He's the most natural guy here.
Meng Yao was a little confused when his name was called, but he quickly reacted and looked at Feng Xiao. Feng Xiao bit his lip and stared at the ground.
Xu Yao was still waiting, and Meng Yao said "ok" and walked over to help Xu Yao get his things.
They left the office, leaving space for Feng Xiao and Tan Hong.
After walking some distance, Meng Yao looked back.
Tan Hong stood outside the office for a moment, then lowered his head and walked into the office. The door was closed.
Meng Yao looked away.
She and Xu Yao walked side by side towards the playground with sports equipment. Meng Yao dug her fingers on the edge of the cardboard box containing the equipment. She hesitated and looked at Xu Yao. When she looked up, she realized that Xu Yao was also looking at her.
Meng Yao met his eyes and paused for a moment, his heart beating strongly.
She unconsciously asked Xu Yao: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Xu Yao smiled quickly and looked away from her naturally.
The afternoon sun was so hot that Meng Yao felt like she was sweating.
She grabbed the carton tightly, hesitated for a moment, and still couldn't help but asked Xu Yao out of curiosity: "When did you and Tan Hong come to the office?"
Xu Yao said: "When Feng Xiao asked whether she didn't do enough or wasn't good enough."
That means Xu Yao heard everything she said.
Meng Yao went through what he had said again in his mind, and he was relieved when he found no problems.
Xu Yao thought she was thinking about Feng Xiao and Tan Hong, and said, "Let them resolve the matters between them themselves. As you said, there is no such thing as sacrifice in a relationship. Both of them should think it through. How to deal with feelings correctly.”
Meng Yao nodded, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that Xu Yao's words meant that he was on Tan Hong's side.
She raised her head and asked, "Do you think Tan Hong was right to reject Feng Xiao?"
Xu Yao lowered his eyes and raised his eyebrows.
This is the same as she just answered Feng Xiao in the office.
There is nothing that should be paid in a relationship, and it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in this matter.
Meng Yao understood and was very clear-headed at that time, but now he is also obsessed with an answer.
Xu Yao found it funny.
He answered her: "Boys who are a bit arrogant don't want girls to suffer along with them."
Meng Yao understood, but still didn't understand: "Many things can be fought for."
Xu Yao thought it was quite magical.
Meng Yao is sometimes very sober, and sometimes he is a little naive.
"There's more to life than love."
Xu Yao said: "Families have no choice. Especially when they need to bear family responsibilities, love is not a must-have option."
In fact, after Meng Yao said those words, he immediately thought of Tan Hong's family.
Tan Hong is the only son, and he is the only one his parents can rely on. My mother is in poor health and needs care, and my father also has work to do.
It would be fine if Tan Hong himself yearned for a broader sky and felt unwilling to do so, but Feng Xiao mentioned that Tan Hong's long-standing intention was to return to the mountain village to become a teacher and help the children in his hometown.
So sometimes, the dedication and touching sacrifice you think you make actually puts a burden on the other party.
Meng Yao said no more.
Xu Yao looked at her and said nothing more.
The world is very cruel.
The pain is not that you are lingering and suffering in front of multiple-choice questions, but that life does not give you multiple-choice questions at all.
You can only be pushed forward by a pair of invisible hands.
Can't think, can't stop.
Xu Yao's words "There is more than just love in life" kept ringing in Meng Yao's mind. On this point, her thoughts were the same as Xu Yao's.
Because of this, Meng Yao heard the story of Xu Yao's love breakup from Feng Xiao, and couldn't help but guess the reason.
It shouldn't be a family.
Meng Yao knew from high school that Xu Yao had a happy family, so there shouldn't be any pressure on Xu Yao in this regard.
Meng Yao was thinking, and suddenly a voice asked her in her ear: But what does this have to do with you?
Meng Yao was startled, then smiled.
What does that have to do with her?
She let out a breath and stopped letting herself think about things that were destined to have nothing to do with her.
This free activity class was finally completed by Meng Yao and Xu Yao together.
After class, Meng Yao and Xu Yao put away the sports equipment and put them back into the cartons. She looked in the direction of the office room and said to Xu Yao, "Should we put these somewhere else first?"
She considered it inappropriate to disturb Feng Xiao and Tan Hong at this time, but as soon as she finished speaking, the office door creaked open, and Feng Xiao walked out, walking quickly through the corridor towards the dormitory.
Meng Yao kept looking at her figure, and Xu Yao's voice rang in her ears: "Let's go, put it back in the office."
Tan Hong stood leaning against the desk, as if the desk was supporting him. Maybe his legs were numb after standing for a long time, or he simply didn't want to move. When he saw Meng Yao and Xu Yao coming in, he smiled at Meng Yao. Said: "Thank you, Teacher Meng."
Meng Yao said: "It's just an activity class, you're welcome."
Tan Hong didn't speak. He leaned against the desk and waited for another half a minute, then slowly stood up straight and walked out without saying a word.
No one except the two parties knew what exactly Tan Hong and Feng Xiao talked about in this small office room, and Meng Yao didn't even think about asking.
That day, Feng Xiao stayed in the dormitory until evening before showing up. By then, school had been out for a long time, and Tan Hong was no longer in school. When she showed up, Meng Yao could tell that she had cried because of the close distance.
After that day, Feng Xiao regained her composure. She was still the same cheerful girl, chatting and laughing with everyone. She no longer avoided Tan Hong, but she didn't hang around him like before. She treated her like a normal colleague. When dealing with Tan Hong, he did not do anything beyond this scope.
Meng Yao didn't know whether the outcome was good or bad for the two parties involved. She only knew that love is not everything in life. Besides, you still have a lot of things to do.
