Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

《OnceUponaTimeThereWasaWillNox

~Wei ZhenWillNox

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II.

I breathe, I call, and suddenly I see you again……

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4.Memory

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In autumn, the flowers are still red, the leaves are still green, the sky is especially blue, and the sun is getting warmer.

During the long vacation after the summer vacation, instead of eagerly looking forward to the summer vacation, we felt a little overwhelmed. It was only when it was approaching that we decided whether to stay at school, go out together, or go home. Holidays are a worry for Tang Jiahui. He went on a vacation last summer vacation, but he has no intention of traveling during this long vacation. He didn't go home last summer vacation, and he still has no intention of going home this long vacation.

Her mother called to ask about the holiday arrangements. Tang Jiahui had no sense of belonging to her family. Especially at this time, when she met this teacher, she felt restless no matter what she did. She was at a loss no matter where she was. She had never been so upset. Pass. Even though she had no choice but to do so, Tang Jiahui still set foot on her way home.

As soon as she left the terminal, she saw her mother standing in the most conspicuous position at the door waving. Tang Jiahui walked out calmly, without the excitement of meeting again after a long separation.

"Why did you come out so late?"My mother has been waiting for a long time. Because she didn't come back during the summer vacation, she came to the airport early this National Day.

"The luggage came out late."Tang Jiahui replied listlessly.

"Tired of the journey?"After a reluctant hug, my mother put the luggage in the trunk.

"fine"

"What to eat?"My mother looked at her watch. It was after 5 o'clock and it was time for dinner.

"casual."Tang Jiahui said absently. Her mother didn't mind. Maybe she was too tired from the journey. Her mother remembered that when she first entered middle school, Tang Jiahui always shouted to eat this and that. There was always something to eat and endless things to eat. Maybe Now that she has grown up, maybe Tang Jiahui's heart needs some time to regain her appetite for this city.

Entering the city from the airport, passing a school, or rather it used to be a school, her mother suddenly slowed down.

"Right here?"

"You decide."Tang Jiahui didn't even look out the window. As soon as he got in the car, he kept flipping through his mobile phone and repeatedly checking his circle of friends. His mother turned the car around and parked it in an alley some distance away from the restaurant. She looked at Tang Jiahui in a daze. It seemed that the mother thought that her daughter might still blame herself.

They walked to the restaurant. Tang Jiahui didn't find anything special. The street was not popular and there were not many restaurants. The store was not big and there was no parking space.. Tang Jiahui didn’t understand why her mother would suddenly stop here when she came all the way back. It was an ordinary restaurant that couldn’t be more ordinary. She could only hope that the food inside was special. When she walked into the restaurant, there were not many customers inside and the decoration was very... Reluctantly, but it doesn’t matter. I don’t have much appetite anyway.

"Two people? this way please."A waitress brought my mother to a table. Her expression was stiff, her speech was mechanical, and she had no enthusiasm at all.

"Can I sit over there?"My mother looked around. It was already dinner time, and there were quite a few empty seats.

"Have you eaten here before?"Tang Jiahui asked lukewarmly, looking around.

"No"

"oh."Tang Jiahui replied lightly, her eyes falling on the greasy table. She couldn't even put her mobile phone on it. As soon as she left school, she felt like she had entered the school cafeteria again, so Tang Jiahui took out a paper towel and wiped the table hard.

"This used to be a bookstore and I came here often."My mother looked at every corner carefully.

In this city, this is a relatively old restaurant. The so-called old restaurant is actually only more than ten years old. This is a phenomenon of the development of this land. It is built quickly and demolished. It's fast, the cycle is fast, and things change fast, whether it's things or people. It used to be very popular here, with boundless blue sky, high white clouds, dignitaries on the roadside, luxury cars and red gifts, and the school moved away Finally, the roads became quiet and the bookstore disappeared.

"This area used to be a high school, the number one key high school in the city. It was the central area at that time and was very lively, especially during the school holidays, when there was a lot of people and traffic."My mother said to herself emotionally.

"and after?"Tang Jiahui didn't notice her mother's mood at the moment. The screen of her mobile phone was always on, and she asked casually.

