mountains and rivers

Due to sudden heavy rain in Gansu Province and thunder and lightning, the interview team of TV[-] has been trapped at Jiayuguan Airport for five hours.

There are lights on in the airport, and it looks brightly lit at eleven o'clock at night.All flights were stopped, the arrival hall was full of people, and there were not enough chairs. Many people sat on the suitcases or took a nap against the pillars.

Qi Yu stood in front of the window, staring at the scene of lightning and thunder outside the window, lost in thought, wondering what he was thinking.

A voice called her from behind: "Sister Yu, do you want something to eat?"

She turned her head, and a newcomer in the department was calling her, holding a bowl of instant noodles with ham sausage and a marinated egg on top.

Qi Yu walked over, passing by people laying on the floor, she looked down a few times, and walked to the place where her colleagues gathered together.Many people greeted her and asked her if she wanted instant noodles. Qi Yu waved his hand and picked up a cup of milk tea from the pile of snacks covered with chairs. , sprinkle the powder, pour the water in, stir evenly, cover the lid and poke the straw in.

"Head, don't you want to eat?" Someone asked her, Qi Yu smiled: "You guys eat, I'm not hungry yet."

She's not hungry now, and she doesn't eat dinner much at home since she was a child. She doesn't have such a need out of habit, but it's too cold at the airport now, and she needs some hot drinks to calm her mind.

Most of the team I lead are young people, and the location of this mission is special. Many of them are on the field for the first time. They are bold and exciting. After waiting for so long, they are also in a good mood. They are cheerful and steady. My camera brother is now also made to smile by this group of young people, sipping instant noodles in the airport hall and listening to them bragging.

Qi Yu looked around, they landed in the afternoon, the weather was not so bad at that time, and the seats were not a scarce item.The people from Taiwan Seven occupied a row of seats at that time, which was a good condition compared to other people who could only sleep on the floor in the hall.A group of strong young people with a good attitude, bought snacks early, brushed a hill on the chairs, and brought a large kettle in the luggage, which was filled with three kettles of hot water. It's the busiest here.

Qi Yu was holding the hot milk tea cup in her hand, her fingers were slightly hot from the heat, she couldn't help but look out of the window, it was pitch black, not even the moonlight.

She walked to the window, wanting to observe the weather more, and after walking a few steps, she heard two women beside her talking about their group in a low voice.

"It's so lively, young people are full of energy, and it's been a long time since they've been playing non-stop."

"Do you think they are a team? Why are they here? Those big guys all have big bags and small bags, and they don't know what equipment they are."

"It says on the coats of those little girls, CCTV-7, do you remember which channel CCTV-[-] is from?"

"Uh...Let me think about it, Military Agriculture Channel? Ah...Jiuquan..."

"Shhh, forget it, don't say it, say something else, it's sensitive."

Then the two of them changed the subject and began to discuss things after returning home.

A smile line appeared on the corner of Qiyu's mouth, she stepped to the window, stared at the sky intently, wondering when it would calm down, or is this the case in Gansu?The weather is unpredictable.

Behind her, the little rookie who just joined the department this year glanced at her back and said in a low voice, "Why does Sister Yu always stand by the window? It's pitch black and you can't see anything."

Hong Ying, an old fritter who was playing poker, followed suit and said, "Hi! You don't care about others, come here, Heart K!"

The little girl holding the poker cards on the other side said: "Hey, sister Hong, tell me? It sounds like there is an inside story. We really don't know much about the head. She is usually very mysterious, except for work. Don’t even mention it, family and children, unlike you, posting babies in Moments every day.”

Hong Ying: "What kind of children, they are obviously not married, so where are the children? Tell me about you children, you are so active in business all day long, and gossip faster than anyone else."

"That's different." The girl said: "Sister Yu is the most mysterious, so young, so good-looking, and so capable at work, new employees like us admire Sister Yu the most, she is simply She is our idol! Sister Yu has the best temper in our group. During our internship, she often invites us to dinner, and she is very patient in asking questions. She teaches everything. She is our goddess! Is it wrong to care about the goddess? "

Sister Hong sighed: "I'm good to you too, you heartless people."

