Our Days of Youth, Beautiful as a Poem

Qi Cheng felt that Aunt Zhang beside her trembled after seeing the boy's parents clearly.

"Aunt Zhang?" Qi Cheng stepped forward in doubt, and grabbed the other's shoulder.

The boy's mother looked very young, in her thirties, while the boy's father was a little older, Qi Cheng seemed to be similar to his father.

The boy's parents had already come this way, and they were very close, so Qi Cheng could clearly hear the boy's mother's complaint after holding her son in her arms.

"How did I meet her?"

There was a bit of dissatisfaction in that tone, but also a bit of avoidance. She dragged her husband's hand and was about to leave.

But that gentleman had a stern face, covered with frost, as if Aunt Zhang was his enemy, and without saying a word, he turned around and left with his wife and children.

Although there was no dialogue, Qi Cheng just had an intuition that Aunt Zhang and this family probably knew each other.

Those three people had already disappeared into the crowd, but Aunt Zhang was still looking in that direction, slightly absent-minded.

"Aunt Zhang?" Qi Cheng tried to call out.

"Oh." Aunt Zhang came back to her senses, "Let's go and eat."

After the interview was over, everyone thought it was almost time and wanted to have a meal together.

Pei Qingfei apologized, "Someone is waiting for me, so I won't go, everyone have a good time."

Some boys who were interested in Pei Qingfei still wanted to stay, but Pei Qingfei was like a fish, slipping out of the gate without losing his hand.

She took a taxi and came to Chuanji Baiwei according to the address Qi Cheng gave, and soon found Qi Cheng and Aunt Zhang who were sitting by the window.

The delay was only half an hour, and it didn't affect anything. Qi Cheng gave way to Pei Qingfei, and the two sat side by side.

Qi Cheng and Aunt Zhang solved all the troubles in one afternoon, but the atmosphere in front of them was not quite right. Aunt Zhang looked okay, but Qi Cheng remained silent, as if he had something on his mind.

"Eat meat, eat meat, it's time to boil." Aunt Zhang took a pair of new chopsticks to pick up vegetables for the two children.

Qi Cheng was a little reluctant to agree, which made Pei Qingfei feel uneasy.

Could it be because she has been too busy recently, making her feel neglected?

From under the table, Pei Qingfei gently held Qi Cheng's arm, and squeezed it a few times, with a hint of coquettishness.

Qi Cheng was a little confused, and looked sideways at Pei Qingfei.

"Are you angry with me? I'm late." Pei Qingfei sincerely admitted his mistake.

Qi Cheng quickly shook his head like a rattle.

Aunt Zhang said coldly from the side, "She is narrow-minded and messes with others, but I don't think much of it, but she vomits to death."

This time it was Pei Qingfei who was at a loss. What kind of riddles are the old and the young?

Qi Cheng opened his mouth, but it was too difficult to repeat her story in front of Aunt Zhang, to poke her heart, so he pulled Pei Qingfei to stand up, and bowed to Aunt Zhang, "Let's go to the bathroom."

"Go ahead." Aunt Zhang waved her hand, she knew what Qi Cheng wanted to do, but since she could tell Qi Cheng, it meant it was not a secret, but Qi Cheng was a kind child, probably because he felt that it was not good in front of her Open your mouth.

Pulling Pei Qingfei to a place where he could avoid people, Qi Cheng opened up the chatter box, and told Pei Qingfei again what Aunt Zhang had just told him about the past and the people he met today.

Aunt Zhang used to have a happy family with a husband who loves each other and a son who is sunny and healthy, no different from other families.

The child grew up little by little, elementary school, junior high school, high school, step by step, and later went to a higher education institution in the south, but when he was in college, the child suddenly told his family that he wanted to be a soldier and wear a green uniform.

Aunt Zhang's husband strongly opposed it. In his opinion, going to university to find a job is a serious matter. Serving as a soldier is only considered by families with no future. He doesn't want his children to suffer hardships there.

But Aunt Zhang didn’t think so. She thought it was a good thing to have ideas. When you were young, you should do whatever you wanted. Even if it was a whim, it was a good experience.

Two-to-one, the father couldn't hold back his wife and son, so he could only ignore it and let it go.

The year Aunt Zhang’s son joined the army was just in time for the floods in the south. In order to fight the flood and relieve the disaster, many local soldiers were mobilized, including Aunt Zhang’s son. never came back.

Aunt Zhang said that she received a call from her son the night before she received the news of her son's death, but no one thought that it would be the last call between mother and son.

On the phone, the child's voice sounded very energetic. He said that he had found the value of his existence and would protect everyone and his mother.

Aunt Zhang was very relieved, but she didn't expect that it was the last time she heard her son's voice. Her son had just turned 21, and he was in his prime, but it was a pity that he was frozen in that moment forever.

The instructor of his son's company told Aunt Zhang that her child was swept away by the flood when he was seeking help from the people besieged by the flood. At the last moment, he tried his best to push a little girl up a tree trunk and saved her life. , really worthy of the title of martyr.

