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Zhang Xiuyan is not busy anymore and stays in the capital temporarily.Yuan Ning immediately pushed back all the work of the student union, and got together with Zhang Xiuyan after class.The second movie they watched together the year before was released, and Yuan Ning made an appointment with Zhang Xiuyan to watch it in the afternoon.He remembered that Zhang Xiuyan was fascinated by watching it!

He didn't even notice that he had been harassing quietly.After class, Yuan Ning ran away immediately. In order not to bump into Hao Xiaolan and the others, the movie theater he chose was far away from the school, hidden in an old street.They drove past and stopped at the intersection, the street was too narrow for cars to enter.

Yuan Ning parked the car and walked there with Zhang Xiuyan. The old street has the unique style of the old street. There are some old crafts along the street, such as weaving, blacksmithing, tailoring, paper-cutting, and making preserved fruits.There are also some mobile vendors on the side of the road, making some portable drinks and snacks, such as honey cakes that are bigger than your thumb. You can buy a large bag for one or two yuan, wrapped in yellow paper bags, and the portion is large enough. The taste is delicious enough that two people can finish a movie slowly.

Yuan Ning bought a pack with a smile, put it in Zhang Xiuyan's hand, let Zhang Xiuyan hold it, and went to buy two glasses of freshly squeezed juice by himself.Osmanthus flowers are also planted by the roadside. The sweetness of the juice and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers are mixed together, and the smell is very pleasant.The two packed juice and small cakes and walked towards the cinema. There were still not many people in this movie, and they almost booked another show.

This time Yuan Ning didn't make any moves, but watched the movie seriously with Zhang Xiuyan, and only ate some small cakes to pass the time during the lengthy transitional plot.Halfway through the time, it came to the drowsy part of the struggle analysis. Yuan Ning was about to feed himself a small cake, but felt his hand was grabbed.

Yuan Ning was sober.He glanced to the side, and Zhang Xiuyan was sitting upright, with a straight back and a serious face, as if he had been completely attracted by the movie.Yuan Ning was happy, and continued to accompany Zhang Xiuyan to look down with great interest, only feeding Zhang Xiuyan a small cake from time to time.The two happily finished watching the movie, and walked out of the old movie theater holding hands.

Yuan Ning looked back at the wall full of time imprints, and talked about the history of this cinema with Zhang Xiuyan: "I heard that this is the first cinema in the capital, and it has been almost 100 years. As long as it is made in China Or if you import a movie, it will be scheduled here." For example, the boring "movie" they watched today, if you take a few clips out of it, others will think that you have accidentally transferred to it. News station - or financial news and current affairs news.

Zhang Xiu paused for a moment, then shook Yuan Ning's hand: "I'll see something else with you next time." Yuan Ning has always been very considerate, choosing things and places according to his preferences.

Yuan Ning smiled and did not refuse Zhang Xiuyan's kindness.In fact, he can watch anything, anyway, he only needs to watch a few times and discuss the plot with Zhang Xiuyan. With Zhang Xiuyan around, he won't concentrate on watching the movie!

Yuan Ning took Zhang Xiuyan to walk around, both of them carried a lot of things, some were bought, and some were given away by the store for free - for example, Yuan Ning went to a paper-cut stall and took a look. I learned other people's paper-cutting skills, and cut out a few new patterns by analogy.The veteran craftsman who makes a living by paper-cutting was very excited after seeing it, and he had the momentum to form a year-end friendship with Yuan Ning.

Zhang Xiuyan took Yuan Ning and left in silence.

In an old movie theater, an elderly projectionist walked out of the projection room, took a cane and walked along the corridor.The old projectionist's grandson ran up, took the old projectionist's hand and said, "Grandpa, why are you running into the projection room again? Your eyes are not good, it's dark inside, and it's uncomfortable to stay for a long time! After finishing speaking, he muttered again, "At first, I thought that no one would watch that movie..."

The old projectionist's hair was already grey, and when he turned around, he saw his grandson's concerned face, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face, he reached out and rubbed his grandson's head, and said slowly, "It's nothing, just find a place to sit , anyway, my eyesight is not good, and it’s not the same anywhere.” Thinking of the two young people sitting in the cinema hall just now, the old projectionist was in a daze for a moment, then smiled again, “Since someone bought a ticket, we Just let it go."

The grandson could only nod repeatedly, and took the initiative to talk about the deeds that he had heard for a long time: "Yes, yes, when the enemy's planes and artillery bombarded us, Grandpa, you still insisted on showing the whole movie!"

