Meng Yao was very straightforward when she agreed. After leaving the office and going to class, she suddenly remembered that the person who went to town with her was Xu Yao.
As soon as the name came out, Meng Yao couldn't keep calm.
It was necessary to go to town early. Xu Yao told Meng Yao during dinner the night before that he would set off around seven in the morning.
Meng Yao set the alarm clock for 6:15. She slept well. When she was in college, she always couldn't get up and the alarm clock would sound two or three times. She may not have gotten used to it in the first few days after arriving in Yunnan, but she didn't need the alarm clock to go off. She woke up early and then adapted to the environment. When students arrived at school at 8:30, she almost slept until around 7:30.
Before going to bed, Meng Yao was worried that he would not be able to get up the next day, so he set an additional alarm clock, setting it at six-ten.
What she didn't expect was that she woke up on her own just after six o'clock in the morning before the alarm clock went off.
She didn't sleep well enough. She seemed to have been dreaming all night, but she seemed to be very awake.
Meng Yao attributed it to the fact that her nerves did not relax in her sleep.
It's already bright outside the window at this point in summer. Meng Yao lay on the bed for a while with his eyes open. It wasn't until he heard the alarm clock on his cell phone ringing that he got up from the bed.
After four years of college, her dressing style is no longer as single as in high school, but she still likes simple and casual matching. There are only a few skirts in the wardrobe. Thinking that she is going to the market today, Meng Yao hesitated and finally I took out a striped short-sleeved top and a pair of jeans from the closet.
She tied her hair into a ponytail and put on light lipstick to brighten her complexion as usual in class.
Meng Yao moved quickly, and it was only 6:40 when she finished all these things. She heard some movement from next door, which was the sound of the door being opened and closed. Meng Yao guessed that Xu Yao had packed up, so she put on her shoes, put on her phone, walked quickly, and opened the door.
Outside the door, Xu Yao was about to go downstairs when he heard the door open and looked over.
Meng Yao didn't dress up in a grand manner, but Xu Yao inexplicably looked at her a few more times. Later, I realized that it was rude to keep my eyes on her for so long, so I turned to the side.
Meng Yao didn't notice. She stood at the door and raised her head slightly and asked Xu Yao, "Are you ready to go?"
The faint light of morning imprinted on her face.
Xu Yao didn't answer and asked: "Are you okay?"
"alright."
Xu Yao nodded: "Then let's go."
Meng Yao closed the dormitory door.
When they went downstairs, Yu Yuan was doing morning exercises on the playground, and Xu Yao and Meng Yao said hello to her. Yu Yuan had just exercised and her breathing was a little rapid. She smiled and said, "You guys go to town for breakfast. Xu Yao, you take Meng Yao to try the special snacks here. I will reimburse you."
Xu Yao smiled and said nothing.
It's not a short distance from here to the town. Xu Yao went to borrow a car from Uncle Liu. It was the same car that he used to pick up Meng Yao at the high-speed rail station last time.
Xu Yao got the car keys and got into the driver's seat, lowered the windows on both sides, and then looked at Meng Yao outside the car: "Get in the car."
Meng Yao looked at him sitting in the driver's seat and hesitated for a moment before opening the passenger door.
She was sitting in the passenger seat, her posture upright and her back straight, feeling a little cramped in the space where they were the only ones.
Xu Yao noticed her from the corner of his eye and suddenly said when starting the car: "Last time I went to the high-speed rail station, Uncle Liu happened to have something to do, so he went to pick you up with me. But actually, my driving skills are pretty good, although the road surface will be a little rough later. Don’t worry about bumps.”
The second half of Meng Yao's sentence contained a hint of joking and comfort. She was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned to look at Xu Yao. He looked at the front intently, and Meng Yao's tense back slowly relaxed.
She said "Yeah" and then said, "Don't worry."
Xu Yao heard it and smiled again.
Not even ten minutes after the car started driving, Meng Yao felt that Xu Yao's statement that "the road was a little bumpy" was somewhat untrue. The road to town was bumpy.
Fortunately, the windows were lowered, and the refreshing morning breeze blew in, avoiding motion sickness.