"With the development of the city, the school needed to expand and there was not enough space, so the school moved to a large area in the west of the city. After the school moved, everything changed. The old school building became the service center of the old city, and the bookstore became Without the small restaurant, the students and parents who used to come and go have become bustling and hungry passers-by. This place used to be a palace that opened the window to the soul, but now it has been reduced to a restaurant to fill the stomach. In the past, the campus was closed, and the bookstore had a door that opened to the campus, linking the campus to the outside world. Compared with classrooms, restaurants and dormitories, this is a relatively relaxed place. Every time after school, the bookstore is always crowded. Now that the students are gone, the people who come in have different purposes."

My mother suddenly calmed down and looked at the familiar old window. The depression inside and outside the window was in sharp contrast to the past. Everything moved due to the situation, changed due to the people, and the people's situation has gone.

"It seems that people can no longer look at the world with the ideals they had when they were students. Perhaps they are too busy and life is too difficult."My mother looked at the street outside the window and sighed. She lamented that the transition from prosperity to decline in just a dozen years was like the ups and downs of dynasties in history, but the cycle was surprisingly short.

"What's wrong, why are you so sad?"Tang Jiahui just saw that her mother was much more haggard than the last time she saw her.

This is her hometown. Her mother has always lived here. She never stayed away when she went to college. She watched everything here. Time has changed the place. Now her mother is unfamiliar with this place. Get up, Tang Jiahui can understand her mother's sadness

"He doesn't know how to be okay?"The mother suddenly said something out of emotion.

"he! who is it? Friends?"Mother's words aroused Tang Jiahui's interest.

Although Tang Jiahui grew up with her mother, she knew nothing about her mother's school days. Her mother never mentioned it, and her grandparents never mentioned it. All she thought about was her family. Fortunately, her grandparents were always by her side and did not cause too much harm to her. The ups and downs of life seemed to be experienced only by her mother.

In Tang Jiahui's memory of growing up, her father's role was almost blank. When she was a child, she would pick her up and drop her off after school. They were both grandparents, and they didn't separate until they went to college. Her father only had an imagination, like a rainbow. When she was a child, she had been looking forward to it, that her father would come back one day and drive a rainbow car to pick her up and protect her. Later My mother found another person, and she lived on campus until high school, and she became increasingly estranged from her. Not long after she entered college, they divorced again. It can be said that my mother's love life has gone through ups and downs along the way.

The mother's words flowed out of her mouth The 'him' made Tang Jiahui curious about her mother's life as a student

"Just a high school classmate."My mother seemed unwilling to mention it more.

The walls of the restaurant were originally posted with inspiring posters, and the high bookshelves leaning against the walls have now become menus and dining tables. The once perfect spiritual world has become It has become a real world for survival. The two worlds are completely different. How beautiful the ideal was then, but how helpless the reality is now. How many people can take care of both, let alone handle them with ease. There is no connection between the two worlds here. If there is, it is probably that the price of a book at that time is about the same as the price of a plate of side dishes on the table now. This seems to confirm the development of the city and the changes in society. The mother looked at her daughter in front of her and suddenly felt that time passed so fast. My daughter is already tall and graceful

"Is it a boy?"Tang Jiahui immediately guessed that the only thing that cannot be erased by time is the emotion of first love.

"Say no more"

"Is he the boy that my mother liked before? Tell me? Mommy mommy?"

Along the way, my daughter lived on campus in high school, prepared for the college entrance examination, and left college, but I was always in a hurry and entangled in life. I didn't spend much time with my daughter. In the past few years, I didn't have the chance to settle down and take care of myself. Talk to my daughter

"Yes."The mother replied

"What kind of boy?"Tang Jiahui asked immediately

"Forget it, let’s not mention it, it’s all over."The mother hesitated to speak. Emotionally she wanted to chat with her daughter, but rationally she still wanted to drop the topic. Sometimes she chose to avoid the past because she was afraid of pain.

"Mom, tell me, Mom!"Tang Jiahui chased after her and started acting coquettishly.