The old projectionist patted the back of his grandson's hand with a smile, and let his grandson help him home without saying anything.I remember that when other people started to flee in a panic, those two people sat together and watched a movie like that, only they watched the whole movie, and then rushed to the front, one was alive, the other was dead, Yin and Yang were separated, never to see each other again.With the current national disaster and the fall of the mountains and rivers, how can we indulge in the personal relationship of our children?Waiting to finally find a stable and peaceful year, but can only live alone in the world.

Now that there are peaceful days, there should be no more regrets like that, right?

Because of Yuan Ning's passive sabotage, Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan rolled up their sleeves and came to arrest them. They saw Zhang Xiuyan who was helping in the kitchen in an apron.Zhang Xiuyan opened the door calmly, and invited the two visitors into the house. He didn't intend to take off his apron, and even helped out with two glasses of juice to entertain the guests.Seeing Zhang Xiuyan, Song Xingchen and Song Xingchen both became stiff and sat on the sofa to answer Zhang Xiuyan's peaceful question.

Yuan Ning was not guilty, and was still busy in the kitchen, preparing dinner for Song Xingchen and the others.Song Xingchen looked at the furnishings in the room full of traces of the two people's world, then looked at the kitchen, paused, and said nothing.

Hao Xiaolan didn't think about it that much, seeing that Zhang Xiuyan didn't look so serious, she immediately became bolder.She rolled her eyes and quietly informed Zhang Xiuyan: "Brother Yan, let me tell you, Ningning has been secretly talking about his girlfriend for a long time, you have to take care of him!"

Song Xingchen: "..."

Zhang Xiuyan frowned: "Girlfriend?"

Thinking of Yuan Ning's shameful behavior of emphasizing sex and despising friends, Hao Xiaolan kept on doing two things, telling all about Yuan Ning leaving them to go to accompany his girlfriend every time, and strongly urging Zhang Xiuyan to take good care of Yuan Ning , don't let Yuan Ning be abducted.

Zhang Xiuyan seemed to be very concerned, and asked in detail, asking exactly what Yuan Ning left behind and who he left to accompany his "girlfriend".During this period, Song Xingchen kept paying attention to Zhang Xiuyan's expression, and when he found that Zhang Xiuyan showed no signs of anger, he was relieved and did not stop Hao Xiaolan from reporting.

After Yuan Ning came out from work, he noticed that the three people in the living room were all looking at him in unison.He touched his chin, and said with a smile, "Why are you staring at me so suddenly?" Yuan Ning's black eyes rolled around the faces of the three of them, and landed on Hao Xiaolan. He immediately understood everything and raised his eyebrows. , "Xiaolan, what did you arrange for me again?"

Hao Xiaolan snorted: "It's not a choreography, I'm telling the truth! Do you dare to say that you don't value sex over friends, and always abandon us when you have a girlfriend?"

Yuan Ning smiled: "Yeah, so what?" He sat down on the edge of the sofa, put his hand around Zhang Xiuyan's neck, and said openly, "My parents approved my relationship, you can sue It's no use either."

Hao Xiaolan's eyes widened.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Well, father and the others have approved it."

Hao Xiaolan's eyes widened, and it took a while to come back to her senses, and she complained bitterly: "Even the parents have met, Ningning, you still won't let us see! Our friendship of more than ten years is nothing!"

Yuan Ning was still smiling: "I won't show you."

Hao Xiaolan: "..."

Seeing that Hao Xiaolan was really going to get angry, Yuan Ning said nonsense: "Think about it, you have never been able to hide things. If I let you meet early, you would definitely stab the elder brother in front of you like today. At that time we It hasn't happened yet, but after you make such a fuss, maybe the elder brother will come to beat the mandarin ducks with a stick and cruelly tear us apart! Do you think I can tell you?"

Hao Xiaolan pondered for more than a year, but she couldn't figure out who Yuan Ning's "girlfriend" was. "Informed" to Zhang Xiuyan just wanted to dig out Yuan Ning's "girlfriend". As soon as she said it, she felt a little regretful, and said, "I have been curious for so long, and I want to give you some strong medicine to bring him out!" After she finished speaking, her eyes lit up again, "Since Aunt Xue and the others I know, why don't you let us meet?"

Yuan Ning knew Hao Xiaolan's personality, so naturally she didn't think she had any bad intentions.It's just that the relationship between him and Zhang Xiuyan is not suitable for more people to know, it has nothing to do with trust or not, it's just that he doesn't want them to bear it together.Yuan Ning said with a smile, "I'll let you guys meet in the future."

