On Saturday, the work in the library seemed to be busier than usual.
Yao Qingtao placed the display boards for this month's book borrowing rankings that she had made not long ago in various conspicuous locations. She clapped her hands, crossed her hips and looked at it for a while, and then looked back at the person at the service desk not far away. Teacher He".
At this time, the other party was dealing with several female classmates borrowing books.
Speaking of which, Teacher He in the library has been very busy recently. Since he posted that post on the forum, many students have come to see him. Although there are no specific statistics, based on Yao Qingtao's From naked eye observation, female students account for the vast majority.
Although many of them came to see him in the name of borrowing books or discussing issues, Yao Qingtao could guess what these girls were thinking without even thinking about it.
Without reading any more, Yao Qingtao continued to work, coding today's new newspapers and putting them on the shelves. After finishing the work at hand, Yao Qingtao lazily returned to the waiter's desk. The previous girls had already left, and only He Tianran stood there. inside.
The man's posture was upright, perhaps because he had nothing to do around him. He did not sit down in a hurry, but took off his glasses, took a breath and wiped them, then raised the frame, pointed the lenses at the sun, and raised his head. , seems to be observing whether the lens is clean.
The smell of ink that has been contained in books and papers for many years drifts into the library. The winter sunlight shines in through the high windows, and then passes through the gaps in the wooden bookshelves. It is scattered on the ground and becomes mottled. All kinds of colors are in front of you. It gives off a quiet, warm atmosphere with a hint of tiredness.
In this atmosphere, He Tianran put on his glasses again and was about to turn his head when Yao Qingtao had already come to his senses.
She walked into the service desk, sat down and was silent for a while, then asked casually:
"Teacher He, why have you worn glasses in recent days? Are you short-sighted?"
He Tianran said with a smile: "You have to face the computer every day. All you need is a pair of radiation-proof lenses, no prescription."
"That's it. By the way, you recommended me a movie by director Hirokazu Kore-eda a few days ago. I came down and watched it after I returned to my dormitory. Although the plot is very bland, it is surprisingly good-looking!"
He Tianran was stunned: "Really? Then you have watched them all, or have you specifically selected a few to watch?"
"I watched "Diary of the Sea Street". While watching it, I sighed that Masami Nagasawa is so beautiful. Moreover, the picture of the movie is also very clean. The life in the movie is also a beautiful model. The characters reveal the love between them. That kind of family affection..."
Yao Qingtao chattered endlessly, and He Tianran listened quietly, nodding in agreement for a while, and adding some overlooked details for her.
It's not unusual for a girl to find someone to talk about movies with.
It's just that when a girl who was not very interested in movies before captures some information from a boy's words, goes back to study and make up lessons, and takes the initiative to create common topics, this matter is very subtle...
"So, when I watched this movie, I hoped that this kind of gentle and restrained patriarchal character would continue to act like a villain. I really didn't expect this kind of blandness..."
"Sister Taozi."
"Huh? Say it, Teacher He."
Just when Yao Qingtao was still reminiscing about the plot, He Tianran made a timely interruption.
He pretended to be embarrassed and found it difficult to say: "After our lunch break... I won't come back... It's okay for you to be alone in the afternoon..."
"No problem, it's not your first time."
Yao Qingtao responded generously.
She wanted to continue the movie topic just now, but she heard He Tianran once again say:
"What about that, Sister Taozi... Use your eyes to help me evaluate my appearance today. There is nothing wrong with it..."
He Tianran stood up, took a step back, and pushed up his glasses.
Yao Qingtao, who discovered the situation, paused for a while, took a good look, and then said: "Hey... He Tianran, what makes you so nervous today? Are you going to meet a girl this afternoon? Cao Aiqing?"
The junior student who was always calm and behaved in a mature manner actually nodded shyly at this moment.
Yao Qingtao "tsk tsk tsk" a few times, taking it as a taunt, and then laughed: "That's right! Baseball shirt and sweater, classics will never go out of style. Teacher He, don't be confident, in fact, your usual clothes are very good, really Much better than a friend of the opposite sex I know!”
After saying that, she turned around and began to sort out the information on the computer.
The topic of movies is no longer continued.
"Okay, with Sister Taozi's comment, I am considered stable today."
He Tianran sat down again and took matters seriously.
"Come on! Hey, Teacher He, have you finished arranging all the movies for the end of autumn? Can you add one in?"
"Okay, Sister Taozi, what do you want to see?"
"Shunji Iwai's "Love Letter", hehehe, senior sister, I am also an artistic person. It was this movie that made me yearn for library work, and Kashiwahara Takashi will always be my male idol."
"Hey, can't you tell? Sister Taozi, it turns out you are also a nymphomaniac. I can satisfy you!"
"Oh, our teacher He is going on a date this afternoon, and this guy is starting to speak differently!"
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Meanwhile, the School of Architecture.
As we all know, the School of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong is the most artistic and beautiful building in the entire university town. This is an undisputed fact. Even art schools such as the Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Film and Television next door have to look back. a little.
However, for anyone who has been to the classrooms of the School of Architecture, especially the studios, the first impression they give is not of art or beauty, but of a messy, sloppy, messy atmosphere.
