Sumu wood in the quadrangle welcomes spring

The night in Beijing is beautiful.

Stars are dotted above the head, and the crescent moon hangs on the treetops.

Su Mu felt that this trip was not in vain.

At least for a period of time, small troubles that may affect you are solved.

As for whether they will heal their scars and forget about the pain in the future...

That will have to wait and see how things develop.

A society governed by the rule of law saved them.

This makes it impossible for Sumu to do those "once and for all" things that are familiar to foreign countries.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Beijing that "the east is rich and the west is noble, the south is poor and the north is humble".

This is the reason why Su Chuanjun and his family are happy to occupy the magpie's nest.

I cycled back to the courtyard from the south side of Sumuta, crossed Kuan Street, and turned left onto Jiaodaokou South Street.

I saw a familiar figure on the road northeast of the intersection.

The crescent moon hangs in the air, making the street bright and clear like water. The buttocks, which are highlighted by bending over, have obvious traces of sapphire.

Ran Qiuye.

What a coincidence I met her.

Su Mu hesitated for less than a second or two.

Finally, he chose to stop the car and say hello to her.

Let's think of it as help between old friends.

"Did the car chain fall off?"

Su Mu's voice came, and Ran Qiuye seemed obviously startled.

Stand up and turn around.

"Sumu?"

"haven't seen you for a long time."

In our city, on that familiar street, you suddenly appeared, waving and greeting with a smile, but we can't go back to that day, and we can't talk about the past, just a simple word.

"Yeah, long time no see."

Su Mu took over Ran Qiuye's job and squatted in front of the car to help her tinker with the chain.

Ran Qiuye stood nearby, staring at Su Mu's figure from his face slightly lowered, to then slightly raised.

Two men and women who were once close to each other tacitly chose to separate due to the opposition of the woman's family.

Looking back at the encounter again, it seemed as if there was no way to speak.

From talking about everything to having nothing to say...

"I just heard from the hospital some time ago that you are a teacher at Hongxing Primary School."

"Well, I went there right after graduation. Are you... okay?"

"It's pretty good. I'm assigned to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"Oh, that's good. Are you in the security department?"

Ran Qiuye knew that Su Mu had become a soldier and had changed careers, so the security work of the public security system and state-owned units and research institutes were relatively compatible.

"Librarian."

Ran Qiuye was startled.

The scene where Su Mu accompanied her to the Dongcheng District Library to read came to mind again.

Every morning I would line up with her at the door and always bring her two eggs.

It was still warm even after it was peeled off, because he kept it in his arms.

My eyes suddenly felt a little sore again.

Now that he works in a library environment every day, will he miss people when he sees things?

"Well, okay. But it seems that the chain on your bike is a little loose. It's best to take the time to have it repaired and cut it off. Otherwise, if you push hard when turning, the chain will fall off."

"Oh, thank you."

The two of them were on the road again, riding side by side, talking about extremely ordinary things, strange and reserved.

"Why did you come home so late?"

"Went to visit a kid in the class. Aren't you quite late? Did you... have a social event? Did you go on a date?"

"The work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Library is different from outside. We work in three shifts, and we have just finished get off work."

Next intersection.

Su Mu wants to turn left and go back to the courtyard in Nanluogu Lane.

Ran Qiuye wanted to turn right and go back to Xiangyi Hutong.

The bicycle did not stop rotating. Su Mu waved goodbye to Ran Qiuye first, which also made Ran Qiuye's hand that wanted to squeeze the brake secretly relax.

"Goodbye."

Ran Qiuye said very calmly.

But inside he is not as calm as he pretends to be on the outside.

Can we really...see you again?

Goodbye, will it still be like this?

Maybe the two of them are two parallel lines. The past was a coincidental intersection, and then they completely drifted apart.

But there are always many surprises in life.

His students lived in the same courtyard as Su Mu.

I met him again on the street.

The kite with its broken string flew away, but the string was still in my hand.

And the kite accidentally floated in the wind, is it possible...

Is it possible to reconnect that line?

Turning right and turning right again, we came to the gate of our yard.

I think of my old and frail mother at home, whose scholarly aroma has been worn away by the trivialities of life, and the mother who has been hit by her father's death and has become increasingly withdrawn.

Ran Qiuye sighed.

He wanted to push the cart into the hospital, but was suddenly awakened by the coldness on his face.

He reached out and touched it.

Before I knew it, I had already burst into tears.

"Mom, I'm back."

When Ran Qiuye returned to his home in the backyard, he had the usual smile on his lips.

Friendly, easy-going and warm.

You can tell at a glance that this is an elementary school teacher.

"Qiuye, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Ran's mother saw that her daughter's eyes were red, and the whites of her eyes were bloodshot.

"I got sand in my eyes while riding a bike. I'm fine now, mom."

"Oh, come in quickly. The food has been kept warm for you... Is it very windy outside today?"

Ran's mother muttered, turned around and entered the house.

My daughter sometimes has to visit students' homes and doesn't come home on time, but the mother is still very dedicated to taking care of her daughter.

How can any mother want to make her daughter suffer?

When Su Mu returned to the courtyard, every household had finished eating.

Some people gathered together in twos and threes, smoking a cigarette and bragging, which reminded Su Mu of the brief time when Su Yingjun and his sister-in-law also lived in the courtyard.

Nowadays, it is very convenient for the two brothers to communicate with each other. There are telephones in the office.

It's just that Su Yingjun is more accustomed to correspondence.

People who lived through that era would not make phone calls unless there was something urgent, especially if they occupied the public phone line and called their younger brother to chat about family matters.

This kind of behavior is really incorruptible to a certain level.

In this era, Su Yingjun is not an exception, but an inconspicuous one among the general public.

Rat droppings are a very small minority.

Su Mu didn't want to cook today, so he worked two shifts in a row. Coupled with Cao Cuixiang's commotion, he felt a little tired both physically and mentally.

After changing into a home suit, I went to the kitchen to tidy up for a few minutes. Su Mu brought out two large spinach steamed buns worth about eight taels, two meat dishes and one soup.

There are a lot of finished ingredients in his space.

Cooking and eating on weekdays is a fun and reminder to return to society.

In the past, when he was traveling around the world on missions, he encountered all kinds of bad situations. Hoarding high-calorie foods, finished grains, meat, etc. became his unique hobby.