Jade is not jade

A station is a place where stories gather.

The ancients said "sorrows and joys, separation and reunion". When there is separation and reunion, there are joys and sorrows. Separation and reunion are always the most arousing people's emotions.

Look, those two young people have just separated, and they hug each other again, not to mention wasting money on the bus ticket, and they are as excited as if they won the lottery, ouch, the young people nowadays are really unpredictable ! ... The station staff walked into the office with a water glass in their hands, shaking their heads.

The conductor looked curiously at the two young men hugging each other through the small glass window: What's the matter?Why are the two men hugging each other?Hey~yo!Isn't this the handsome guy who came to buy tickets two days ago?The two of them really look alike, they should be brothers, it seems that you have to have two babies to have a baby, the relationship is good, and it makes people happy to watch...

Yu Nian's eyes were red, and because of Yang Jiayue's appearance, his face glowed again.

"You said that you have tossed and tossed several times!" He muttered, but his face couldn't hide his joy, "It's better not to go in the first place, and save 100 yuan for the car." What about Fei! Hey, what ticket did you buy last time?"

Yang Jiayue: "Soft seat."

"That's one hundred and seventy eighty!" Even though Yang Jiayue had already returned, Yu Nian held his hand tightly as if he was worried that he would run away.

Yang Jiayue smiled lightly, letting the people around him chatter, maybe Yu Nian hadn't been so verbose in the past 20 years.

The two got on the bus, and Yu Nian said: "Mom will be surprised in a while, I guess she will think that I didn't let you go!"

"What should I do if my aunt hates me?" Yang Jiayue asked.

"What are you thinking about? You, my mother is too happy. I think he likes you more than me." Yu Young snorted.

"Jealous?" Yang Jiayue couldn't help laughing.

Yu Nian: "Why am I jealous! If she likes you, it only shows that I have good vision."

Yang Jiayue held Yu Nian's hand instead, and said with a smile, "That's right, the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at her, the more she likes her."

Yu Nian: "..."

After returning home, Yu's mother was really taken aback. After she found out the ins and outs, she went to work happily without saying anything.

A woman in her late fifties, with her hair coiled, humming a Huangmei ditty, because of an old friend who came back from afar, she seemed as happy as 20 years younger.

On New Year's Eve, Yu Nian and Yang Jiayue watched the Spring Festival Gala with Mother Yu.

She likes to watch singing and dancing shows, and when the comic sketches are on, she can't sit still, she wants to get up and do something, cut some fruit for the two children, and pour some hot tea... Yu Nian complained with her bulging stomach: "Mom, don't be so busy, my stomach is full!"

Mother Yu sat down with a smile and whispered: "If you don't eat, Yueyue eats, drink a cup of Pu'er tea to help digestion~"

Yang Jiayue: "..."

This year's Spring Festival Gala has a new young host, Yu's mother joked: "It's time for a newcomer, every year it's Li Yong Zhu Jun, I'm tired of watching, not to mention Li Yong is not good-looking~"

Yu Nian said: "How old are you and you are still a nymphomaniac, but he is a famous host, who relies on his eloquence to make a living, not his looks~!"

Yu's mother sneered: "They are not as handsome as my son and nephew. I am crazy about what they are doing?" Turning to Yang Jiayue, she asked with a smile, "Yueyue, do you think so?"

Yang Jiayue: "..."

Yu Nian sighed, hey, the more he looks at his old lover's son, the more he likes it!

Yu's mother patted Yang Jiayue's hand and said, "I see, you are no worse than that young man, probably even better."

Yu Nian wondered why his mother would bring this up. It seemed that he had never mentioned Yang Jiayue's advantages in hosting in front of her.

Yu's mother turned her head and asked Yu Nian with a smile: "Do you remember when you were young, you and Yue Yue went on stage to host the New Year's party together?"

what……!

It was when I was in the second grade of elementary school, and the only time I hosted on the same stage with Yang Jiayue. Back then, because of the lack of a hostess to partner with Yu Yue, the school teacher pulled the pink-looking Yu Nian to dress up as a woman to make up for it.

Mother Yu recalled those years with a smile on her face: "The appearance of Yueyue standing on the stage moved the hearts of us who are already mothers. The sisters all said that Yueyue must be a handsome young man when he grows up, with endless peach blossoms... And you, mom didn't expect you to be so cute in a skirt, and she joked with your dad that you would be nice if you were a girl."

Yu Nian: "..."

Yang Jiayue couldn't help snickering from the sidelines, Yu Nian glared at him, and said, "It's hard to say whether Brother Yue has peach blossoms, but the host is really good. He stood on the stage, and a group of girls below screamed 'acridine'."

Mother Yu: "Really?"

Yu Nian showed off how his cousin was popular in school, and Yu's mother nodded when she heard it, and concluded with a smile: "Let's just say that the children of Wenjun (Uncle Yu Nian's name) are not bad."

