Song Siqi's love is not in vain.
She actually had a premonition, and she was even more sure after hearing Meng Yao's voice.
Although she was in disbelief, she reacted quickly, pressed the voice button, and blurted out: "Isn't this 'him' Xu Yao?"
Meng Yao said: "Yes."
"Oh My God."
Song Siqi was a little dizzy.
Three years of high school and four years of college, a full seven years.
It takes so long to have a crush on someone.
No matter how outstanding Xu Yao was, Song Siqi couldn't help but ask: "Meng Yao, are you crazy?"
Meng Yao said seriously: "I'm not crazy."
It's just that she can't control things like feelings.
In fact, she didn't deliberately remember Xu Yao, but it seemed difficult for Meng Yao not to like him or forget him.
Since there was no way not to like it, and no way to forget it, Meng Yao accepted it calmly.
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It was 11:17 when the plane landed at Beijing Airport.
Zheng Hua had been waiting at the airport pick-up gate for a while. When Xu Yao came out with his luggage, Zheng Hua made a "huh" sound.
"The ultraviolet rays in Yunnan are too strong. I never saw you getting dark during military training before. It's a lot darker this time when you come back."
Xu Yao stayed in Yunnan for more than a month this time, longer than when he graduated from high school.
In fact, he is not very dark, but Xu Yao's skin color was too white before, and now there is a contrast with before.
Xu Yao didn't care about his skin color. He was very tired after sitting in the car for a day. He and Zheng Hua walked to the underground parking lot. Brother Zheng Hua's car had a lot of space. Xu Yao adjusted the seat to make himself as comfortable as possible. Zheng Hua would As the car drove out, he asked him: "Would you like to go get something to eat?"
"Forget it, I'm not too hungry."
Zheng Hua nodded and asked, "Do you have to go to the company these two days?"
"Well, I'll go there on Monday the day after tomorrow."
Xu Yao had followed the project when he was in school. At that time, his team even participated in the competition and won awards, and was favored by the company, which was equivalent to having a stable job before graduation. Logically speaking, he should go to work in the company as soon as he graduates, but Xu Yao had already thought of going to Yunnan after graduation, and he agreed on a time to join the company when the company contacted him before graduation.
This company is not large in scale, and Xu Yao is interested in its development prospects. As for Zheng Hua, he has many choices based on his ability. Although he did not go to the same school as Xu Yao in college, they were not far away, and the two of them always got together every once in a while. Zheng Hua was not a person who liked to study in an environment with too much pressure. We talked about this with someone at work one day during a meal. Zheng Hua felt that Xu Yao was a good company, so he applied with his resume when the other party was recruiting, and successfully joined the job. However, because of their different majors, he and Xu Yao were not in the same department. .
Zheng Hua mentioned a few things about work, and Xu Yao leaned on the passenger seat and listened casually. The neon lights outside the car window were dazzling. Xu Yao spent some time in Sunshine Elementary School, and then returned to this bustling city, as if he had stepped into another world.
Having only been away for a long time, Xu Yao suddenly missed that remote and quiet mountain village.
Unlike Beijing, you can see bright stars when you look up at night.
The element of stars is so romantic.
Xu Yao had never felt this way before. He rarely paid attention to these things. He didn't know why he suddenly had such thoughts now.
The airport is a bit far from the apartment where they live.
Before graduation, Xu Yao had plans for his future career, and his family proposed buying him an apartment in Beijing.
He plans to stay in Beijing and work, and his family also believes that he will settle in Beijing for granted, get married, have children, and live in this city.
But Xu Yao refused.
He said that the future is uncertain, and he has no intention of working and relying on his parents. Although he still needs help and support from home sometimes, he must be given a chance to exercise and not just sit back and enjoy the results. Besides, even if he gets married and has children, buying a house is still his responsibility, not his parents' task.
So the matter of buying a house was put on hold.
After graduation, Xu Yao and Zheng Hua rented an apartment near the company and became roommates before leaving for Yunnan for work convenience.
The apartment was not large, with two bedrooms and one living room, but it was enough for the two boys.
Because we have been friends for many years, many living habits do not need to be adjusted.
The car drove into the community. Zheng Hua parked the car and went upstairs with Xu Yao. Xu Yao put his luggage back in the room. There was only one bathroom in the apartment. Zheng Hua knew that Xu Yao was probably tired after taking the car for a day and had already left before picking up the airport. After taking a shower, there is no need to occupy the bathroom.
When Xu Yao went into the bathroom to take a shower, Zheng Hua lay on the sofa in the living room playing with his mobile phone. It was already late at night. When Xu Yao came out to wash clothes after taking a shower, he asked him why he was still not asleep. Zheng Hua looked at his phone and said wait a moment.
Xu Yao ignored him and went back to his room to pack his luggage. After a while, Zheng Hua came over and knocked on his door, asking him to come out to eat.
Zheng Hua knew that Xu Yao didn't have the energy to go out for late-night snacks, but after a hard day's work, he probably didn't eat much on the road, so he ordered takeout while Xu Yao was taking a shower.
"Eat whatever you want, and go to bed early after eating." Zheng Hua really felt that he was a good brother.
It was really late at night now.
Xu Yao looked at the time and it was already past one in the morning.