Hao Xiaolan had heard such an answer many times over the years, and seeing Yuan Ning's serious and sincere eyes, Hao Xiaolan couldn't get angry.The eagerness in her heart was gone, and she was no longer obsessed with this topic, but instead asked what delicious food Yuan Ning had prepared.

Yuan Ning smiled, turned around and went into the kitchen, brought out the boiled soup, and the food was served one after another, and the four of them ate dinner together.

Hao Xiaolan and Song Xingchen left Yuan Ning's house without calling the driver or taking a car, but walked back to school along the neon-lit streets.Song Xingchen held Hao Xiaolan's hand calmly.

Hao Xiaolan ate very full, rubbed her stomach, and sighed: "Ning Ning is so good at cooking, if he is his girlfriend, he will definitely gain weight!" She glanced at Song Xingchen, "Song Xingchen, why have you never wondered about Ning Ning? Who is the girlfriend?" It seemed that she was the only one scratching her head with curiosity!

Song Xingchen said: "Since Ningning doesn't want us to see him, there must be his reasons." Song Xingchen paused, and then went on to express his thoughts, "I'm not afraid that my family will know, but I don't want us to know, maybe you think 'Girlfriend' is not a girlfriend."

Hao Xiaolan was stunned.

Song Xingchen stared at Hao Xiaolan: "If the person Ning Ning likes is not what you think of as a 'girlfriend', but someone who is difficult to be accepted by others - such as a 'boyfriend', what will happen to you?"

Hao Xiaolan's heart skipped a beat.Obviously Song Xingchen said "if", but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what Song Xingchen said made sense.Both Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue are open-minded people. If Yuan Ning really made a "boyfriend", it is not impossible for them to accept it.People outside are different...

Hao Xiaolan immediately reacted, and said without thinking: "Of course I don't care! No matter whether Ning Ning has a boyfriend or a girlfriend, it is still Ning Ning! We have been best friends since childhood!" Yuan They know what kind of person Ning is, and the friendship between them will not change just because Yuan Ning likes the same sex!

Song Xingchen said, "What about the others?"

Hao Xiaolan was silent.

Song Xingchen said: "If others find out and use it to attack Ningning, what will you do?"

Hao Xiaolan thought of the cold eyes and insults that Yuan Ning might suffer, and immediately started the baby-protecting mode: "Of course I want to scold Ning Ning back! Who Ning Ning likes has nothing to do with them!" After she finished speaking, Hao Xiaolan suddenly fell silent, understanding understood Song Xingchen's meaning.

It is because they will definitely not care, because they will definitely support, Yuan Ning did not let them know.

Let them not know that the path he has chosen is full of thorns.

Don't let them be on tenterhooks and worry all the time.

Hao Xiaolan's nose soured: "Silly Ningning."

Song Xingchen reached out and rubbed Hao Xiaolan's head.He said: "You have to trust Ningning. No matter what choice he makes, he will have a good life."

Hao Xiaolan nodded vigorously, and then couldn't help becoming curious: "Who is Ning Ning's 'boyfriend'!" She carefully counted all the male friends around Yuan Ning, thinking that they all resembled each other, and who Neither.There is no way, their popularity with Ningning is so good!Hao Xiaolan said dejectedly, "I can only be sure that whether it is a 'girlfriend' or a 'boyfriend', they must be jealous and binge drinking every day."

Song Xingchen smiled: "Yes."

Hao Xiaolan said: "I understand, I won't ask Ningning about this again." She held Song Xingchen's hand tightly, "Maybe Ningning will bring someone he likes to see us in the future." By then They must have been strong enough to no longer need to care about other people's eyes.

Song Xingchen didn't say much, and walked forward with Hao Xiaolan to listen to Hao Xiaolan's arrangement for tomorrow's itinerary, and exchanged words from time to time.

On the other side, after Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan were sent away, Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan nestled together to read a book. Unknowingly, Yuan Ning felt sleepy and fell asleep in Zhang Xiuyan's arms.Zhang Xiuyan let Yuan Ning sleep more soundly, then carried Yuan Ning back to the bed, and kissed Yuan Ning's smooth forehead.

The words of Hao Xiaolan's "complaint" came to mind, and Zhang Xiuyan couldn't help reaching out to hold Yuan Ning's soft palm, with a slight smile in his eyes.No one knows where Yuan Ning went and what Yuan Ning did.But it's clear and clear, it's completely different from other people's mouths.Hao Xiaolan and the others are Yuan Ning's best friends. They all complained like that, and Yuan Ning's "emphasis on sex over friends" is naturally true.

