"Oh?" Lin Yue looked at her with interest: "What consensus."
Liangqin pursed her lips, looked directly into his eyes and said, "I will never ask you to learn music from you again. He promised not to cause any trouble to you again."
In the past, she basically didn't dare to look at him. As long as her eyes met, she would quickly look away. Lin Yue could guess the reason for this behavior - on the one hand, it was shyness, on the other hand, it was fear. Why? There is no need to explain her shyness. As for fear, she is afraid that she will fall in love with someone else, and she is even more afraid that Lin Yue will cross the middle line and take practical actions to compete with Meng Xiaojun. At that time, she will be caught in the middle and it will be difficult to make a choice.
One is a childhood sweetheart, and the other is a soulmate. If you choose the former, you will definitely regret it. If you choose the latter, you will definitely feel guilty.
Lin Yue said: "So you came here to find me to say goodbye to me?"
Of course, the "farewell" here is not a literal "farewell". Liangqin understood. She looked back at Lin Yue, with a flash of struggle in her eyes, followed by helplessness and determination.
"right."
"Okay." Lin Yue agreed without any hesitation, and then continued to move forward.
Not only could he guess what Liangqin was thinking about the woman, but he also knew that she was doing this for his own good, because he could no longer bear the torment. As long as he made one more mistake, the deputy director named Nie would use it as an excuse. She tried every means to expel him, but she couldn't accept such a result, so she would rather wrong herself.
Liangqin was caught off guard and thought Lin Yue would say something. The fact was that he just said "good" from beginning to end.
The hands holding the hem of the skirt tightened again and again, and she suddenly followed quickly and said in a voice that could not contain her anxiety: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Lin Yue smiled: "What do you want me to tell you? Isn't it right to respect your decision? Besides, what's waiting for us is not a separation of life and death. In the next three years, we will still have classes in the same classroom, and your and my names will be printed on a piece of paper. The roster will also cheer me on during sports meets. The only change is that we can no longer play the piano together."
After he said this, Liangqin realized, yes, how different is it from before? There shouldn't be any difference in the eyes of outsiders. Speaking of changes, the biggest change is that her mentality has changed. Thinking about it calmly, she didn't show her feelings to Lin Yue. Isn't it normal for the other party to react like this?
After all, she is the abnormal one...
The north gate of Yanjing University and the west gate of Tsinghua University are very close. As soon as she spoke, she came to the opposite side. Lin Yue nodded to her: "I'm going over."
Liangqin said: "Goodbye."
He crossed the road and continued forward, but as he approached the gate, a figure flashed beside him, and he found that she was following him again.
"What are you..."
"Let me study with you for a while."
"good."
Lin Yue did not refuse and took her straight into the west gate.
Liangqin's behavior was very much like those addicted to drugs who convince themselves to take another puff and never touch it again.
As young as she is, she naturally doesn't understand why the wine is so fragrant.
Next, something happened that puzzled Liangqin. A security guard with a pair of provocative ears actually greeted Lin Yue with a smile and asked him if Professor Kong, who majored in urban planning, had punished him to observe the inside and outside of the Forbidden City. Lin Yue answered that he was right. The other party asked him if he had changed his girlfriend, and he answered yes.
He is obviously an English major in the Department of Foreign Languages at Peking University. When did he become a student of Professor Kong in the Urban Planning major at Tsinghua University?
Liang Qin raised her face, hoping that he could answer her questions, but Lin Yue ignored her questions and kept going.
…
Regardless of the interactions and subtle emotions between men and women, school life can only be described as monotonous, at least for those who study seriously.
As expected, Liangqin did not go to Su Li's house again. It seemed that the music teacher knew what happened between the two. When Lin Yue took the time to visit Liao Rongqin, he never mentioned the name "Liangqin", as if there had never been such a student, just this He deliberately avoided it, but ended up falling behind.
Meng Xiaojun also kept his promise and did not continue to pester Lin Yue. He just pretended not to see him when they met every day. He did not maintain a superficial friendship like before. Wang Yang is still so single, completely ignoring the conflicts between the two. He should be chasing Lin Yue's butt and asking for pornographic magazines. He should be encouraging Meng Xiaojun to get foreign exchange bills. As for Cheng Dongqing, who is trying to ease the relationship between the two, The conversation was full of contempt.
In his words, Meng Xiaojun never borrows books, and the same goes for women. The conflict between the two people is destined to be irreconcilable. Instead of wasting energy and time on this matter, it is better to eat, drink, have fun and enjoy it to the fullest.
Su Mei disappeared for two months. To be precise, she avoided Lin Yue for two months, although he had no intention of settling a score with her.
When winter came, she appeared outside the north gate again, holding a blue scarf in her hand, which she said she had knitted stitch by stitch. She gave it to him as an apology gift to show her sincerity, hoping that he could forgive his previous reckless behavior.