You can't say it's dirty, because the floor is covered with sketch paper, drawing paper, sulfuric acid paper, engineering drawing paper, wooden boards, plastic boards, and acrylic boards. You don't even know what these random things on the ground are. Is it garbage? It is also a material that a student studying architecture needs to use...
And because it was the weekend, not many people were there, so it looked even more chaotic.
"Ai Qing, do you still have the model glue?"
"Yes, here it is."
In a sea of paper mountains, Shen Qiuxu and Cao Aiqing were working on a model of a Fallingwater villa.
Graduate students and undergraduates in the Department of Architecture learn much the same things. They should draw pictures and make models. If there is any obvious difference, it is that they learn more deeply and with greater difficulty. Some drawings and designs have reached a level of The professional level of a qualified designer is even higher.
Logically speaking, Cao Aiqing, who is an undergraduate student, should not get involved in the model homework of graduate students. However, Shen Qiuxu's tutor also happens to be Cao Aiqing's teacher. The reason why they complete the homework together is because of what Cao Aiqing has done in the past three years. The professionalism he demonstrated was far beyond that of an undergraduate student, so after receiving the teacher's approval, Cao Aiqing would occasionally attend classes with graduate students.
After taking the model glue, Shen Qiuxu looked at Cao Aiqing for a while. While doing the work, the girl's long hair was directly tied up on the back of her head and fixed with a needle pen, plus her loose camel knitted cardigan and a corner tied into her waist. The white T-shirt looks as soft and gentle as ever, like an elf coming out of the forest.
"You look like you didn't stay up late yesterday? I heard from Teacher Li that your class still has pictures to draw."
Shen Qiuxu took the model glue and couldn't help but ask.
The Department of Architecture is famous for its high volume. The lights in the studio are not turned off until almost three o'clock every night. This has become a norm.
"Hmm~ I've been through it, but I went back at eleven o'clock yesterday. If it had been any later, I wouldn't have been able to get up this morning."
Speaking of this, Cao Aiqing yawned. She was not sleepy, but when she mentioned this, she felt it subconsciously.
"By the way, I have something..."
Shen Qiuxu put down the glue in his hand, turned around, picked up his backpack from the table, rummaged for a while, and took out a beautifully packaged essence gift box. He handed it over and said:
"This is for you. It hydrates and moisturizes. I heard it can also whiten and brighten things. I don't know much about it, but I consulted a few friends of the opposite sex and they said it's a good gift."
Cao Aiqing was shocked and quickly declined:
"Ah, brother Qiu Xu, you are spending a lot of money. I have these, I don't need this..."
Shen Qiuxu waved his hands up and down and said with a smile: "Take it, I am a big man and can't use this. It will be more expensive if you don't."
Cao Aiqing looked embarrassed, looked at the man opposite for several seconds, and asked:
"Why...you suddenly want to give me something?"
Shen Qiuxu scratched his head: "Ai Qing, you have been helping me since I entered school this year. Although this was Teacher Chen's arrangement, you did help me a lot. I am very grateful... I am ashamed to say that, although I am yours Senior, I have grown a few years older than you, but... well, sometimes I am not as good as you, and you have taught me a lot of things in turn, so please accept it, this is my opinion."
"Don't say that, Brother Qiu Xu, I'm going to class with you seniors who have social experience. I'm also studying... I understand your kindness, but your things... I really can't have it."
Facing Cao Aiqing's rejection again, Shen Qiuxu did not appear distressed, but asked seriously:
"Is it because of the previous rumors that make you a little bit dissatisfied?"
Cao Aiqing shook his head: "No..."
"Then don't worry, even if you don't want this thing, I won't make it difficult for you. At worst, I can sell it on Xianyu and get some blood."
Such a realistic statement made both of them smile.
Shen Qiuxu collected the gift box and did not force it. Instead, he said, "Then...I'll treat you to a meal at noon. Just treat it as a thank you for helping me make the model."
Cao Aiqing was stunned.
"What, this doesn't work either?"
The girl shook her head again: "I'm sorry, Brother Qiu Xu, I have an appointment today."
"Is it...Classmate He?"
"Um."
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Time, unknowingly came to noon.
The walk from the library to the Seventeenth Canteen took almost half an hour with stops and starts.
Many memories of what he had experienced with Cao Aiqing emerged in He Tianran's mind.
For a while, he thought that Seventeen Canteen was Cao Aiqing's favorite canteen, because that canteen sells some Western desserts; for a while, he thought about whether the meeting would be different from usual, and what he should say...
The road under my feet was getting closer and closer, but my own feet were walking slower and slower.
He Tianran knew very well that he actually had no face to face the beautiful and innocent Cao Aiqing...
While he was thinking wildly, he heard someone calling his name from a distance:
"Natural~!"
He suddenly looked up and saw a girl standing there in front of the road, in front of the cafeteria door, with one hand behind her back and the other above her head, smiling and waving at him.
The sunshine was extraordinarily thick today, as if it was about to melt the world. The man who was no longer a boy suddenly stood there, not daring to move, because whenever his body moved, his eyes seemed to shed tears...
He knew that in front of him was the best sunshine in the world. The eternal sun also seemed to care about her, and dropped many beams of light on her body.
She disappeared into the sunset, and what accompanied her away was the scene of youth that made He Tianran stand in a daze for a while.
(End of chapter)