Meng Yao hung the star ornaments bought from the market on the wooden window of the dormitory. Meng Yao gave the money to Xu Yao that night when he came back from the market. She had no cash and was too embarrassed to ask to add WeChat. Suddenly, I remembered that I had talked with Xu Yao on the phone that day at the high-speed rail station and had Xu Yao’s number, so I searched for Alipay, transferred the money and said thank you. Alipay does not need to collect money, it goes directly to the account. Xu Yao did not reply to her on Alipay, but Meng Yao didn't care. She clicked on Alipay many times, and there was a record after the transfer. Xu Yao's Alipay account was always on the page.
More than a month after arriving in Yunnan, Meng Yao made a video call with Meng Yuanshan for the first time.
The video was called by Meng Yuanshan on his own initiative. During this period, apart from maintaining frequent contact with his grandparents, Meng Yao had very little contact with his family.
Song Lan had no contact with her because she was blocked and did not reply to text messages, and she had only a handful of messages with Meng Yuanshan.
When Meng Yao was young, he was very willing to get close to Meng Yuanshan, but these two years are not like before.
When she was young, it was because she was too depressed in front of Song Lan, and Meng Yuanshan's rare return home would bring her some comfort and respite.
But later, Meng Yao thought that many things might have been caused by Meng Yuanshan not being with Song Lan.
In her family problems, whether it is Song Lan, she, or Meng Yuanshan, they are all responsible.
It was eight o'clock in the evening when Meng Yao received the call from Meng Yuanshan, and she was just about to take a shower.
In the video, Meng Yuanshan is sitting on the sofa, and the background is very familiar.
Meng Yao frowned.
Meng Yuanshan lit a cigarette and took two puffs. He hadn't contacted like this for a while. When the video was connected, both father and daughter were a little silent, not knowing what to say.
Meng Yao was a little surprised when Meng Yuanshan called. Other than that, she didn't feel anything when she answered the phone. She could talk to Meng Yuanshan normally. But as soon as the call was connected and she saw the familiar background wall in the video, Meng Yao suddenly became confused. The idea of speaking up. There is no Song Lan in the video, but Song Lan has already gotten off work at this point, and may be listening to Meng Yuanshan and her on the phone elsewhere at home. When Meng Yao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
She slowly exhaled and asked Meng Yuanshan as calmly as possible: "Dad, is something wrong?"
"It's nothing." Meng Yuanshan looked at her in the video and said, "I'm a little busy at work these days. I went home today and thought about giving you a call."
"You seem to have lost a little weight."
Meng Yao said: "Maybe it's because it's in the video."
“Don’t videos usually make people look fatter?”
Meng Yao was speechless.
Meng Yuanshan took a few more puffs of cigarette and said, "Are you in the dormitory now?"
"Um."
"How many people live in one dormitory?"
"A room for one person."
Meng Yuanshan nodded: "That's okay..."
This sentence was followed by a cold scoff.
Meng Yao discerned this voice keenly.
Meng Yuanshan said: "Show me the environment of your dormitory."
Meng Yao didn't want to continue the phone call anymore. She said, "The dormitories are all the same. There's nothing interesting to see."
After all, she still couldn't hide the impatience in her tone, and a sharp female voice cut in——
"There's really nothing to see. Is the teacher's dormitory in the mountainous area like an apartment? She is the only one who enjoys living there."
Meng Yao tightened his grip on his cell phone.
Meng Yuanshan dissuaded: "Okay, just stop saying a few words."
"What should I say?" Song Lan said in an excited tone, "She is afraid that others will tell her what she did? She will have to pay for her actions."
Meng Yao originally didn't want to have any more pointless arguments with Song Lan, but he still couldn't hold back.
"What did I do?" she asked Song Lan. She wanted to restrain herself, but her voice gradually became louder and her speaking speed became faster. "I didn't listen to your arrangements and chose to do what I wanted to do. In your eyes, this You are guilty, right?"
"I pay for my own actions, what do I pay for?"
Song Lan refused to give in: "What are you buying? What you want to buy is the lessons that life has taught you."
"No." Meng Yao said word for word, "I'm not buying the lessons life has taught me. I'm buying the lessons you've taught me."
"What do you mean?" Song Lan grabbed Meng Yuanshan's cell phone, the camera flickered, and Song Lan's face appeared on the screen.
Meng Yao threw his phone on the table and closed his eyes.
"Meng Yao, do you have any conscience?" Song Lan yelled, "Have I not done enough for you? What more should I do to you? All my energy has been spent on you. How do you repay me? Buy My lesson? How many times have I compromised for you over the years? I didn’t agree with you to go to your university, but you insisted on going, okay, I bowed my head too, and now at work, you see me bowing my head in front of you. You feel very happy, don't you? You want me to bow my head to you for the rest of my life, let me tell you, it's impossible."
That's ridiculous.
Meng Yao felt that she and Song Lan could never get over each other. All the arguments and anger were like a joke. She was like an inflated balloon, and Song Lan's words were like tiny needles. After being exposed, she calmed down and said in a tone that stated the facts: "You said the opposite. It's not me who wants you to bow your head in front of me, it's you who want my life to be controlled by you, and you want me to bow my head in front of you for the rest of my life. "
Meng Yao said: "You always talk about your efforts. Do you want me to burst into tears of gratitude? But you are wrong. Every time you say it, you will only let them tie me up like shackles. I just want to break free from you." get away."
"You said you bowed your head for me, how could you bow your head for me? Four years have passed since my college decision, have you let go of it? You are still unwilling to give up."