Presumably in the eyes of the people around him, he is similar to Yuan Ning, and he can't wait to return to Yuan Ning's side every holiday - even if the two of them do nothing and just get tired of being together for a whole day, they won't feel bored .Zhang Xiuyan kissed Yuan Ning's cheek again, and they hugged Yuan Ning and fell asleep.

Zhang Xiuyan fell asleep in the chaos, and the dots of light appeared in front of his eyes. He followed the light as usual and walked forward, and saw the mansion in the distance.He was about to walk towards the mansion, but he saw Baby Ginseng running over, grabbing his pants and babbling.Zhang Xiuyan couldn't understand what they said, so he stretched out his hands and let them climb onto his palms, arms, shoulders - even his head, and led them towards the house.

In the past two years, they have carefully taken care of the house, replaced and repaired some old furniture. Although the house is still the same as before, the inside has completely changed.In addition to the original old willows, many seasonal flowers and plants grew in the yard, which were not planted by Yuan Ning on purpose, but rather like the seeds buried in the ground had grown roots and sprouted, and spit out new blossoms. flower.Yuan Ning has never taken much from Lingquan, only thinks that the flowers grow well, and praises the ginseng babies for taking good care of them.

Yuan Ning's flowers and trees in the research institute looked a little dignified. Hearing the movement by the door, he looked at Zhang Xiuyan and the ginseng babies who pushed the door in. He frowned and said, "They seem to be sick."

The ginseng babies quickly jumped off Zhang Xiuyan, chattering around Yuan Ning about the recent changes: "The weather has turned cold, and everyone is sick!"

Cooler weather?Yuan Ning frowned, looked at the old willow tree in the pavilion, and found that the willow leaves of the old willow tree were slightly yellow.A gust of wind blew, and the branches that were about to leave the willow branches fell off with the wind, swirled in the air, and fell into the pool in the courtyard.He didn't loosen his brows, and spread out his hands to let the baby ginseng jump into his palm to talk about the situation at Lingquan.

The climate here in Lingquan has indeed changed. Some plants that are suitable for planting in spring and summer have gradually become listless, but the fruits are better than usual. From a distance, the big trees on the other side are full of fruits, bright and beautiful. When you go up, you can feel that the thin skin is covered with refreshing pulp and sweet juice.It's just that their leaves have fallen a lot, and the branches seem to be mostly bare.

Yuan Ning said: "Time here seems to pass slower than outside. This means that summer has passed and autumn is here." He thought for a while, and became a little worried, "In autumn, the weather starts to get colder, since spring and summer are so long. , autumn and winter should not be short, we should prepare for winter."?

The ginseng babies didn't quite understand, they jumped up and down on Yuan Ning and repeated: "Autumn! Winter!" They were puzzled, "What is autumn? What is winter?"

Ginseng babies have unique abilities in cultivating plants, but they were born here in Lingquan. When they opened their eyes, they saw a warm and pleasant environment, and they had never experienced the harsh autumn and winter.

Yuan Ning said: "It used to be said that spring planting, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage. That is to say, the climate in spring is good, warm and humid, which is more suitable for planting; summer is sunny and rainy, and plants grow fast; Growth, the dry and cool autumn ushered in the biggest harvest season of the year; the weather is too cold in winter, not suitable for farming, so the land should be cleared to restore soil fertility for the next year's planting. Summer has just passed here, and the growth of plants It is very strong and grows fast, and when the weather turns cold in autumn, some plants will start to lose their leaves in order to reduce consumption and survive the cold winter." He thought for a while, "There are no terrible storms and extremes in summer here. According to the climate, there should be no hail in autumn, but I don’t know if there will be snow and ice in winter.”

Yuan Ning spoke very slowly, and the ginseng babies listened carefully and understood most of the meaning.They all became worried: "Will it be impossible to grow things in winter?" After living happily in Lingquan for so long, they can grow different and lovely plants every day, and the ginseng babies are very happy.Now that they know the trees are not sick, they are still a little worried!

Yuan Ning said: "No, we can build a few greenhouses, and then you can grow things in the greenhouses." Yuan Ning thought about it, "I will search for materials and experience in the past few years, and I will definitely grow them before winter comes. Build some of the best greenhouses for you."

The ginseng babies said happily: "Greenhouse! Greenhouse!"