Yunding Ranch

Chapter 194 Graduation Ceremony
Looking at the youthful faces in front of her, full of vigor, with expectations for the future and dreams, cheering and sprinting with all her strength, Song Lingyi felt an unprecedented reality.

Song Lingyi doesn't like the United States, not because she hates it, but because she feels that there is no need to beautify the United States.The United States certainly has advantages, but it also has shortcomings, just like China/China. From a comprehensive consideration, Song Lingyi does not think that China is worse than the United States.During the time she stayed in the United States, she was not so much enjoying the life here as she was enjoying the lost years, which reminded her of her young life and the dreams that gradually disappeared in her life.

But at this moment, she fell in love with America.In other words, she still doesn't like the United States, but just agrees to let Lu Li stay here.

In China, college students are under too much pressure. They have been studying hard since they were young, just to find a better job, get a higher salary, and buy a better house. The moment they graduate from college, they have been living under the wings of their parents. The children at the bottom suddenly have to face the huge pressure of the society. Before the heavy workplace has had time to adapt, the bumps and ups and downs of life make them fall into confusion, and then the pressure of getting married, having children, and buying real estate follows closely. A wave, no breathing room at all.When they reacted, the torrent of life had washed them into the confused middle age.

But here, she saw vitality, hope, and...a dream.

This group of children who are about to leave society, with great expectations, chase their dreams recklessly, longing to change the world by themselves.Yes, the real society is cruel. The firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea will soon polish everyone into a different look, and they will soon find that not all dreams can be realized, and many times the weight of livelihood will overwhelm them the backbone.However, even the opportunity to work hard is weak, and even the possibility of trying is given up, so what is the difference from the walking dead?

At least, they still have dreams, even the unrealistic dream of becoming the president, or the unreliable dream of starting their own band.But they are really alive, in work, in remuneration, in the house, in marriage, in the workplace, outside of the family, they still have their own sky, they can breathe free air, they can run towards their dreams wantonly, they can Be authentically yourself.

Perhaps, their end point is the same, like those children in China, returning to their daily life of doing nothing.But they used to have reckless days, they once...really enjoyed their youth, reckless, reckless, rampant youth.

Today, at the moment when the graduation ceremony is held, they are wanton, happy, free, and positive, with rose-colored halos blooming all over their bodies, and even the sun has become eclipsed.

"Dreams make life bearable."

This sentence came to Song Lingyi's mind.She thought of Lu Li's Yunding Ranch, she thought of the "New York Observer" column, and she knew that none of this would be so easy. An Asian face living in a foreign country will have a more bumpy, turbulent, and more difficult future. , but Lu Li was realizing his dream—a dream that Song Lingyi once embraced but never realized, even a dream that he never tried.

Thinking of this, Song Lingyi also stood up with everyone, raised her hands high, and began to scream and shout.This was an unprecedented move for Song Lingyi who lived in the countryside, and her cheeks couldn't help but feel slightly hot.

But when I looked around, I found that there were no strange eyes around at all. Some parents were even more exaggerated than her, waving scarves, imitating the movements of cowboys and cowboys, and blowing whistles.Song Lingyi couldn't help but burst out laughing, let go of the reserve deep in her heart, really joined the ranks of everyone, made the appearance of a trumpet with her hands, and shouted.

"Ah! Ahhh!" Just screaming, Song Lingyi felt that the whole person suddenly became enlightened. She turned her head, and then saw Lu Huaijin's eyes. She laughed heartily and beckoned to Lu Huaijin Beckon and let him join.

However, Lu Huaijin shook her head and refused.

This still didn't affect Song Lingyi's good mood, she waved her hands and jumped up on the spot.It was as if the years were beginning to flow backwards, and she returned to the carefree years, the days when dreams were bigger than the sky.

Lu Huaijin sat beside her quietly like this, with a slight smile on her lips, staring at Song Lingyi, the tenderness in her eyes made time slow down her pace.

The excitement in front of me lasted for more than half an hour, Song Lingyi also carnivaled together for nearly 10 minutes, her cheeks were stained with two blushes, she turned her head, and then she saw the water glass handed over by Lu Huaijin, she couldn't help laughing "Lu Li said you must bring a water glass. I thought what was going on." Opening the lid of the cup, he drank two big mouthfuls of water, then lowered his head and handed the water glass to Lu Huaijin, "Drink two, too. Today's temperature is higher than expected. Medium to high, pay attention to replenish water."