She put down her poker and said to the longing eyes of several young people, "I don't know too much, and you all know that Qi Yu usually doesn't like to talk about private matters, especially in the workplace and during working hours. But I do understand why she is so anxious today."

Looking at the wolf-like eyes in front of her, Hong Ying said: "She told me before that her fiancé is at the Jiuquan Base. Do you think she can take it easy?"

A few girls gossiped and opened their eyes wide, but the young people wailed: "Sister Hong, don't do this, as long as you shake your head, we will believe that you were joking just now, and the boss is still single."

Hong Ying raised her eyebrows: "I can't do this, they have been together for ten years."

Several girls burst into tears: "Oh my god! What a beautiful love story! Sister is awesome, the backbone of science and technology in the aerospace base, whoooo, you can make up a novel just thinking about it."

Qi Yu happened to be walking back, and she gave them a strange look: "What's going on? Aren't you all fine just now?"

Hong Ying quickly said: "It's okay, young people are emotional, ignore them." She quickly covered the subject and asked Qi Yu: "Didn't you just check the weather?"

Qi Yu shook the phone: "I just received a call, the expressway is connected, and it will take half an hour to get to the airport."

Hong Ying was surprised: "So fast? Why..."

Qi Yu smiled and turned to look out of the window, Hong Ying subconsciously cast her gaze there.

The dark clouds are slowly dissipating, and a little moonlight casts down, illuminating the hazy shadow of the runway.

"The rain has stopped." She said happily, relieved.

Qi Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, and told everyone to pack up and prepare to leave.

More than 40 minutes later, the group boarded three military jeeps in batches.

Qi Yu sat in the row behind the driver's seat, and a big cameraman in the group sat in the co-pilot—he got motion sickness.

The person in the driver's seat was describing the road conditions when he came, and everyone in the car was frightened, especially when he talked about the traffic jam on the expressway bridge, and when the lightning almost hit the front of the car, even the oldest Hong Ying fell down. I took a breath.

Qi Yu looked out the window and asked, "The base should be less affected, right?"

The driver said, "Hi! The base is fine, it's very strong. We're used to this kind of weather. Many people are still working at this point."

"Huh?" The little newcomer was surprised: "It's already past twelve o'clock in the evening."

The driver was happy: "My little brother didn't work overtime when he heard it. We are different here. Sometimes we have to change our schedule due to temporary circumstances. There is no way to be so regular, but don't worry, I will send you off directly later. Go to the dormitory area, your accommodation has been arranged."

The little newcomer muttered, with a shattered expression on his face: "I have worked overtime. I have never seen such crazy overtime."

Qi Yu replied: "Okay, thank you, please come pick us up in such weather."

"You're welcome, fellow reporters. You're welcome." The driver was obviously very talkative and cheerful, which made the group relax a lot.

When we arrived at the base, Qiyu got out of the car, and together with his colleagues, he took the bag from the trunk.She was wearing overalls, her hair was tied up, and she was very capable. She simply said a few words to the people under her hand, and she let them go to bed early.

After entering the assigned dormitory, she shared a room with Hong Ying. Hong Ying was surprised to see her come in with a travel bag and a suitcase: "I thought you were looking for your fiancé."

Qi Yu: "It's fine if it's so late. Besides, who knows what's going on over there. This is at the base, so you have to follow the rules. It doesn't matter if I go there. I guess the guards won't let me in."

Hong Ying showed an ambiguous smile: "That's okay, you just follow the rules. Are you going to take a bath?"

Qi Yu: "Go ahead, I'll pack my things first."

Hong Ying went out to the bathroom with her things, Qi Yu's cell phone vibrated, and she took it out of her pocket.

"Reached?"

"Here we are, already in the dormitory."

"Go to bed early, you've worked hard today."

"it is good."

She put the phone aside, squatted down and opened the box to organize things.

After a while Hong Ying came back wiping her hair, Qi Yu asked casually, "Is the water still hot?"

"Yes, the water flow is quite strong, and there is no one in the bathhouse."

Qi Yu responded, picked up the basin and towel, told Hong Ying to go out.

Hong Ying was so tired that she was lying on the bed, she only raised her hand and waved it in response.