Classmate Su, nicknamed "The Extinct Master", actually knitted a scarf for a boy to ask for forgiveness. If this matter were known to the boys in the law department, it would definitely refresh the cognitive perspective.
What about the aloofness you promised? What about the frigidity you promised? Did you agree not to be pretentious with boys?
In fact, Lin Yue was not angry with her at all. Instead, he felt that this was the experience that young people should have. As the saying goes, life is about tossing. If you don't go tossing, how can you prove that you live like a human being?
He didn't refuse, he accepted the scarf on the spot, tried it on around his neck, and said thank you.
For Su Mei, the spring of 1982 came extremely early, and she started her reading career again.
…
One year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Nie Weiming did not grab Lin Yue's pigtails, and Han Chaojun never wrote a report letter again.
And Liangqin... she really calmed down her restless heart and devoted all her energy to studying, and her grades improved rapidly.
Not to mention Meng Xiaojun and Wang Yang, Cheng Dongqing also saw the problem. It was not because of the improvement in Liangqin's performance, but because she stopped playing the piano.
Yes, Liangqin, who had been practicing piano since she was six or seven years old, stopped playing. In order to keep her promise not to learn music from Lin Yue, she even quit playing piano. Is this sincere enough? Very determined?
It makes sense, but what about the facts? There's always something wrong with it anyway.
Meng Xiaojun didn't pay too much attention to this matter, because starting from the second semester of his sophomore year, he focused most of his energy on the TOEFL exam. He expected to win it in one fell swoop during his junior year and go to work in the United States as soon as he graduates from his senior year.
The winter of 1982 was a little longer than previous years, and there were more snowy days.
Lin Yue and Wang Yang are in their third year of college. Su Mei did not get sick from jumping into the lake, and Cheng Dongqing naturally did not miss out due to tuberculosis.
On this day, while the freshmen from the south were immersed in the gifts of heaven and earth, in the English major classroom of the Department of Foreign Languages, students were discussing what they would do after graduation in front of the warm radiator.
"I will definitely go to the United States." Meng Xiaojun's eyes were full of confidence and passion: "My grandfather is back, my dad is back, and now it's my turn. I, Meng Xiaojun, will never come back again."
Someone glanced at the man sleeping on the table in the corner away from the radiator and thought Meng Xiaojun was really amazing. This was not because he was impressed by his passion and self-confidence, but because he had been attracted by that man who usually had no sense of presence and was always there since his freshman year. The blockbuster guy can perform fancy tricks and still maintain this surging energy that the United States cannot leave behind.
"Okay, well said." Only Cheng Dongqing was applauding. After finishing the conversation, he realized how inappropriate his actions were. He smiled awkwardly and slowly put his hand down.
"Cheng Dongqing, don't just say that he speaks well, you can also say a few words."
"Yes, what are you going to do after graduation?" Someone from behind cheered.
When Cheng Dongqing saw that everyone was looking at her, their eyes were full of expectation, so she stood up with a naive and cowardly smile, looked at Meng Xiaojun's back and said, "After I graduate... I also want to... go to the United States."
Hahaha~
A few people couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Cheng Dongqing, a country old hater, also wants to go to the United States?
It doesn’t matter if Meng Xiaojun wants to live in the United States. After all, it’s a family tradition to study well and be rich. What about him? What does he have? Just because Lin Yue watched a few American movies for him, he didn't know how much he weighed? The key point is, even if their dormitory shows Hollywood blockbusters every day, he hasn't practiced his spoken English to be more authentic. Yes, it has indeed improved compared to when he first entered college, but just like it is difficult for people from the three northeastern provinces to change their local accent, he said There is always something indescribably rustic about English. The last time I had a conversation with some exchange students from the United States, no one else could understand what he was saying.
Do you still want to go to the United States?
Cheng Dongqing was a little embarrassed herself, smiled awkwardly, and slowly sat back on the chair.
Others focus on his spoken English. In fact, Cheng Dongqing knows very well that he is going to the United States because Meng Xiaojun is going to the United States because that is his idol. Others think that he and Lin Yue are the best, not only in bunk beds. Brother, he has always taken good care of him, but Lin Yue is usually too low-key, and occasionally rises to prominence, such as singing at the graduation party, or excelling in the autumn sports meeting, helping the department win several first places in the school , it will not deepen the influence, and the management personality is not like Meng Xiaojun, who is always willing to ask very thoughtful questions to the teacher, and has his own reading club, is good at giving speeches, and can convey his enthusiasm to the people around him, as if It's like the whole body is filled with light.
So even though Lin Yue has the best results in all majors, he still regards Meng Xiaojun as his idol.
"Lin Yue."
At this time, someone turned to look at the corner of the classroom.
Lin Yue raised his head when he heard this and looked over with sleepy eyes: "Well, is get out of class over?"