Lu Huaijin took the water glass and took a sip.

Song Lingyi turned around and looked around, and found that the students were dispersing in an orderly manner, and even the guests and teachers on the stage were leaving one after another. "What's next? Is the graduation ceremony over?"

It was too late to go back last night, and it was too early to come out today. Lu Li didn't have time to tell them the specific process. flow?
"Which college does your child belong to?" A middle-aged woman standing in the front row asked. She had a chubby figure and was wearing a floral shirt. The big black backpack in her hand could almost fit a baby into it. Now, with a warm smile on his face, his ruddy cheeks look even more amiable, "Next, we will go to our respective colleges to continue with the graduation ceremony. This is a collective ceremony for the entire school. During the graduation ceremony of the college This is the highlight, every child will go on stage to receive their graduation certificates and show off."

Since they are all sitting in the parents' seat, all the parents around are so friendly to each other.

"Oh, thank you." Song Lingyi is not used to it. It is rumored that New Yorkers are always aloof and don't like to talk to others, but after thinking about it, Texans are not full-faced and thick-skinned, so they are relieved , "My child is from the Department of Communication Journalism."

"Hey, me too." The middle-aged woman walked towards Song Lingyi. After taking two steps, she realized that there was no one behind her. She turned her head and waved to her husband. He was also a chubby middle-aged man with a A New York University baseball cap sat on the chair very comfortably, and it seemed that he didn't want to move at all. He turned his head and pressed the cap on Song Lingyi as a greeting.

The middle-aged woman walked forward enthusiastically, "The girls in my family are crazy about news. They must learn journalism at the beginning, and they plan to make a living in New York. What about your family?"

"My son is too." Although Song Lingyi was still a little shy and her heartbeat couldn't help but started to speed up, after a period of exercise on the ranch, she finally stabilized and started talking with laughter.

Watching the two women walking in the same direction, the remaining two men exchanged glances, and then the two men also stood up, followed behind them not too far away, following the tide of students .

The crowd of followers came to the location of the Department of Journalism. Song Lingyi didn't have to spend much effort to see Lu Li in front of the rostrum. Lu Li, who was wearing a bachelor's uniform and a bachelor's cap, was mixed in with the crowd. Not sure, but Song Lingyi saw her child at a glance, with a bright smile on her face, chatting with her friends.

This kind of Lu Li is unfamiliar to Song Lingyi. Before them, Lu Li is always a big kid, or a big kid trying to support the whole family with his immature shoulders, even when he is on the ranch; but in front of friends However, Lu Li's body was shining brightly. There was a bit of mischievousness in his smile, and there was some cunning in his talking and laughing.

Song Lingyi and Lu Huaijin found a seat and sat down, waiting for the graduation ceremony to officially start. What they could feel in their ears and eyes was the strong breath of youth, so that when the dean announced the start of the graduation ceremony, the noise of the audience even Even more shocking than the whole school just now.

One by one, the students took to the stage to receive their diplomas.Song Lingyi looked forward to it, but was also a little apprehensive. She stretched her neck in anticipation of Lu Li's order; even Lu Huaijin was a little stiff when she sat next to her. one by one.

Suddenly, Song Lingyi stood up, waving her right hand high; Lu Huaijin moved reflexively, but in the end she didn't stand up directly, but straightened her waist, raised her chin and watched step by step. Lu Li on stage.

Lu Li walked to the center, took his graduation certificate from the dean, then turned around, looking for his parents in the crowd, but quite a few people stood up, and many people used Cameras captured this precious moment, making it all the more difficult to find.

When Lu Li was about to give up, he saw the petite Song Lingyi waving his right hand vigorously. The two looked across the vast sea of ​​people and collided with each other. Lu Li also raised his right hand high. Song Lingyi waved vigorously, and the smile on the corner of her mouth settled into her eyes, blooming like sunshine.

Tears came suddenly, and Song Lingyi's vision was blurred.

(End of this chapter)