When Qi Yu came out of the bathroom, the hands of her watch had already jumped to 1 o'clock, she went back with the water basin, and glanced at Hong Ying's bed.She was already in a deep sleep, so Qi Yu didn't blow dry her hair anymore, and wiped it with a dry towel for ten minutes, and when she felt that there was no more dripping, she turned off the light and went to sleep.

When she got up the next day, she had a headache, probably because she had a cold. The day before, she had been air-conditioned in the airport hall all afternoon because of the weather, and she went to bed without drying her hair last night. She can feel the cold even under the quilt, and it is not surprising that she has a cold.

Qi Yu rubbed his temples, smiled with a young soldier in military uniform, exchanged a few words, and was led by him to visit the base.The young people behind him held their breath and followed excitedly. Qi Yu took the hard hat from the staff and did not forget to tell them to put away the camera equipment on their bodies.

After visiting the base, the people in Qitai were amazed, but the scientists and engineers who passed by all looked hurried and unsmiling, showing their concentration immersed in their work. Hold your breath.

The visit took about a morning. They walked out of the venue and stood outside. The person in charge of guiding them was introducing the distribution of the cafeteria and dormitory to them. Suddenly, someone came over. He stopped explaining and yelled with a smile, " money workers".

Everyone in Qitai followed his gaze, and a young girl couldn't help but yelled "Wow".

The man who walked over was wearing a simple white shirt, tall and thin, with black hair, very handsome, with deep contours and three-dimensional bones.He smiled and nodded to the speaker.The guide introduced to the Qitai people by the way: "This is one of our engineers, surnamed Qian."

The engineer nodded to the reporters of Channel [-], and the man introduced: "These are the reporters from the military channel, and they are going to report on the launch of the spacecraft in a few days."

The reporters from Channel [-] greeted the engineer one after another, and shook hands with him. After the introduction just now, they all sincerely admired the engineers in the base.

Qi Yu was the only one who didn't shake hands. She was wearing a white shirt today, standing with this engineer who was also wearing a white shirt like a couple.

She stepped forward, and after walking a few steps, her smile became bigger. She stretched out her hand to shake hands with the other party, and she was hugged into her arms at the same time as her palms were clasped.

The people behind them stared at the two of them with wide eyes.

Qian Sanyi let her go, smiled embarrassedly at the stunned young officer, and whispered: "Second Lieutenant Ren, let me introduce you. This is my fiancée I told you about."

"Ah." The second lieutenant reacted for a while, and then suddenly realized, showing a smile: "Good guy, I really didn't expect it."

He turned to Qi Yu again, and this time his tone was much closer than the previous business-like one: "Director Qi, don't tell me, you should have known that you are a family member of our base, and I too..." He got stuck, as if he had known. There can't be any difference, after all, it's still a matter of business, the second lieutenant waved his hand in a concealed manner, and laughed twice: "We are all on our own, on our own."

The colleagues behind Qi Yu didn't dare to intervene, but behind Qi Yu, the eyes of each other conveyed eight hundred different meanings. Qi Yu was thinking about his subordinates, turned around, saw that they were all looking at him, and touched him. nose.

"Sorry everyone, I didn't tell you in advance, this is indeed my... fiance." She introduced it quickly, and wanted to get everyone to eat as soon as possible, and don't stand here to attract others' attention.

"Hello, everyone," Qian Sanyi stood beside her and smiled at the reporters of Channel [-], beckoning: "My name is Qian Sanyi, and I am now an engineer at the base. It's the first time we meet, hello."

A group of people woke up like a dream and said "Hello".

Hong Yingchong frowned and smiled at Qiyu, but he also remembered his identity as the deputy person in charge this time, and turned around to greet the group of stunned young people: "Let's go to eat first, there is still an interview task in the afternoon, come on guys and girls, come back to your senses." Already!"

She smiled and said to Second Lieutenant Ren: "Then please lead me the way."

Then Qi Yu watched the group of them being led into the cafeteria by the second lieutenant, listening to the introduction.She turned her head and looked at Qian Sanyi who was still standing beside him. He wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his tall nose bridge. After working for several years, his hair didn't fall out, but his eyes were myopic.

