Water lanterns and dreams in 1 nights

Went to the movies. "

"Take you for a ride." Jin Dongshu tilted her head and motioned for me to sit in the co-pilot. I went around and got in the car and told her which theater I was going to.

I haven't seen Jin Dongshu for about four or five days. During this short period of time, she has changed again. Last month, the short dark green hair that reaches the ears has been shaved into a short cut and bleached into a golden color. This is common. The more masculine hairstyle unexpectedly suits her well, showing off her smooth facial contours.She's no make-up today, just dark lipstick, looking like a fashion model instead of working for a newspaper.She is, however, one of the best reporters at our paper.

She was the first to ask: "I remember you lived in the old house at home, how could you have a roommate?"

"Before Wu Ji told me that I should get in touch with people more, otherwise I would never be able to do well."

"I guess his original words were not so euphemistic." Jin Dongshu joked.

"Indeed..." I smiled wryly, "How's the investigation of the orphanage?"

"Almost figured it out."

"What's the matter?"

"The manuscript has been written, and this matter will be full of troubles in a few days." There was a young man riding a bicycle crookedly without a handlebar in front of him. Jin Dongshu honked his horn a few times. He neither stepped aside nor put his hands down honestly. where it should be.Jin Dongshu stepped on the gas pedal impatiently, almost brushing the young man's shoulder and drove past.She took a moment to glance at me, "You want to know?"

I nodded.

"Really interested or out of social etiquette?"

I haven't said a word yet, but she knows it.

"The director of the orphanage will pick out good-looking kids and tell them to sleep with entrepreneurs for money. Same old story." She told me anyway, "Some kids are underage. They're young, There should always be an end to misfortune. When they grow up, become independent, and can earn money to support themselves, everything should develop in a good direction, if only poverty is the problem. Now this is a shadow that they may not be able to overcome for the rest of their lives." Jin Dongshu It was in the same calm voice as usual.

"There was a brother and sister, twins, they were very young, so innocent that they didn't know what they had suffered."

I watched her quietly, without comment, and listened down.

"During the investigation, when I thought about the twins, I always thought of another problem. Because they didn't understand the meaning of what happened to them, they just knew that they were injured, and the pain would go away after a while. But when someone One day, they finally understand what it means from film and television, from friends, and from various channels, what will they do? Will they have a nervous breakdown, or will they look forward?" Jin Dongshu sighed and said to me She wanted to smoke again.

"Since you have decided to quit, don't think about it anymore." I withdrew my hand and looked at the front, the street lights were bright, the neon lights flashed, everything looked so plain and natural, I could see that there was a haze hidden in it, but it was only abstract." I have never explored the details of the form of "pain". Since life can be lofty and bright, in contrast, it can also be full of filth and fall. I have always known this.

"I threw away all the cigarettes, but 'addiction' is not something that can be quit just by quitting."

The narrative should not stop there. "There's something else." Otherwise she wouldn't be so touched.

"The dean used the money collected by the children," Jin Dongshu said, "and gave some of it to the instructors who turned a blind eye, and the rest was used for the construction of the orphanage. She didn't take any money herself. It is said that after doing so, the children Their living standards improved quickly, they could eat enough and wear warm clothes, add some meat dishes, and even built a small playground. After doing this, some children began to harm themselves.”

It is said that it is a welfare home, and it can't do much just relying on the money allocated from above.Similar things always happen in this city, or newborn children are abandoned due to disabilities and diseases, or unable to support them, or have unwanted pregnancies that I don’t want at all, and there is nothing I can do about it.Some of them commute to and from bright and bright places such as office buildings in the daylight, and some curl up in damp and moldy small lattice rooms. They are both mothers and children, but their life situations are quite different. Wuyou is a divided city. This sense of division exists in any corner of the entire country, and it is even more obvious in this once glorious city that has fallen.Some people once came here with a dream, earning money and buying land, thinking that they could live an ideal life. The economic situation took a sharp turn for the worse, factories were closed or moved, a large number of people lost their jobs, and the houses they had bought could not be returned. The surrounding facilities are unable to be built, so I can only drag my family to this place where the roots have been fixed prematurely, and do some scattered work.At the same time, families that have become wealthy have their savings in hand and their lives are going well, but Wuyou is no longer a stage where they can make a big difference. The younger generation is no longer trapped by livelihoods, but is facing the dilemma of losing their survival goals.I don’t want to mention too big a topic. At this moment, what I’m thinking in my heart is that compared with the place where I eat porridge made from rotten vegetables, compared with the babies abandoned in the snow or in the toilet, how can the children in this orphanage be regarded as worthwhile? Lucky or unlucky?

