Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 115
Liu Xiaonan asked Yue Zifan: "The teacher wants to give your friend a chance to redeem himself, right?"

Yue Zifan nodded and said, "That's what I think. Back then, I told him what was in my heart because I absolutely trusted him, but he betrayed me. Today I want to trust him again. The worst result is a big deal. Let him throw me into the Pacific Ocean. If he is not given this opportunity, he will be burdened with guilt all his life, and he will not be able to die in peace. This is not what I want to see, why bother to repay the wronged person."

Liu Xiaonan said: "With this opportunity, it's good for the teacher to go out for a walk to relax and take care of his body. I still have some money in my hand, so he doesn't have to bear the expenses."

Yue Zifan said: "That's not necessary, I also have some savings on hand. There is another big thing. He said that if you two are willing to study in the United States, he is willing to provide financial guarantees and contact schools for you. This is no small matter. You two have to Discuss it, I will not express my opinion."

Liu Xiaonan said without hesitation: "This is a good thing, there is no need to discuss it. Xuelian will study abroad with her, so she can take care of the teacher."

For a moment, Yue Xuelian was a little dazed, unable to believe that the opportunity to study abroad came to her so easily.She asked Liu Xiaonan nervously: "Then what about you, don't you plan to go out and see the outside world?"

Liu Xiaonan said with a relaxed smile, "I haven't learned Chinese well yet, so what else is there to learn? I'll wait until I finish college."

Yue Xuelian said with a desolate expression: "Then I'll wait for you to graduate from university, and we will study abroad together."

Under the dilapidated Yongfeng Pagoda, Liu Xiaonan and Yue Xuelian stood side by side, overlooking the entire small town of Fuzhou.Yue Zifan wanted to take a nap, but Yue Xuelian was restless and had no sleepiness, so she proposed to take a walk.

The two of them walked aimlessly around the city. They were silent all the way and saw nothing new and interesting. They naturally climbed up the small hill in the city, stood under the towering Yongfeng Pagoda, and looked into the distance. .

The warm sun at noon warmly reflects on the slanted and broken black body of Yongfeng Pagoda. In the gaps between the stones at the base of the pagoda, tender grass sprouts as thin as spider silk have grown.

Outside the gate of the barren Yongfeng Temple, the Chinese pagoda tree, which is shaped like an umbrella and is more than 600 years old, is covered with red cloth strips of blessing on its dense branches, floating in the breeze.

Liu Xiaonan supported Yue Xuelian's shoulders, comfortingly said: "It was originally a good thing, why are you so worried?"

Leaning on Liu Xiaonan's chest, Yue Xuelian murmured, "I don't have a postgraduate degree, and I'm always at a disadvantage in promotion and evaluation. I can't be a real teacher. If I return from studying abroad, the situation will be very different."

"Then don't hesitate anymore, the opportunity is rare, and I fully support you to study abroad."

"But how can I be willing to let you go abroad to study alone?"

"There are many reasons why I can't study abroad. First, I can't lose my integrity and let down the hopes of the teachers and factory leaders of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Second, my career is in China, and I have just explored the way to write novels. , I can’t give up halfway; third, I never thought about going abroad to study, I didn’t understand the Chinese language or my mother tongue, and I couldn’t read the English alphabet well, so what should I study abroad? The most important thing is that I stay in China and can Be your strongest backing."

Yue Xuelian turned around, with tears in her eyes: "But, we have to be separated for a long time, what a torment!"

Liu Xiaonan hugged Yue Xuelian: "No, but. Think about it, from the time we met in the editorial department, through twists and turns, to today, do you think it's been a long time? It's just a short separation, our days There are many, many more. If we both go abroad and the economic situation does not allow, this matter will be settled."

Liu Xiaonan's attitude cannot be doubted.With no further worries, Yue Xuelian made up her mind not to hesitate anymore, and her mind gradually flew to the other side of the ocean.The temptation to study abroad is so great, how can you easily give up this great opportunity?

Lying on Liu Xiaonan's chest, Yue Xuelian swore, "Xiaonan, wait for me for three years, and I will pay you back for the rest of my life."

Liu Xiaonan patted Yue Xuelian on the back lightly, and said flatly: "Calm down, just treat it as a long trip, don't need to talk about it too much. You don't have to be too excited and complacent when you go out, I will stay here too." There is nothing to regret or complain about, everyone has their own needs."

Back home, Yue Xuelian told her father about their final decision.Yue Zifan said: "That's fine. You two go back to Bincheng tomorrow, do whatever you want, don't be too happy, wait for my news."