"Let's go, let's go eat too." He turned his head and said, putting his palm on her back, "Are you still used to living last night? Will it be cold at night? I still have extra thick quilts over there, you If it’s cold, tell me, and I’ll ask someone to bring it to you.”

"It's okay, we have extra quilts, I didn't expect the temperature to drop so badly last night." Qi Yu followed him into the cafeteria, where there were people sitting in twos and threes, and the engineers and officers of the base could be clearly distinguished by their attire.

As they walked in, people kept saying hello to Qian Sanyi, calling him "Qian Gong" and looking at Qi Yu curiously, but no one came over. Everyone was very busy and didn't have the energy to care about other people's private affairs.

With the help of Qian Sanyi, Qiyu prepared the meal, took a look at the seven-unit group who was already sitting there and peeked at her from time to time, and said to Qian Sanyi: "Why don't I sit back, everyone is watching, for you Is it not very good?"

Qian San put his chopsticks on her dinner plate: "I'm an engineer, I just work here, and I'm not a soldier with strict discipline. Besides, even our comrades in the army can freely accompany their family members when they come to visit relatives." Would you like to have dinner together? Director, you haven’t visited relatives for several years, so you can’t have a meal with me even once?”

When he said this, Qi Yu couldn't help being embarrassing, and felt a little guilty.It's not that she doesn't want to see him, but she is too busy, and sometimes she doesn't go home to sleep on the TV station for a few days.She can fly hundreds of times every year, but none of them are her private itinerary, let alone the base in Gansu, which has traveled thousands of miles.

He saw her look guilty and regretful, but he didn't really blame her.They are soul mates. They have been together for so many years, and they have already gone through the period when they are inseparable for a moment.They had lived in a foreign country for two years when they were in college, and then entered the workplace. Although they were together for two years, Qian Sanyi was soon transferred to the base as a young technical backbone, and she was also appointed to an important position. There is no time to be idle all year round.

He himself is so far away, if it is said, he is even more ashamed of her.He poured all his blood and wisdom on this northwest land. He didn't regret it, but he still felt guilty when he thought of her alone in Beijing.

With a low sigh, he stretched out his chopsticks, picked up all the green peppers on her plate and put them on his own plate, stroked her hair, and said softly, "Eat well, I didn't blame you just now. Every Spring Festival we Can't you see them all? I'm just angry. You didn't feel enthusiastic when you saw me. It's a pity that I came to you directly after I finished work. How long do you say you can stay with your colleagues and me in a year? I don't care what other people say. Besides, there are a bunch of bachelors in the base, and it's too late to envy me."

Seeing her show a compassionate expression as he wished, he felt secretly proud. It seemed that he had held the same weight in her heart all these years, and currently no one could equal him except for her elders.

During a meal, all kinds of people come and go around, the combination of a man and a woman is very eye-catching, especially in this closed base with an imbalance of yin and yang, passing engineers, soldiers, and several leaders can't help but look sideways.Almost after this meal, most people who knew Qian Gong in the base knew that his fiancée had arrived.

There is no shortage of young talents in the base. In other words, those who are here are either elite troops or scientific and technological talents of the country, and those who are older are the cornerstones of the country.Qian Sanyi here is just one of the thousands of heaven's favorites, because of his age and experience, he even has many deficiencies.This is probably the reason why he loves his current career. There are a group of friends and seniors who have the same experience as him and have the same topics. He doesn’t need to consider any secular things. He lives a simple and pure life every day, without any worries or reservations. Give full play to talent and use wisdom.

Maybe he didn't achieve both fame and fortune like Jiang Yuwen, but it was his choice, and he never regretted it.His character is doomed that he loves this kind of life, he can't be a celebrity and rich official, and he doesn't bother with the fireworks and wealth in Jiangzhou Huaihe.The sky in Jiuquan is so vast, beyond the sky, no one can imagine how big the world is. If he can witness the birth of an epoch-making step from his own hands, he will be worthy of this life.

Qi Yu understood him, so he let him go thousands of miles away.She will be concerned about his achievements and happy for his happiness.In the whole base, he is probably one of the people with the cleanest six faculties.He has never experienced other people's girlfriends breaking up; he has never encountered other people's lovers threatening to send them back to the city.Even though Qi Yu has never been to the base, her reputation for being sensible and generous has long been unanimously recognized. She probably doesn't know how many people are envious of Qian Gong's girlfriend who knows few things and understands Dali.