I intentionally let Jin Dongshu withdraw from the excessive emotions, so I asked her whether the investigation was hard and how she got the information. She told the general story and concealed the personnel involved. According to her, "an excellent reporter There’s always a hidden card.” With that said, it’s no wonder my career as a reporter was so dark, perhaps I never really mastered the hidden skills.

The aftertaste of the topic just now still lingered in the car, so it was difficult to compliment her skills logically at this time.We chatted about some irrelevant topics, and finally made the atmosphere a little more relaxed. I asked her if she would take a few days off after finishing this time. Jin Dongshu said of course not. Anyway, this is just news. Where is the adult world coming from? so much rest and leisure.There's no end to what's worth reporting, if only you could sink in and dig a little deeper.

I also asked Wu Ji if she had seen her new look, and she said that she rushed to the newspaper office to submit a manuscript to Wu Ji, and she should have gotten used to it after so many years. "As long as you wear a wig when you go out to work." Although Jin Dongshu is a strong woman, she still pays more attention to her appearance, but only her hairstyle changes so quickly, sometimes two or three times a month, and she often does things that make people feel ashamed. Surprised look.

"It's the first time you've told me so much."

"Because you've never been very interested." Seeing that I was silent, Jin Dongshu patted my arm lightly, "I said you're almost ready to get involved."

"Really put all your energy into it. Otherwise, you will always be floating on the surface, picking up some scraps of emotional scum. The important thing is to look in."

"So I can experience more?"

"At least I can see more. As for experiencing this kind of thing, no matter who you are, empathy is very difficult." While we were talking, we had arrived in front of the movie theater. I said goodbye to Jin Dongshu and saw Elo waiting in front of the door. I was about to walk towards him, when I suddenly heard Jin Dongshu calling me from behind, she rolled down the window of the car, she raised her voice with a half-smile and said, "Hey, Yin Yingguang, you have to work hard." She waved her hand to me, The glass was snapped shut.The sleeves of her shirt slipped a little when she waved her hand, and I saw the nicotine patch on her arm, even though she has always told me to smoke one since quitting smoking, she still insisted on it no matter what.

The car drove away quickly, and I turned around and walked towards Elo. I don't know if he waited for a while, but he said it was only a short while.We screened from the displayed posters and decided on a reasoning film.There were not many people in the whole show, there was no noisy human voice, and the viewing environment was quite good.The female lead is a well-known actress with a delicate face, but the role of the main character is only beautiful and screaming to make the audience's nerves tense.An adult-rated movie, it’s flatter than expected, with no extreme content, only the photography and styling are worth watching. I can already guess the basic direction of the story in less than 10 minutes of the opening, and the rest of the time is almost empty to the screen .

Because it was his guest, after watching the movie I told Elo to cut him 100 yuan from the rent, and he laughed and said, "You are so cute."

I realized that compared to bribing the landlord to reduce the rent, another explanation is needed here—it’s not a bribe. The point of him asking me to watch a movie is not to “please” but to watch a movie with “me”, so I also shrugged and followed. He said, "Just kidding, your rent remains the same."

This inability to tell the point of a joke bothers me from time to time.I opened the umbrella, and Elo put his hands in his pockets and ducked under the umbrella, and we stepped out into the rain.A few off-duty workers in suits staggered past, reeking of alcohol, supporting each other, giggling, and singing a ridiculous song. Judging by their age, that song should have been popular when they were in college, but it is already out of date. I haven't heard it for a long time either.

I could still hear their lively voices until I walked far away. Elo was obviously taller than me, but he hid his hands under the umbrella very naturally. The drizzle slightly wetted his curly hair, so I tilted the umbrella towards him incline.

47. Pierrot 06

"It's time," Elo said.

I opened my eyes from closing my eyes, Elo turned the chair over and faced me with the back of the chair, knelt on the chair, folded his arms on the back of the chair, and asked lazily: "Have you thought of the answer?"

I shook my head.

"Just a game. No metaphors, no meaning, guess what?"

"Give me a hint," I said.Actually, I wasn't thinking about it at all, what I just asked for