Returning to Bincheng, I went to pay my respects to Lin Yidan and the old cadre that afternoon.It was the first time for Liu Xiaonan to enter the army cadres' rest house. The gates guarded by soldiers and the independent small second floors all showed extraordinary majesty and special status.

Lin Yidan and the veteran cadres in wheelchairs received them in the living room on the first floor.After talking for a while, the orderly pushed the old cadre away, saying that the chief's body did not allow him to sit for a long time.

Lin Yidan led the two of them into the small living room upstairs, and his family members talked undisturbed.When Yue Xuelian talked about studying abroad and the final decision of the two of them, she meant to ask her mother to sponsor some expenses.

After hearing this, Lin Yidan said decisively: "I don't agree with your decision, it's too hasty. Either study abroad together, or neither of you will go abroad."

"Auntie, this is my decision." Liu Xiaonan explained: "It was hard for me to enter the university, and I don't want to give up halfway. Xuelian is different. After studying abroad for a few years, it will be conducive to the further development of my career after returning."

"This is not the crux of the problem." Lin Yidan's excitement and worry appeared at the same time: "Have you two ever thought that a long-term separation will cause emotional estrangement. Let me make it clear, and you two don't worry about what will happen during this period." misfortune?"

Yue Xuelian hugged her mother's arm: "Mom, you are too worried. What kind of relationship is Xiaonan and I? It's not that a husband and wife are better than a husband and wife. How can it be defeated by time and distance?"

Lin Yidan snorted softly: "It is precisely because of the deep relationship between the two of you that you should know how to cherish it. You two should think about it carefully, think clearly about the problems you will face, there is still time, and don't rush to make a decision right away. "

Lin Yidan cooked the kitchen himself and made a dinner for the two juniors.Back at her home, Yue Xuelian's always excited mood became cold, like a seed that had just germinated, being attacked by the sudden cold spring and wilting.

She sat in front of the desk, picked up the pair of bloodstone seals, and weighed them over and over again, with a depressed expression, as if she was making a final decision: "My mother is right, the cultivator Xiaonan and the teacher Xuelian will never be separated." As a whole, such as infatuation and dreams should not look across the sea."

Liu Xiaonan lay comfortably on the bed, with her hands behind her head, and thought about the problem from another angle: "It's not a big deal, there is no need to be so nervous and worried. The elders have their own ideas, and we have our own choices. Of course I I hope Teacher Xiaoyue can be by my side forever, but you have to ask yourself, what is your most sincere wish, and don’t leave any regrets for yourself. I don’t want to hear your words from time to time in my future life Complaints."

Yue Xuelian pleaded: "Why don't we go abroad together. It doesn't matter if you don't know English, I can teach you or act as an interpreter for you. In that language environment, it is easy to learn; if the economic situation does not allow It doesn't matter, what are you afraid of if someone guarantees it? The big deal is that the two of us work together, and there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome."

"Are you afraid that if you leave me in the country, those former sisters and classmates of my first love will take advantage of it?"

"It's all critical, you still have the mind to make such a joke."

"Then let's be serious. It's unrealistic for everyone to go abroad. I never thought about going abroad. You make your own decision. I neither encourage nor hinder, and don't force me to study abroad with you."

That night, Yue Xuelian tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well, causing Liu Xiaonan to stare in bewilderment.

A few days later, Yue Zifan and his friends came to Bincheng.Liu Xiaonan found a relatively high-end restaurant to entertain the teacher and his friends.

During the dinner, the guest from afar introduced the matters related to studying abroad in detail, and made it clear that he could only provide financial guarantee for one person.In this way, Liu Xiaonan and Yue Xuelian have nothing to quarrel about whether to study abroad together.

However, the problem became both simple and complicated, and Yue Zifan's friends had limited time in China, so they needed to make a decision on the spot.Yue Xuelian hesitated, and Yue Zifan was inconvenient to participate. In the end, it was Liu Xiaonan who made up the mind for Yue Xuelian and went abroad with her father.

Afterwards, Yue Xuelian asked Liu Xiaonan: "No one wants to let their lover go abroad alone, why do you have to send me abroad?"

If it wasn't for Liu Xiaonan's persistent persistence, she might have given up this opportunity to study abroad if she didn't have the courage and preparation for a long-term separation.

Liu Xiaonan said: "In the future, I will have a wife who has returned from studying abroad. She will be honorable and honorable."

"It's not at all formal." Yue Xuelian was both moved and found it ridiculous, no matter how big a matter was for him, there would always be another explanation that made it easier for him.She said: "Let's register for marriage. While there is still some time, we will have a simple wedding. The traditional wedding you envisioned that I will remember for a lifetime has already been integrated into my life, and there is no need to go to it in an external form." reflect."