It takes half an hour to drive from school to town. No one said anything, and there was a silence in the car. To be honest, this silence made Meng Yao a little tortured. She was actually secretly wondering if she needed to find a topic to lighten the atmosphere, but she was afraid of disturbing Xu Yao's driving.
Just when she was struggling, Xu Yao raised a topic first. Holding his hand on the steering wheel, he asked Meng Yao: "What do you want for breakfast later?"
Meng Yao was startled by his sudden voice.
She sometimes feels it's amazing that Xu Yao will always solve some of the things that bother her at the right time, and behave naturally.
I don’t know whether it was by accident or because I saw through her idea and helped out of kindness.
No matter what it is, her heart will beat because of this tenderness.
Meng Yao clasped his phone and replied, "I can do either."
These three words are somewhat similar to the meaning of "casual". Xu Yao said: "Let's take a look later."
Meng Yao said "hmm" again.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to get colder again, Meng Yao thought and brought up another topic: "I heard from Principal Yu that after you came here after graduating from high school, you would always make time to come here whenever you have time. Are you already very familiar with this place?" Are you familiar?"
Xu Yao's posture was very relaxed: "It's okay, I think it's familiar."
Speaking of this, Xu Yao had actually been curious about it for a long time, and asked her with a smile: "By the way, how did you know that there is a Sunshine Primary School in a remote mountainous area in Yunnan?"
Meng Yao didn't expect him to ask this, so he told the truth: "I found the video online."
Xu Yao raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at her while driving: "You chose to come here just because of a video?"
Meng Yao nodded. This thing sounded a bit nonsensical. Even her parents couldn't understand and laughed at her naivety, but Meng Yao thought that Xu Yao should think differently from them. Strangely enough, Meng Yao stubbornly felt that Xu Yao could understand her thoughts. Maybe it's because Xu Yao is similar to her in this matter. Because he saw a boy's story on the Internet, he made a donation, and because of a letter from the boy, he came all the way to this remote mountain village.
In Meng Yao's heart, Xu Yao was really the light in the dark night.
"Then you are quite powerful." Xu Yao commented.
Meng Yao suddenly turned to look at Xu Yao.
She never imagined that she could get such a comment from Xu Yao. She was surprised and at a loss. She opened her mouth and didn't know what to respond. The sun shone slantly into the car, and Meng Yao blushed completely.
Xu Yao was also surprised by her reaction. He was stunned for a moment and smiled: "What's wrong?"
He looks really good when he smiles.
Meng Yao suddenly discovered that Xu Yao had changed a bit compared to high school. He was now more and more smiling.
I wonder if it was because they were more familiar with each other now, so Meng Yao had the opportunity to see his more delicate side.
She shook her head, trying to control her rapid heartbeat and act more naturally.
But she couldn't control it, and those subconscious reactions didn't obey her at all. Meng Yao didn't dare to look at Xu Yao anymore. For the first time since their reunion, she visibly avoided Xu Yao's gaze and turned her face to one side. Only then did she have the courage to whisper: "You are the most amazing one."
This is what Meng Yao wanted to say several years ago.
The carriage space was so big, Xu Yao didn't miss her whisper, and he laughed a little for a moment.
What's so great about him?
He thought so and said so. They were talking about things in the mountainous area. Xu Yao naturally thought that Meng Yao was referring to his funding for Sunshine Primary School, so he continued without waiting for Meng Yao's answer: "I That’s nothing.”
He was very honest: "I first came into contact with the children at Sunshine Elementary School when I was in high school. I was still very ignorant and ignorant. At that time, I only helped because I thought the children were pitiful, and my life was even comparable to theirs. Wealth, that small amount of funding may be a surprise to them, but it is not a big deal to me. I was just a moment of sympathy at that time."
Why do you say it's only temporary? Because if you don't receive that reply, Xu Yao will not receive any subsequent funding.
it is true.
At that time, Xu Yao was just in high school. He was busy with his studies and had appointments with friends to play ball during his break. He donated a thousand yuan online without telling anyone, and he never thought about this or that matter again. boy. Without that reply, Xu Yao would have completely forgotten it.
