Jade is not jade

At seven o'clock, Xiao Long was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone. He didn't see who was calling, so he pressed the answer button and said in a daze, "Hello..."

"Good morning, are you awake?" Wang Min's voice rang on the other end of the phone.

"Didn't wake up," Xiao Long muttered, "I still want to sleep."

Wang Min smiled and said, "Then you go to sleep, and I will go to sleep too."

Xiao Long groaned coquettishly: "Well (playing tricks)~~~Don't sleep~~~What did you eat at night?"

Wang Min: "Spaghetti, I made it myself."

Xiao Long: "Wow, that's amazing..."

Wang Min: "Just like instant noodles, boil the noodles with water, then pour a little sauce and stir."

Xiao Long: "Is it delicious?"

Wang Min: "It's not tasty."

……

The two talked about some unnutritive conversations, without sweet words, just listening to each other's voice habitually, and they would feel very happy and comfortable.

After chatting for about ten minutes, Xiao Long woke up, said goodnight to Wang Min, and then got up to wash with his messy hair.

A new day has begun.

In class in the morning, Xiao Long changed his voice to handle the roll call for Huang Yu and Deng Bin.Zhao Baishan came late, sat down beside Xiao Long, fell down and began to doze off.

The professor glanced at him, shook his head with a smile, and continued his lecture.

Catkins are flying outside the classroom, and the sound of birds is crisp.

Xiao Long unconsciously lost his mind, tilting his neck to look at the cat dozing outside under the tree.

He's sleeping too, like those cats, hehe...

At noon, Xiao Long bought a portion of smoked fish in the cafeteria, and specially brought it to the grove outside the teaching building.

"Meow~ Meow~ Come out, little cat~~~"

Xiao Long squeezed his throat and yelled twice, the only wild cat was scared away by him...

Throwing the smoked fish in the grass, Xiao Long went away and looked again, the cats seemed to know that he was still there, and hid without a trace.

Xiao Long waited for a while without waiting for any movement, and left helplessly.

In the evening, Xiao Long found some fish bones in the same place, and he was immediately excited!

"Meow~meow~little cat~~~~"

After meowing like a cat for a while, no one came to join him, Xiao Long touched his nose resentfully, "Meow~" How depressed!

Looking up, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a big macular cat lying silently on the tree, looking at me...

Xiao Long took a big step back in fright, then stared blankly at the cat.

"Meow!" Xiao Long yelled at it angrily, "Meow meow!!" It didn't make a sound!

Yellow-spotted cat: "..."

Xiao Long: "Meow meow meow!!" Come down for me!

Yellow-spotted cat: "Gurr."

Xiao Long: "..."

The yellow-spotted cat watched Xiao Long walk away before jumping down from the tree, smelling the place where Xiao Long was standing just now, then snorted, and walked away arrogantly with catwalks.

Not far away, two handsome heads appeared——

Girl A: "Did you take a picture?"

Girl B made an "OK" gesture, took out the digital camera, and called up the photo that was secretly taken just now.

The handsome young man stood under the tree with his hands in his trouser pockets. The mottled shadow of the tree fell on him, and a ray of setting sun illuminated his perfectly contoured profile, clean and white cheeks, straight nose bridge, big and bright eyes... Looking at the fluffy cat in the tree.

"Ah~~~ So handsome!!" Girl A screamed like a nympho with her face in her hands.

Girl B hugged her best friend with tears in her eyes.

In the evening, Xiao Long talked with his family on the phone, and Xiao's mother couldn't stop nagging and asking for warmth.

She can accurately report the temperature in Beijing every day, and earnestly urges her son to keep warm.

Cover in spring and freeze in autumn, the seasons change, don't catch a cold or get sick.

From being patient to impatient, Xiao Long finally couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid I know! I know! Where's Xiao Meng? How is his study recently? Ask him to listen to the phone."

Mother Xiao called her younger son to answer the phone.

Xiao Meng: "Brother!"

Xiao Long: "Well, how are you doing recently?"

Xiao Meng: "Hey, it's so annoying! I feel like I'm going crazy with the endless simulations and endless homework."

Xiao Long acted like a good brother and earnestly enlightened him: "This is how the third year of high school is, just do your best, pay more attention to the basics, and, instead of doing new questions all the time, it is better to do the old questions that you missed a few times, and It will be liberated in less than two months, just grit your teeth and pass!"

Xiao Meng suddenly asked: "Brother, how is the University of Science and Technology?"

Xiao Long was taken aback for a moment, and said, "I thought this place was very sacred before I passed the exam. If I passed the exam, that's all. But I like our school very much. Do you want to come?"