In the evening, Qi Yu helped him organize his clothes in his dormitory, Qian Sanyi loved to be tidy and tidy, after all he was a man, he didn't care about many details.The whole room looked empty, and the shirts were just stacked together.She unfolded them one by one for him. The wrinkled fabrics were first ironed and then hung in the closet. The rest were folded along the clothes line and sprayed with some perfume.

She re-examined every corner of his dormitory, and tidied up the unsightly places by herself. After finishing all this, it was about ten o'clock in the evening.She looked at the time, thinking that there must be a lot of people in the bathroom at this point, and his dormitory has a separate bathroom, so she borrowed his bathroom to take a shower.

After she came out, she was wearing his pajamas, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed and reading today's Chinadaily. Qian Sanyi stood behind her, drying her hair familiarly

After blowing her hair clean, she went into the bathroom and changed into the pajamas that were clearly out of size, and came out wearing her own clothes.Qian Sanyi hugged her from behind, clasped his hands on her abdomen, sniffed her breath, and didn't speak.

Qi Yu stayed quietly in his arms for a while, and looked at the time, it was really late, so she said: "It's getting late, I have to go back."

Qian San whispered, "Stay here?"

Qi Yu turned around and pushed him: "Don't make trouble, if I really stay, I will be laughed to death, and we are not married, what kind of rumors do you spread?"

They have been together for so many years, and they have done all the intimate actions between lovers, but after all, this is a solemn place with rules and regulations. There are male engineers on the upper and lower floors of his dormitory, and she stayed here for others to see.

Furthermore, she came here for work, and it was fine for her to be known as her relative, but there should not be any more personal issues.She didn't come to visit her fiancé. She was the head of the interview team sent by CCTV's military channel. She represented the face of the official TV station, so she should maintain a business-like attitude.

Qian Sanyi pursed his lips, slid his hand down her arm and shook her hand, his fingertips brushed the platinum ring on her left middle finger, and rubbed it twice with nostalgia.

That's her engagement ring.

As early as when the two graduated from graduate school, the parents of the two families made all preparations.From their point of view, the two children were childhood sweethearts and had been together for so many years. Qian Sanyi even stayed in Beijing for Qiyu. Finally, when Qiyu graduated from graduate school and Qian Sanyi's job was stable, they should have settled on their marriage early.

But at that time, the two of them were not very inclined to get married directly. Firstly, Qiyu was still looking for a job at that time, and had not yet become a regular in the TV station. All her energy was on work, and she didn't have the time and mood to prepare for the wedding, and she didn't want to be cramped. Second, Qian Sanyi received hints from his superiors at that time, saying that there might be changes in work, and it was not suitable to prepare for such a big event as a wedding before all orders were issued, so as to avoid unexpected situations.

The two juniors have a decision in their hearts, and the adults can't influence their thoughts, so they propose to hold a simple engagement ceremony first, and at least conclude an agreement.

Over the years, Qian Sanyi has received constant urgings from Beijing and Jiangzhou. It is really a sign that his stay in Gansu has not changed. Everyone suspects that he will not be able to return to Beijing in the short term, so he feels that it is impossible to delay. , persuaded him and Qi Yu to find a vacation time to hold the wedding as soon as possible, so as not to procrastinate.

He has been coping with it all the time, but he doesn't want the elders to put pressure on Qi Yu.He never took the initiative to discuss this matter with her, because he knew how busy she was now, and he didn't want to let himself become her pressure. He had been waiting for her to express his position for so many years, and he supported her no matter what. Decide.

This was probably the first time Qiyu mentioned the topic of marriage in a long time, Qian Sanyi's eyes changed, knowing that she finally started to care about this matter.

He bowed his head and kissed the top of her head, then walked out the door with his arms around her, sent her all the way back to the dormitory downstairs, and returned to his dormitory only after receiving her WeChat message from upstairs.

