Three or Two Things about Rebirth

It was working hours, and people kept coming up from behind on their bikes. A man riding a red Wild Wolf 125 motorcycle even stopped for a moment and asked, "Hey, Xie Zhi, why don't you leave?"

"Oh, let's go now!" Xie Zhi came back to his senses and waved his hand to let him go first.

Then he smiled at Qiu Luming, "Little Luming, stop messing around. I'll write to your third brother and tell him everything later!"

"I'm not kidding! I really like you!" Qiu Luming said seriously.

Xie Zhi looked around, afraid of being heard by passers-by, and whispered, "Luming, you are still young, but I am your brother! I am not suitable for you... Besides, I have a partner!"

"I'm 20 years old, and I like sports. I can skate, swim, play volleyball and badminton. Except for science, I'm good at everything else. I'm not a retard as others say." Qiu Luming pushed his bicycle back a step and got closer to him. "From the day you rode to my house, I began to like you. Later I confirmed it several times and I really liked you. Although I'm a step late, I don't want to leave more regrets, so I must tell you!"

Xie Zhi probably had never encountered such a confession before. After Qiu Luming's "like" several times in a row, his cheeks turned red with embarrassment. He looked back at the people coming and going with a guilty conscience and pedaled his bike again, "Hey, hurry up, go to work, stop making trouble."

Qiu Luming held onto his handlebars. "I'm not making a fuss. I'll give you a week to think about it carefully and give me an answer!"

She looked at Xie Zhi very seriously and nodded again.

It was as if Xie Zhi met Qiu Luming for the first time. Looking at her deer eyes reflecting the sunlight of the autumn morning, he didn't know why he didn't dare to look directly at her. He nodded randomly and fled on his bike.

******

For the next few days, Qiu Luming never met Xie Zhi again.

She heard from her second brother that there have been a lot of robberies in the west district recently, so the patrol team has increased patrols and many young police officers cannot rest on Sundays.

A week passed, then ten days passed. She heard that the robber was caught, but Xie Zhi still didn't come to give her an answer.

She understood that this was probably Xie Zhi's answer.

I didn't have high expectations, I just didn't want to give up quietly.

She would not be like Han Meifen, who secretly liked someone but never dared to confess her feelings, nor would she be like Qin Huifang, who was ambiguous at first and then let it go.

Qiu Luming, wearing a red windbreaker, was pushing a bicycle and standing at the intersection in front of the Public Security Bureau. She got off work early today.

A group of male and female police officers in police uniforms rode away on their bikes. The female police officer in the command room greeted her with a smile, "Luming, wait for your second brother!"

Qiu Luming smiled and nodded. Then she saw Xie Zhi mixed in the crowd. He didn't even look in her direction. He turned a corner and rode away. His back even looked a little embarrassed.

Qiu Luming was stunned for a long time before he realized that he seemed to have caused trouble to Xie Zhi's life.

Yes, he is probably the same kind of person as his father Qiu Jiye, a little aloof. Once he sets his mind on something or a person, even if it is just reading a book, he will stick to it to the end.

Just like the last time he sent her home, even though he met his girlfriend halfway and even though she said she could go home by herself, he still said he would definitely send her home.

Asking him for an answer like this would undoubtedly make things difficult for him. If he said directly that he didn't like me, he would probably feel that he had hurt his friend's sister's reputation and they wouldn't be able to meet in the future. If he was really attracted to me, he would probably blame himself for being fickle.

It was a bit reckless, but things always have to be done step by step before the truth can be seen. Qiu Luming silently turned the bicycle around and slowly rode to the riverside, not noticing the worried look of his second brother not far behind him.

As the autumn wind blows, fewer people are walking along the riverside, but some people still insist on swimming.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the surface of the river, like a layer of golden light.

She walked down the embankment, smelling the slightly fishy river water, sat on the beach, picked up a stone and knocked another larger stone at random.

I don't think about whether I can succeed

Since I chose the far place

Just focus on the wind and rain

I don't think about whether I can win love

Since I love roses

Just speak out your sincerity bravely

......

Life is short

Why cultivate bitterness?

...

Broadness can dilute sorrow

Dark colors can cover light colors

Qiu Luming took out a diary from his backpack and read softly.

She threw the stone in her hand into the river, and the water made a sound of "I don't understand". She smiled and recited:

I

It is a blooming summer lotus

Hope

You can see me now

The wind and frost have not yet come to erode

The autumn rain has not yet fallen

The green season has left me again

I am already calm and not worried or afraid

Now is

The most beautiful moment

The door is locked

Behind the fragrant smile

Who knows my heart?

You who have no destiny

It's not that I came too early.

太迟

She used to like Xu Zhimo's romantic style of poetry and Lin Huiyin's almost stream-of-consciousness poems, but now she prefers Haizi, Xi Murong, and Wang Guozhen.

She threw the bigger stone into the river as well. There was a splash of water, and the ripples followed the river eastward and soon disappeared.

"In that case, I won't bother you anymore. Let's turn the page." Qiu Luming put away the diary and whispered. "I'm going to like someone else!"

Her voice was full of regret and reluctance. She said that she was going to like someone else, but at this moment she was deeply convinced that there was no one better in the world who was worthy of her liking and loving.

She slowly climbed up the embankment and found her bicycle, only to realize that she had forgotten to lock it. She stuck out her tongue, thinking that she was lucky enough not to lose it. Her mood suddenly improved a little.

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The TVU junior college class I signed up for has finally started. Due to limited teaching staff, there is only one major, Russian.

Qiu Luming had no choice.

The textbooks were published by Harbin Normal University. The teacher was a short male teacher from No. 1 Middle School. There was also a female foreign teacher from Russia, who was 35 years old and had a six-year-old son with her.

The foreign teacher is called Katya. She is about 1.55 meters tall and not very good-looking. Whether from the perspective of Chinese or Russian aesthetics, she can only be described as plain-looking. Russian women are not resistant to aging. After the age of 30, it seems difficult to tell their age.

Katya doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and all her communication depends on the male teacher's translation.

But her son Sasha could already have simple conversations in Chinese less than half a month after arriving in Jiayang.

One time, Qiu Luming met the mother and son in the market. They wanted to buy tomatoes, and Sasha asked the stall owner in a very authentic way, "Are you stealing money with these foreign tomatoes?"

The middle-aged female stall owner was so happy that she pinched Sasha's face and said, "50 cents a pound, I'll give you two pounds!"

Another time, she saw Sasha getting out of a taxi, turning back and shouting to the driver with a smile, "Go ask Katya for money!"

The taxi driver smiled helplessly at the acquaintances on the roadside, "This little foreigner walks around the streets every day, eating, drinking and riding for free!"