Xiao Meng let out a "cut" and said unwillingly, "I'm out of luck in getting into the University of Science and Technology. There are less than five students who have been admitted to the University of Science and Technology and Peking University in No. [-] Middle School over the years. I am now ranked outside the top ten."

Xiao Long asked strangely: "Didn't you still be in the top ten in your grade last year?"

Xiao Meng said depressedly: "Now is the critical juncture. Everyone has put in their best efforts. I have done very badly in the mock exams these few times, and once I was in the thirties of the grade..."

Xiao Long: "Mock exams don't count. Don't lose your confidence. I did worse in the mock exams in my third year of high school. It's the best in the college entrance exam. Don't worry, the college entrance exam is just a small case, much easier than the mock exam. Already!"

Xiao Meng: "..."

After hanging up the phone, Huang Yu asked, "Who wants the college entrance examination?"

Xiao Long: "My brother, the exam is going to take place this year, time flies so fast."

Deng Bin: "Yes, it's been two years since I graduated."

Huang Yu: "Thinking about it now, high school is the most fulfilling. It would be great if I could go back and go to high school again. At that time, I was only thinking about college, and I didn't have any distracting thoughts. Compared with high school, I am really depraved now, hey!"

Xiao Long: "Well, I also want to go back." When I was in high school, I was able to be with Wang Min every day, but now I have to endure the torment of jet lag, miss day and night, and I can't touch or touch the person I like...Brother, I am so happy Miss you, come back quickly!

……

Ever since Yu Nian got drunk and called Yang Jiayue three times, he didn't dare to contact him again for a long time, for fear that Yang Jiayue would reveal some truth that would make him ashamed.

But after that day, Luo Heng often went to eat with him.

Inviting you to dinner is a matter of back and forth. If I invite you today, you should pay for dinner tomorrow.

According to Yu Nian's frugal habit and unfavorable personality, this kind of thing can be avoided if possible.

Knowing that Yu Nian didn't like being invited out to eat, Luo Heng asked Yu Nian to come to his house.

He rented a house by himself, so it was very convenient to buy vegetables and cook.Speaking of which, he would invite him like this, "Yu Nian, have you eaten yet? I made some Chinese food at home. I can't eat it alone. It would be a waste if I dumped it. Why don't you come over and share some for me?"

When Yu Nian heard it, hey, it’s not going out to eat, I don’t need to pay, and it’s a waste if you can’t finish it, that’s fine, here I come.

So Luo Heng was always able to invite him very successfully.

A few simple side dishes, two glasses of juice, and a disc. The two of them eat while watching a movie. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable.Luo Heng is talented and eloquent. Every time he is with Yu Nian, he always chats with him in various places, which can give him a lot of insight.Moreover, he is not only warm and hospitable, but also has no airs. After several visits, Yu Nian's favorability for him has increased "swish".

Sometimes Luo Heng would take Yu Nian to the supermarket or Chinatown to buy groceries, and cook together when he came back.

In London, I don't know how much I save by buying and cooking by myself compared to going to a restaurant. Sometimes Yu Nian takes the initiative to pay, and Luo Heng takes it for granted, which makes Yu Nian feel very comfortable.

This kind of economic equality is the relationship that normal friends should have.

You don't need any talent to cook. If you learn tomato scrambled eggs, you will be able to make cucumber scrambled eggs and leek scrambled eggs.After learning braised pork, you can make beef stew with potatoes, stewed noodles with pork and cabbage...

Yu Nian got started very quickly, and after doing it a few times, he looked decent.

From childhood to adulthood, either my mother cooks at home, or eats in the school cafeteria. It is rare to cook by myself.If he hadn’t come to the UK, he wouldn’t have known that cooking is also a very interesting thing, especially when the dishes he made were praised by those who enjoyed them and were swept away, he really felt a sense of accomplishment .

Because of having a meal with him, Yu Nian felt less restrained in front of Luo Heng, and got closer.

Usually, he would call Luo Heng when he was fine, and come to his place for a sit down.

Luo Heng always entertained him enthusiastically, making tea and coffee together, reading books and watching movies, and the two of them stayed together for a whole day.

Luo Heng likes to take pictures, and has a lot of research on SLRs. He often tells Yu Nian the skills of taking pictures, framing techniques and so on.

Yu Nian had never been exposed to such advanced things before. Hearing Luo Heng say that it would cost tens of thousands to change a lens, he found it incredible.

Luo Heng said, "Do you know what looks the best in photos?"

Yu Nian: "Who took the photo carefully?"

Luo Heng shook his head: "No, it's the scenery that takes the initiative."