"..." Yang Jiayue was praised to the sky by the mother and son singing together, and she was almost too embarrassed to sit still.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Yu's mother couldn't bear it anymore and went to bed first. Yu Nian and Yang Jiayue switched channels to watch other things.Soon, the phone rang, and people sent text messages of New Year greetings one after another.

Yang Jiayue thought for a while and said, "I'll call my mother."

Yu Nian: "Yes."

Yang Jiayue went to Yu Nian's room to call, but came out within a few minutes, looking lonely.

Yu Nian asked worriedly, "How is it?"

Yang Jiayue sat back beside him and said, "Don't take it to heart, it's not a big deal, but she doesn't really care if I come back or not."

Yu Nian: "...Why?"

Yang Jiayue said: "She has a new family now, and the three of them are living happily. I originally thought that because of her, there was at least a home there. Even if I went back to have a meal and sleep for a night on New Year's Eve, I would consider it home. It's been a year... Hehe, actually I know, all of this is because I comforted myself. I called her just now, and it took her a while to recognize my voice. My existence will always remind her of that bad episode. In the past, she didn't like me, and subconsciously wanted to forget me... One year, when I was in junior high school in Beijing, my mother remarried, and I went to my sister's grandma's house with her for New Year's Eve dinner. Order food and let me eat alone in the room, because I am an outsider... To her, I am a burden, I am redundant."

"You're not!" Yu Nian reached out and hugged Yang Jiayue tightly, feeling heartbroken for his experience.He can even imagine how Yang Jiayue came here in those few years, like a prodigal son wandering outside, without a father, and his mother doesn't love him... No wonder he will stay at the high school teacher's house in the future, no wonder he treats her like a mother, no wonder He will deal with different women, playing ambiguous games - because he is lonely, lonely, he has no sense of security, and he lacks love!

Yang Jiayue said indifferently: "Fortunately, I see through it now. It's all because of me. I put pressure on myself and put myself in shackles. Ha ha... If she can let go and forget the past, why can't I? Little Nian, thank you for bringing me back..."

"If you want, I will be your family for the rest of your life. We can come back for the New Year. Mom likes you very much!" Yu Nian hurriedly confessed.

Yang Jiayue referred to Nian's forehead personally: "I know."

Just as he was feeling warm, the phone rang again. Yang Jiayue picked it up and took a look, and said with a smile: "Xiao Long sent it, wishing us a happy new year..." He handed it to Yu Nian for him to read——

"Senior Yang! Happy New Year! Good luck! Remember to eat rice cakes during Chinese New Year [smirk]~"

The corner of Yu Nian's mouth twitched, and his cell phone rang immediately, and he received two text messages at once.

Wang Min: "Yu Nian, I wish you a happy new year, and grow old with your lover forever. ——Wang Min"

Xiao Long: "New Year Cake~Happy New Year, I wish you and Senior Yang a lifetime of happiness [stick out tongue]~"

Yang Jiayue waited for a while, then asked strangely, "Why didn't Wang Min send it to me?"

Yu Nian sneered: "Maybe I'm still brooding over the PS photo of you and Xiao Long before."

Yang Jiayue: "..."

On the first day of the new year, Yu's mother wrapped a red envelope for each of the two children.

Yang Jiayue didn't dare to accept it, emphasizing that he was no longer a child and could not ask for red envelopes. Yu's mother insisted: "No matter how much money you earn, you are still a child in my eyes. I will give you red envelopes during the Chinese New Year at my house. You must accept them." of."

Yu Nian interrupted and said, "She also felt that she had a sense of existence when she gave out the red envelope. Later, I didn't give it to her in a different way, it was just courtesy."

Yu's mother laughed and scolded: "Little bastard!"

Yang Jiayue had no choice but to accept it, and after a while, Yu's mother took out a big thick envelope from the room, stuffed it into him and said, "This is what your father wraps for you every year, until he leaves, there are quite a few of them, come here, take them all." let's go."

Yang Jiayue took it with trembling hands, his eyes turned red instantly.Except for the time when Yu Nian mentioned his father's death, this was the first time he cried in a long time.

Yu's mother patted his arm at a loss: "Originally you wanted to go back, so I thought, I asked you to bring it to you every year. The red envelope must be given after the new year, which means that the new year will be prosperous and healthy." , everything goes well. All these years, I have been guarding these things just to wait for you to come back. Now that you are here, I am also at ease, and finally I have fulfilled your father's wish..."

Yang Jiayue couldn't help it no matter what, and cried like a child while hugging Yu's mother.

Yu's mother comforted him, and said softly, "Don't cry, darling, who said you belonged to an adult just now? If you cry again, you will make your aunt laugh..."

This woman who was once called "uneasy and kind" by her mother looked so weak and petite.But her embrace is so warm, and her palm is so strong...

Yang Jiayue seemed to understand why his father would rather sacrifice everything to love this woman.

——Supreme goodness is like water, softness can overcome rigidity; great love is as simple as it is, and victory is won without competition.