Today is the department head's class, and he will not skip the department head's class, because there are rumors that Nie Weiming wanted to squeeze him to death last time, but it was the department head who went to the principal's office in person and said a lot of nice things to help put things under control. Next, the person who instructs Lin Yue to participate in the sports meeting is also the head of the department. It doesn't matter whether he gets an award or not. What's important is his positive performance. After his junior year, he can write an application to revoke the punishment in the second semester.
The head of the department has to show his face when he shows favor to him, so he doesn’t have to give face to other teachers’ classes and does whatever he has to do, but he still has to show off his face in the class of the department head. After all, he can give The head of the department supports the scene and reflects his uniqueness.
Today, the head of the department was temporarily busy and left in the middle of the class. Everyone switched to self-study. In the middle of the class, the class monitor didn't know why he got angry. Before the second semester of the junior year, the topic of what to do after graduation was raised, so there was A scene that happened before.
Gigggggg~
A few girls covered their mouths and chuckled, but it was different from how they had just laughed at Cheng Dongqing for speaking nonsense. They just simply thought he looked weird and cute like this.
Cheng Dongqing also giggled, thinking that the two of them were in the same boat.
The female monitor slapped the table and said, "Everyone wants to know what you are going to do after graduation and whether you will go abroad. get out of class is over."
If someone is sleeping in class, she will take care of it if she is in a good mood, but she won't take care of it with Lin Yue, because let alone sleeping in class, she can get full marks after missing class for most of half a year. Some people will be jealous of this matter, and some will be unhappy with it. By the time he was in his junior year, the classmates in the class, no, I should say the entire foreign language department, had become accustomed to it, and would even deliberately kick him out when rankings were reached.
Lin Yue said: "Going abroad? Why go abroad?"
Everyone was stunned. Meng Xiaojun opened his mouth, looking very surprised.
Liangqin, who was immersed in reading over there, also looked at him, with strong emotions in his eyes.
Meng Xiaojun was good at English, and he was like a younger brother to Lin Yue. At the beginning of his junior year, the University of Michigan sent several visiting scholars, and the dean of the department sent Lin Yue to be a translator. Oh, those few people were shocked. I thought he was a descendant of Chinese people living in the United States.
Given his English proficiency and grades, will he not go to the United States for further study or work after graduation? What was he thinking...
Lin Yue continued: "With the reform and opening up, everything is new. I think there are more opportunities in China."
Are there many domestic opportunities?
The classmates looked at each other.
Lin Yue did not tell lies, but in the 1980s, most people in society did not realize how the economy would take off in the future, let alone this group of people in the school. People from the Chinese Department, History Department, and Law Department either Thinking about assignments, preparing to join newspapers, agencies, TV stations, etc., or focusing on TOEFL, trying to find a way to work in the United States and earn several times the salary of domestic counterparts. The so-called many opportunities... where are the many?
"Have you ever heard a word? Oh, of course you haven't."
This sentence aroused everyone's interest, and they all pricked up their ears and waited for him to clarify.
"Standing on the wind, even a pig can fly."
It is undeniable that this sentence is exaggerated, but the logic is correct. As long as we follow the pulse of the times and follow the trend, ordinary people can always have enough food and clothing, even if they are not rich. This point is reflected in the movie. Does Cheng Dongqing have the heart to be a tycoon? No, he didn't. He was a coward. He made extra money by tutoring in private just to make more money to help Su Mei buy books. He also founded a new dream because the school dismissed him. However, his family was waiting for him to send money back to repay the money he borrowed when he was in college. Due to tuition fees, I had no choice but to recruit as many students as possible. After that, the business grew bigger and bigger until it was listed on Nasdaq.
The students around me couldn't understand the rhetoric of "there are many opportunities in China", and naturally they didn't understand what "standing on the wind, even a pig can fly" meant.
However, Lin Yue didn't say much. He piled the books on the table together, put on the second-hand windbreaker Su Li gave him and walked outside.
This is another incomprehensible place. Others wear sweaters, cotton-padded jackets, and military coats in winter. Those with better conditions will be envied to death if they buy a down jacket. But for him, no matter how cold the weather is, a windbreaker will suffice. After all, I would say that I don't care about the temperature for the sake of style, but I have never had a runny nose or shivers from the cold, which is really hard to understand.
Not sure if the female monitor was teasing her intentionally or if it was an unintentional move, she turned her face and looked at Liangqin, who was lowering her head and continuing to read.
"Liangqin, what about you?"
"Me?" She raised her head and looked over with a blank expression. She noticed that Lin Yue, who was about to walk out of the classroom, suddenly stopped. Her heart trembled and there was something in her eyes: "I... haven't thought about it yet."
When she finished speaking, Lin Yue's back disappeared from the classroom door.
She has worked very hard this year. Everyone thought she had a goal. Who knew that now she said "I haven't thought about it yet". She didn't think about what you are working so hard for?
All the students' attention was focused on her, except for Meng Xiaojun, who looked at the slowly closing door with a gloomy face.