Yu Nian: "What is scenery initiative? A technical term?"

"Ah, no," Luo Heng said, "I created it myself, that is, when taking pictures, let the scenery jump into your lens by itself, instead of letting the scenery adapt to your lens."

Yu Nian: "Snapshot?"

Luo Heng: "You can also say that, but the word 'snapshot' literally refers to people, so the scenery is still passive. Now, let me ask you, if I point the camera out of the window, it will be the phone booth, Take one picture every hour, from [-] am to [-] pm, there are twelve pictures in total, do you think these twelve pictures are the same?"

Yu Nian thought for a while and said, "It's different. Every photo is a different time, and the people passing by are also changing."

Luo Heng: "That's right, they don't know they're in the camera, they don't deliberately smile at the camera, or pose deliberately. Those who are waiting to make a call are anxious, and those who finish the call are relaxed. If there is a couple They arranged to meet at this phone booth, and then entered the camera with a kissing pose, which is a good example of 'scenery initiative', they were not captured by the camera, but they entered on their own initiative."

Yu Nian gave a half-comprehensive "hmm", maybe only people who are addicted to photography can divide these things into such fine details.

One evening, Yu Nian accompanied Luo Heng to take pictures by the Thames River.The two set off from Westminster Bridge, from west to east.

The sky in the UK is always very clean. When it is not raining, every place the sun shines on is shining.It was a sunny day, and the sky was an extremely pure violet color in the evening.

Right now is the hot season for London tourism. Most of the city’s scenic spots and historical sites are distributed on both sides of the river. Famous century-old buildings such as St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London are always full of people. Most of the scenic spots are closed at night. Meet the tourists who go back in groups.

Different from tourists who came and went in a hurry, Luo Heng and Yu Nian walked very lazily. Luo Heng held the camera and occasionally stopped to take pictures, and Yu Nian would stand by and look around. This kind of evening made him feel very comfortable.

The setting sun changes, and half an hour later, the sky is already indigo, and it seems that the sky is about to darken.

Yu Nian wanted to ask Luo Heng if he wanted to go back, but when he turned his head, he saw that the camera lens of the other party was facing him. Before Yu Nian raised his hand to stop him, he heard a "click".

"Don't shoot me." Yu Nian said.

Luo Heng didn't respond. After putting down the camera, he said, "Do you know the origin of this bridge here?"

From the river bank, you can see the name "Waterloo Bridge" in the middle of the bridge. Yu Nian asked, "Is it commemorating the Battle of Waterloo?"

Luo Heng explained: "Well, this bridge is named to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, but ah, I heard that the bridge was rebuilt during World War II, and men were scarce, so it was built by women, so it is also called 'Women's Bridge'."

The two chatted and walked for a while, and Yu Nian realized that he had forgotten to ask Luo Heng about taking pictures of himself.

As the sky darkened little by little, Yu Nian asked, "Go back?"

Luo Heng: "Tired? I wanted to take you all the way to Tower Bridge."

Yu Nian: "How far is that?"

Luo Heng: "From our departure to Tower Bridge, there are nine bridges in total. How many bridges have we passed?"

"There are only three seats..." Yu Nian looked at his watch and said, "It's almost seven o'clock."

Luo Heng smiled, put the camera in his bag, and said, "I'll take you shopping when the weather clears up."

When we arrived at Luo Heng's residence, we had dinner together. The meals were all ready at noon, and they only needed to be reheated to eat.During the hot meal, Luo Heng answered a phone call and went to listen to it in the bedroom with his mobile phone, but he still didn't come out after calling for 10 minutes.

After Yu Nian set up the meal, his eyes fell on Luo Heng's camera...

Luo Heng seemed to be chatting happily with the other party, and laughter came from the room from time to time.

Yu Nian hesitantly reached out to the camera, opened it, and flipped forward one by one. He was surprised to find that Luo Heng didn't know when he took so many photos of himself!

There are those lying on the bridge railings, looking into the distance, and feeding pigeons... but few are frontal photos, most are side and back photos.

What exactly is going on?Why did I get so many photos taken without knowing it?

Luo Heng didn't say hello to me, was it because of the "scenery initiative" I mentioned earlier?But why no one else, all of them are their own?

Yu Nian turned forward in confusion, and a photo of himself dozing off on the sofa in the afternoon popped up in front of him...

When seeing this photo, Yu Nian felt a little nervous.

The photos were taken sharply and at a fairly close distance.

A boy takes pictures of another boy's sleeping face, but as the person being photographed, he doesn't know it. No matter how you think about it, it will feel weird...!

"What are you looking at?" Luo Heng's voice suddenly appeared behind Yu Nian.