Aunt Zhang and her husband have only one child, and the child is gone. All the crimes are attributed to her decision to allow the child to join the army.

The husband said that he couldn't let go of the death of the child, and he couldn't forgive Aunt Zhang, so he filed for divorce. Both of them had decent jobs and a wealthy family, but in the end, Aunt Zhang only made one request, that she wanted a family of three. The old house in the north of the city, at that time, it could be said that he had left the house completely.

Aunt Zhang lived in the old house for several years, and it was demolished.

After the demolition, Aunt Zhang was assigned to two houses with two doors facing each other on this ladder in Mingyueli.

She will probably live here all her life, and will never leave until she dies, because there are all her memories of her children here.

Both Pei Qingfei and Qi Cheng once wondered why Aunt Zhang lived alone, and now they all understand.

Pei Qingfei hoarsely said, "Then what you met today is Aunt Zhang's ex-husband?"

Qi Cheng nodded, complex brilliance shone in her eyes, she had many things she couldn't understand, "The person who said that he couldn't let go, couldn't forgive, turned around and started a new life, had another child, but Aunt Zhang is suffering so hard by herself, and she has to bear the condemnation and resentment of others, I just feel... quite uncomfortable."

It was the same for Pei Qingfei. After hearing the ins and outs of the incident, she also lost her appetite and couldn't eat.

The two children returned silently.

He sat down at the edge of the dining table without moving his chopsticks, just staring at the bottom of the pot.

Aunt Zhang was really angry and funny. She felt that if she put on a sad face at this time, they could cry with her all day.

"Okay, okay, don't let me see you two like this, it's like watching a dog blood TV series at eight o'clock, if you want to watch it, I'm not in the mood to act, hurry up and eat." Aunt Zhang said briskly.

Pei Qingfei was a little distressed, she said softly, "Aunt Zhang, Qi Cheng has already told me how you have been here all these years."

Aunt Zhang put the dishes into the pot to cook, and then said with a smile, "How did you come here? It's just like you. At the beginning, I got used to relying on others. When I first started living on my own, I was so crazy. What property, plumbing, sewer, coal, electricity, if there is any problem, you have to fix it yourself. Now that I think about it, it was really embarrassing and made a lot of jokes, so I said, you two take advantage of it. It’s all right to focus on your career and relationship when you are young, but you should also allocate a little bit to these trivial things in life. There is no harm in learning more and doing more. Maybe it will be used at any time. The situation of the two of you Also...it's quite special, now that you're young, it's fine, but you have to think about it for the future."

Both Qi Cheng and Pei Qingfei nodded silently.

Aunt Zhang closed the lid and waited for the pot to boil. She smiled sincerely and continued to the two children, "I am not as pitiful as you think. Although my son is gone, I am still doing well. I can take good care of myself and eat well." Okay, sleep well, exercise well, and maintain a happy mood. I have to reassure him. When I see him after I leave, I can proudly say, as a martyr’s mother, am I not bad? .”

Qi Cheng stared seriously into Aunt Zhang's eyes, there was no suffering, let alone grief, when mentioning her dead son, Aunt Zhang's eyes were full of nostalgia and tenderness.

"As for the child's father, I can understand him. He didn't just blame me. He didn't stop the child at that time, which was the most painful thing for him. Now he has other children, but Nan Nan, that is also my son's. He probably never forgot his nickname." Aunt Zhang let out a long breath, "Actually, I couldn't forgive myself for a long time after my son left. I asked myself countless times, and I never regretted it. , But then I figured it out. Parents are the cornerstone, not the bondage. Even if I were given another chance, when the child asked me hopefully if he could join the army, I thought I would still agree. Whatever he wanted to do, he could do it. You can do it, and I will bear the consequences, it doesn't matter."

Qi Cheng and Pei Qingfei both wanted to cry, with tears welling up in their eyes, and Aunt Zhang laughed and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, I was dragged out by Qi Cheng for a whole day today, I'm exhausted, and I haven't had enough food yet, but I don't have the energy or energy to coax you two girls into making movies."

Pei Qingfei sniffed and pushed Qi Cheng, "Didn't you tell me that you discussed it with Aunt Zhang?"

Qi Cheng's eyes were red, and she kept fanning the wind with her palms, as if she could let the tears dry naturally, she replied to Pei Qingfei, "We discussed it on site, and Aunt Zhang agreed."

Pei Qingfei smiled and said, "Just make excuses."

The normal atmosphere finally returned to normal at the dinner table. The positive energy in Aunt Zhang also infected Qi Cheng and Pei Qingfei. She doesn't need sympathy, let alone pity. She can take good care of herself and live a good life. She lives better than many people.

Qi Cheng and Pei Qingfei felt that they were really lucky. They became Aunt Zhang's tenant by accident, and Aunt Zhang became their teacher in life. What they learned at this stage can really make them feel better. Benefit for a lifetime.