe the gods will not bless you and me, and the stars will be dim.
But the dream is there.
The light and salvation are there.