It was precisely because he received the reply and saw the content of the letter that he felt the innocence of the boy he was sponsoring, and decided to continue sponsoring him.
When Xu Yao graduated from high school, the boy graduated from elementary school, and Xu Yao received his letter. The vacation after graduation was long, and he suddenly wanted to see where the boy lived.
He just went on a whim.
To be honest, Xu Yao was not used to it when he came to the mountainous area for the first time.
It's too remote here, the schools are dilapidated and old, the signal is not good, and the food is very poor.
It is completely different from Xu Yao's living environment in the past ten years.
Even when Yu Yuan found the village chief and specially arranged for him to stay in a family with better conditions in the village, Xu Yao couldn't sleep well.
The bed board is too hard, the bed is too narrow, the quilt and pillows are not comfortable enough, and the bedding quality is rough.
But probably because they really thanked him and welcomed him, everyone treated him very well and warmly, with such a good attitude that one could even use the word respect.
Xu Yao is actually quite ashamed. He has done nothing and has done very little to really help.
In order to avoid that feeling of shame, Xu Yao went to school very frequently and felt relaxed when getting along with the children in school every day.
Xu Yao actually didn't know how to accurately describe the feeling of coming to the mountainous area for the first time. It was quite a shock, not only to the environment, but also to the people here.
The adults wore simple clothes, and the children's clothes were old, and many of them didn't fit. Under such living conditions, the innocent smiles of those children made Xu Yao a little unbearable. It was then that he thought about doing something to help. The children here, at least, have well-fitting clothes to wear and a favorite extracurricular book to read.
There are too many sufferings in the world, some of which are due to various reasons, such as being too far away from our lives, or lack of ability, so there is no way to change them, but there are also some that we can do our part to help.
It was then that Xu Yao really made up his mind.
So he said: "Meng Yao, you are better than me."
Instead of choosing a higher-paying, more decent job, go to this remote mountainous area alone. And it wasn’t an impulsive decision.
There was a lot to face and overcome, but Meng Yao still came and she did everything firmly.
Xu Yao actually still remembers Meng Yao's appearance in high school.
Sometimes he felt miraculous that he could remember Meng Yao. They were neither in the same class nor familiar with each other. After thinking about it, it might be because he had seen this girl's vulnerability and handed her an umbrella on a rainy night.
Maybe without meeting Fenghan later, Xu Yao would have forgotten her, just like the other strangers he had helped. But he happened to get to know her again, as Song Siqi's friend, and through the article signed by Meng Yao on the bulletin board.
Although in his impression, Meng Yao always spoke little, lowered his head, and had timid eyes, but after having contact in Yunnan, he felt that Meng Yao had a brave side in his heart.
Meng Yao listened to the story from Xu Yao's own perspective. Although Xu Yao himself said that it was nothing and even used the word "shame", Meng Yao didn't think so.
She has always believed that most of the warmth in this world comes from someone willing to lend a helping hand to you.
That kind of warmth is indelible. Even if it happens for a short time, the effects last a long time.
Meng Yao didn't want Xu Yao to underestimate his own efforts, so he turned his head, looked at Xu Yao, and told him seriously: "You probably don't know what it feels like to be warm when it's cold. It's no exaggeration, it's equivalent to being warm in the dark." The light you see, the oasis you see in the desert. You don’t think you have done anything extraordinary, and you think it may be ordinary and not worthy of praise, but in the hearts of those who have been helped by you, you are a good person. He is a very good person, and those warm moments are also very precious and worth remembering."
Xu Yao didn't expect her to say that, but he was touched by her words and glanced sideways at her.
Meng Yao's eyes were shining with moving light.
Xu Yao looked into her eyes and suddenly felt that she was not just talking about funding in her words.
He remembered many details and suddenly realized that Meng Yao had never forgotten that rainy night.
On the contrary, that rainy night may have been very important in Meng Yao's heart.
Just as Meng Yao didn't want him to underestimate his efforts, Xu Yao didn't want Meng Yao to keep thinking about that incident.
Whether it was the umbrella or what caused her to cry that night.
Xu Yao held the steering wheel and suddenly said meaningfully: "No matter what, in short, the person who gives warmth must hope that she can live a good life."