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March is sunny and spring, and a hundred flowers are blooming.

The students in spring clothes shuttled under the shade of green trees and walked in the intestines of sheep.

Thousands of trees are one year old and one withered, only the vitality of youth remains unchanged.

Most of the children in the ivory tower still use books as their pillows, leisurely, talking about state affairs and dreaming about their dreams.Perhaps only students who are about to graduate will worry about the real future.

Going abroad, staying in school for graduate study, working...there are too many choices.But don’t think that high-achieving students are carefree about their future. As the output of college students increases year after year, even diplomas from the highest universities in the country are becoming cheaper in the capital, the high-level talent market.

Yang Jiayue, who is about to graduate from HKUST with honors, is not as calm as others seem.

Spread out on the desk is a letter of intent to guarantee research. If you sign on it, it will be equivalent to signing a contract of sale for the next three years.And the admission notices from many colleges and universities in the United States are also coming in one after another.It is difficult for Yang Jiayue to apply for a full scholarship for his major, but there are several good schools that offer him generous conditions, which makes people excited.

From a long-term perspective, going abroad will be more beneficial to his and Yu Nian's future development.But it also meant that he had to leave before Yu Nian.

"Go to America." Yu Nian made the decision for him, "I'll come to you next year."

Yang Jiayue: "Are you willing for me to go?"

Yu Nian: "Ask knowingly."

Yang Jiayue let out a long sigh: "I'll think about it again."

The two have just begun to love each other without barriers, and this decision is tantamount to torture...

"Thinking about what?" Yu Nian asked back.

The result is already clear.Yu Nian, who has exchange experience, knows that studying for a master's degree in a prestigious foreign school is far better than a domestic graduate degree with nothing inherent in it.

The University of Science and Technology and Beijing University are indeed the leading institutions in China, but only in "domestic", and only limited to "undergraduate education".In recent years, the expansion of postgraduate enrollment is not to alleviate the employment pressure, and the gold content of the graduate students is very small.

In contrast, going abroad can not only receive high-end education, but also experience different countries and national cultures, and broaden your horizons.Whether it is Yang Jiayue's professional development or personal life experience, it will have a subtle influence.

The only thing to worry about is the price of goods in other places, whether the economy can afford it, and the possible sense of no belonging and homesickness.

"It's not that we haven't been separated. Ten years have passed, so one year is missing?" Although Yu Nian was also reluctant to part with Yang Jiayue, he was still rational after all.

Both of them are independent and wise boys, and they can't be greedy for the short-term beauty in front of them like other young couples.Some decisions must be made; some separations must be tormented; some feelings must be missed, so that the future will be more solid and long-lasting.

Yang Jiayue touched Yu Nian's eyes, then his eyebrows and forehead hair...

His eyes were as gentle as water, as if he wanted to drown the person in front of him: "Why do you always say things that move me, or is it that I have no resistance to you?"

The first time we separated was because we didn't understand, and we thought we could get together easily, but we didn't want to see things change in ten years.That's why I'm so scared this time, even if it's only for a year, I don't dare to take risks, afraid of something unexpected, afraid that he won't be able to apply for a school closer to me, or he has a better choice and leaves himself outside ...What's more, he is so outstanding and so young, will he figure out in the year of separation that he treats himself like this only because of his obsession with finding his brother, not because of love...

From love comes sorrow, from love comes fear.

Yang Jiayue thought that he had ignored Yu Nian's crush on him not long ago, as if he was out of it.Can't help but smile wryly.

It turned out that I had lost this heart unknowingly, and it turned out that this was the feeling of sinking for a person.

Yu Nian was so numb by Yang Jiayue's affectionate style, he heard him say again: "I won't go to the bar to see them again in the future."

"Ok?"

"I'll only be your Ah Si."

……

Yang Jiayue's future choice also affected Wang Min and Xiao Long next door.

HKUST’s graduate research project starts from the junior year. Generally, the number of places for science and engineering majors will be drawn up in the second half of the junior year, and the research guarantee agreement will be signed in the senior year.

Not only the University of Science and Technology, but even the country will try their best to retain professional talents like Xiao Long.

According to the distribution of grades, some enter national scientific research institutes to do research, some are selected to continue their studies in the army, and some go to teach in various places after obtaining advanced degrees.Those with mediocre grades can also work as a senior consultant in an airline company.

If the grades in high school show the level of intelligence after physical strength and hard work, then the grades in college are more a test of persistent self-discipline and self-study ability.

When walking across the single-plank bridge of the college entrance examination, there is still a pointing light in front of him continuing to guide him, learning is no longer a difficult task for Xiao Long.

Once the foundation is laid, it will be easy to understand after reading.Knowledge is a network, interconnected.It is effortless to review and consolidate and read it several times, and it only takes a few days to make a surprise exam.

When Xiao Long was still eating snacks and reading books at Youyayouzai, he didn't know that he had been put on the shortlist for the first-class national scholarship this year.