Xiaowu? Chapter 16

The last time Xiaowu saw Xiaohui was in the People's Square by the sea. It's getting late and the square is noisy. On the dam, a group of tourists threw bread, peanuts and other foods into the sky. Flocks of seagulls glided by in an orderly way, almost hitting the target and tasting the fruits of victory.

After a while, seagulls began to hover at low altitude, and the clouds were very low. It seems to rain, but it hasn't rained. Xiaowu and Xiaohui are sitting on the black wooden bench where they usually sit. In front of them is the sea, and the sun is about to set. After a while, the sea fell into darkness, but the sound of low tide could be heard. There is no moon in the night sky, only Ursa Major appears and disappears.

Xiaowu and Xiaohui sit side by side. After a long time, Xiaowu broke the silence. He told Xiaohui that he wanted to leave the garage and find another job, for him and for her. Xiaohui bowed her head because she knew that even if Xiaowu didn't leave, she would leave here in a week. The results of the senior high school entrance examination have come down. Xiaohui was not admitted to the ideal high school. She decided to go to an art college, a school that doesn't belong to this city. She likes her choice, and she likes novels, so she chose the major of film and television screenwriter without hesitation.

After secretly communicating with Xiaowu, Xiaohui's academic performance began to plummet. The teacher found Pan Meilian many times, and finally the teacher decided that Xiaohui was a hopeless student. Xiaohui doesn't have much hope for herself. As Pan Meilian told her-"you! I have no illusions about you. Go ahead, you will regret it one day. "

Xiaohui chose this art school, on the one hand, because she wanted to stay away from her mother and use this practical action to get back at Pan Meilian for being disheartened, and on the other hand, because she wanted Xiaowu to live with her elsewhere. Xiaohui told Xiaowu about this idea. Xiaowu said he couldn't, he couldn't, he couldn't leave his grandmother, an old woman.

Xiaowu also said, "It's all my fault. I put you in this predicament. "

Xiaohui said, "No, it isn't. On the contrary, I am very happy. I am willing to do it, and I will do what I like against my mother's wishes without hesitation. "

Xiaohui also said, "If you can't make a decision now, I can wait until you change your mind, one day, one week, one month, even one year, five years or more, no matter when."

Xiaowu said, "I'm not sure if I will come to you." I can't promise you anything, just as I can't choose my own birth. "

Xiaohui said, "I have a hunch that I will never come back and never look back."

The night is long, and the moon finally sticks its head out. It was nearly midnight when Xiaowu and Xiaohui left the square, when a strong wind blew and the temperature suddenly dropped. Xiaowu took off his coat and put it on Xiaohui, then rode his bike. Xiaohui said I want to walk back, so let's walk back! Xiaowu pushes the car, and Xiaohui walks beside Xiaowu. The spacious asphalt road occasionally has taxis passing by, and the street lamps on both sides of the street are flickering. They walked past the railway station, the Century Theatre, then the miner's lamp factory, the flour mill, the No.4 school in Xintun, the No.5 middle school and the municipal government building, and then passed an empty factory, followed by a narrow path with fields on both sides. Along the way, Xiaohui only said one thing: the air at night is really good and the starry sky is really beautiful. Xiaowu said: Yes! It's like walking into another world.

At dawn in MengMeng, they went to the garage. The two men looked at each other, and Xiao Wu's heart ached. He had something to say to Xiaohui, but he swallowed it again. At this time, Xiaohui suddenly hugged Xiaowu, whispered "goodbye" in her ear, and then turned and walked into the garage door.

Xiaowu just stood there, watching Xiaohui's slender figure disappear in the morning light.

Since then, Xiaowu has never been to the garage.