The interview group stayed at the base for more than 20 days, and the new aerospace achievement display set off a nationwide upsurge.The live broadcast connection between the TV station and the base affects everyone's hearts, and the decades-long arduous research of the meritorious scientists has also been recognized and commended by the country. This is a nationwide event.

After the interview mission was over, the base returned to calm, and the reporters of the seventh set also planned to return to Beijing.The night before they left, the base held a farewell banquet for them. The young people from the TV station were well acquainted with many engineers of the base.The base has prepared a program, and the canteen used for the farewell banquet has been simply decorated, and the atmosphere is now in full swing.

Qi Yu was worried that the newcomers would not be able to have fun with her, and besides, she didn't like too lively occasions very much, so did Qian Sanyi.In the middle of the farewell banquet, the unmarried couple discussed going out to get some air. Qi Yu went up to speak on behalf of the interview team and spoke for 3 minutes to let everyone have a good time. After stepping off the stage, he and Qian Sanyi went to the courtyard.

The clouds in Jiuquan are thin and the terrain is open. You can see stars in the sky at night. It is not easy to see such a starry sky in Beijing these years.Qi Yu stood in the courtyard, looked up at the starry sky, and felt the dazzling beauty.

Standing under the starry sky, one knows the vastness of the sky and the universe.This kind of exploration is probably unlimited. The mysterious universe has attracted so many scientists to seek knowledge endlessly. It is no wonder that Qian Sanyi is so obsessed with research. Not only is he not dissatisfied with staying here, but he enjoys it.

She didn't know how long he was going to stay here, maybe a few years, maybe a dozen or 20 years, or maybe a lifetime.He is a mechanical engineer, and his main research field is materials and control engineering. It is not limited to the aviation field. It can cover a wide range. Will not force him.

It's just that it's rare for her to think about their marriage. It's almost impossible for her to have such time to think about it when she was in Beijing.It is absolutely impossible for Qi Yu not to allow him to separate. He knows how deep their relationship is. The wedding is just a ceremony, and it is not that important whether it is done or not.She knew that as long as she had a little desire to get married, he would respond without any hesitation, but she couldn't agree with his thoughts, and wondered if such a proposal would embarrass him, after all, the elders in the family really wanted him Come back, if you get married, I'm afraid this kind of request will be even stronger.

She didn't want to tie him back.

Qi Yu raised his head, his gaze was on the sky, but his mind was very complicated.She didn't look back, and didn't know that her lover had already made a decision for her.

The people around her suddenly spoke up and said to her: "I have wanted to ask this question for a long time, but I have never dared to. This time you come, I feel very complicated. When I can't see you, I can still express my thoughts. I keep it in my heart, but you are here, I am very happy, even though I understand that you will leave soon, the short-term happiness is followed by a long miss, but I am still very satisfied. My grandfather asked me how many years I want to stay in Jiuquan, I can't say it, but I know that I don't want to leave now. I always feel that if I can't give you complete company, I shouldn't make promises. But my mother said, I have kept you waiting for so many years, but I have never given you A clear title, this is not something a responsible man would do. I heard you say the word marriage a few days ago, and my heart was shocked, and suddenly I didn't want to wait any longer. You are leaving tomorrow, tonight I want to ask you, if I don't plan to go back in the short term, if I still want to stay here, if we still get together less often as we do now, if I can't be with you often, under such circumstances, would you Are you willing to have such a husband?"

He took off his glasses, put them in his breast pocket, turned around, looked down at her, his eyes were pure black, and the starry sky was reflected in them: "If you can accept all these, then next, I want to ask you Proposal."

He half knelt down and looked up at her with infinite tenderness and love in his eyes.

"Marry me, please."

——Although there is a long distance in space, you are in the heart of the rooster, and I am in the sky-high and vast Gobi, but our hearts are one, which is enough to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, and even thousands of rivers and mountains cannot stop us from being together Determination.

This sentence has been rehearsed thousands of times in my heart, and my heart is hot when I say it.

——You don’t know how much I miss you when I look up at the cloudless sky in Jiuquan. I miss you until every sound of the wind is like your voice, and every star is like your eyes.I want to be with you, it was like this ten years ago, ten years later, today, I am just like the teenagers in the past, with an uneasy heart, wanting a response.

I can't wait for your promise for the rest of my life.