"We are already husband and wife, why use external forms to restrain each other?" Liu Xiaonan disdain this, calmly said: "If there is not even a little bit of trust, even if you don't go abroad, even if you are officially married, you will be suspicious of each other. , the future married life will also be bumpy and bumpy."

"You really worry me."

"Then you don't want to study abroad, just tie me to your waistband all day long."

"Vulgar! Some people fully support me, why don't I go out and learn more? Anyway, in that traditional wedding, you can't grow legs and run away by yourself. Can you change your glib tone, regardless of time and occasion. "

"I can't change it. If you take everything too seriously, how tiring it would be to live."

Yue Xuelian formally submitted her resignation letter to the school, and Yue Zifan was also going through the process of retiring from illness, and all the procedures before going abroad were in full swing.Yue Zifan sold his house, anyway, he will live with his daughter and son-in-law after returning to China.

Liu Xiaonan handed over all the manuscript fees and edition fees accumulated in the past few years to Yue Xuelian.A poor family is rich, let alone studying abroad, so money should not be too tight.

Yue Xuelian was so emotional that she picked up her English book again and anxiously waited for her visa.

Liu Xiaonan is also at the pinnacle of his life. His lover is about to study abroad. The movie "Father's Land and Mother's River" adapted by him has already been released, and the novel "Longitude and Latitude" has been officially published, and the sales are not bad.

In view of the achievements of two films and one novel, he officially joined the Writers Association and became a veritable writer that Gu Yu had expected.

After the sample booklet of "Longitudes and Latitudes" arrived, Liu Xiaonan first sent a copy to Teacher Cheng Yi, and attached a long letter.Although Cheng Yinong has been a farmer for many years, he is still honored as a teacher and introduced in detail the road he has traveled in recent years.In particular, there are many affairs recently, and I cannot fulfill my promise to visit the teacher. Please forgive me.

Although the original idea came from Gu Yu, and although the main characters in the book were based on herself and Gu Yu, Liu Xiaonan did not send the book to Gu Yu.He wasn't afraid that Yue Xuelian would have ideas, but he felt it was unnecessary. He believed that Gu Yu also had the same book in his heart.

What Liu Xiaonan was anxious about was when the manuscript fee would be available.He asked Yue Xuelian to urge her senior sister to see if she could pay all the manuscript fees in advance. He always felt that the book was enough to use up, and the money was not too much.

He thought that when Yue Xuelian went abroad, she would have enough money in her pocket.

Yue Xuelian also received a sum of money from her mother, although her mother always disapproved of her going abroad to study alone.She called her senior, not to remind her of the manuscript fee, but to ask her to send the manuscript fee to Liu Xiaonan after she left the country.

She didn't want to spend all of Liu Xiaonan's money. He would have to hold a wedding when he returned to China three years later, so he couldn't live without a penny.After going abroad, she can work and study. If Meng Xiangxiang can do it, she can do it too.

After school started, Liu Xiaonan went to and from school step by step, and Yue Xuelian didn't allow him to distract himself from his own affairs and delay the class.At the same time, Liu Xiaonan was also required to return to her home after school, and during the limited days before going abroad, they had to live like a real couple.

At first, Liu Xiaonan was still a bit of a dick, and she never tired of it, but gradually realized that she was "deceived".

Yue Xuelian trained him to do laundry, cooking, and housework every day. She said clearly that it was for his own good. During the three years when she was not by his side, he could take care of himself and not need others to take care of him.

Liu Xiaonan willingly accepts Yue Xuelian's training.Yue Xuelian did think a lot for him, and even prepared his graduation thesis in advance.

During these days, Lin Yidan often visited their small home, and gradually felt relieved seeing the two of them living like a husband and wife.

On the day of leaving the country, no one was alarmed, only Lin Yidan and Liu Xiaonan saw him off.At the airport, Yue Zifan and Lin Yidan, who hadn't seen each other for ten years, only greeted them in a bland manner, like strangers.

The former mutual friend, seeing this scene, avoided it by himself.

Liu Xiaonan and Yue Xuelian hugged each other tightly, listening to each other's heartbeat silently, without saying anything more.Yue Xuelian took away the jade pendant and the pair of bloodstone seals, seeing things and thinking about others, like a dream, and will continue to write new legends and new myths.

Liu Xiaonan proposed a romantic agreement: there will be no more contact for three years, and the words of missing will be kept in my heart, and I will slowly pour out my whole life.

Yue Xuelian boarded the plane with a solemn promise.

(End of this chapter)