Zheng Hua had eaten dinner and was a little hungry after this. He ate something with Xu Yao while playing on his phone. He was scrolling through his phone and suddenly remembered something and said to Xu Yao: "I met Song Siqi in Beijing some time ago. At that time I had something to do, so I briefly chatted with her and made an appointment to get together next time."
When Xu Yao heard Song Siqi's name, he thought of something and asked, "Song Siqi is in Beijing?"
"I don't know now." Zheng Hua said, "I was here some time ago. Anyway, she said she comes to Beijing often, so I should be able to make an appointment."
Xu Yao nodded.
"Also, didn't Xi Rou joke in the circle of friends last time that she wanted to come and meet you? Let me ask you then. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It would be better if we all have time to get together."
Xu Yao has no objection.
Zheng Hua couldn't stop talking, and when talking about the past, this group of friends would inevitably bring up the past.
Zheng Hua said: "I remember that Xi Rou admired you especially in high school, but it seems that she still admires you now, and I have never heard that she is looking for a boyfriend. Maybe she is really interested in you. Oh, I'm serious," Zheng Hua said with a smile , "You are single at the moment anyway, so you can give it a try."
This was a bit too much, and it was rude to Xi Rou to make random guesses.
Xu Yao raised his eyes and glanced at him, frowning: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zheng Hua also knew that the joke was too much, so he gestured to shut his mouth and stopped talking.
After supper, Zheng Hua went to the bathroom to wash up, and Xu Yao was responsible for finishing.
After cleaning up the trash, he sat on the sofa and took out his cell phone.
It's two o'clock in the morning, it's the dead of night. He clicked on a certain person's WeChat, tapped the screen, and the keyboard popped up. He pressed a pinyin, hesitated for a while, but still didn't send any message.
When Meng Yao woke up, it was raining outside the window again. She liked the sound of rain, the slight sound of wind, the rustling of leaves, and the raindrops hitting the window and hitting the ground.
This sound makes people feel peaceful.
Meng Yao lay flat on the bed, listening to the sound of rain, and rarely stayed in bed for a while.
After a moment, she turned over, lying on her side and touched the mobile phone on the pillow.
She wanted to check the time, but noticed a new WeChat message reminder on the screen.
She poked it in casually, and held her breath because of the two letters——xy
Xu Yao.
Xu Yao’s WeChat.
Meng Yao immediately clicked on the dialog box, and Xu Yao said in WeChat: It was too late when I arrived in Beijing last night, and I didn't disturb your rest. I had a good journey. Work hard.
The last sentence was said to Meng Yao.
Meng Yao subconsciously glanced at the time.
The time this WeChat was sent was 7:15, half an hour ago.
She was surprised to receive a message from Xu Yao, and read the message over and over again, especially the encouragement of "work hard".
Meng Yao sat up from the bed. It was difficult for her to reply to this message. She thought for a long time and felt that only the word "good" was most appropriate.
Two days later, several other teachers in the school returned to work early.
As the start of school approaches, there is a lot of preparation work to be done. Because of Meng Yao's participation, Yu Yuan made some work adjustments during the meeting. Meng Yao will be mainly responsible for teaching Chinese and art in the first and second grades in the new semester.
After getting along with students this summer, Meng Yao no longer needs to spend time adapting to the work environment, and he is now more comfortable handling many things.
Before school starts, Yu Yuan organizes everyone to clean up. Throughout the summer vacation, except for the classroom used for vacation tutoring, a thin layer of dust accumulated in the other unused classrooms.
There are two old teachers in the school, Meng Yao and three young people, Feng Xiao and Tan Hong, who take the initiative to take care of most of the hygiene. Clean the windows, move tables and chairs, and decorate the classroom.
The three of them have a clear division of labor.
Tan Hong moved the tables and chairs, Meng Yao took a rag to wipe the dust, and Feng Xiao swept the floor.
After working for a long time, Feng Xiao was a little tired. When she looked up and relaxed her neck, she noticed that there were spider webs on the ceiling. She moved a chair, stepped on it, and raised the broom to sweep. She was petite and the broom was not long enough, so she stepped on the chair. He also weighed his feet. Tan Hong happened to be nearby and didn't say anything, but he came closer and stretched out his hand in a subconscious gesture of protection.
Feng Xiao was concentrating on his work and didn't notice that Meng Yao saw it and glanced at Tan Hong.
This period of summer vacation can be regarded as extracurricular tutoring. After school starts, the real teaching work begins.
Meng Yao hopes that every student can enjoy the learning process, and will always find ways to create some novel points in class to attract students to listen to the class and help them absorb knowledge. Because of this, Meng Yao lived a fulfilling life every day, and she gradually became closer to her students.
The campus is filled with the laughter and reading of children, making it extremely lively. Meng Yao was actually very busy after school started, and her workload was not small. While busy, she still often thinks of Xu Yao. The room next to her has been empty since Xu Yao left, and she now lives alone on this floor. The children chatted endlessly every day, but rarely mentioned Xu Yao.
It's not that I've forgotten him, it's just that everyone is used to "separating" and has been able to adapt to it.
Meng Yao occasionally felt that she was not as good as these children, and she could not adapt to it. She always missed hearing the children call "Brother Xu Yao" with crisp voices during summer vacation, and Xu Yao always responded patiently.
She missed the days during the summer vacation when she could see Xu Yao in every corner of the campus. She would have the illusion that Xu Yao was very close to her.
