about love

Chapter 33 Graduation
When Wei Qing's mother saw the disheveled appearance of her daughter-in-law-to-be, she couldn't help but take a few more glances, and even glanced towards the bedroom intentionally or unintentionally, understanding.Zhou Shi stood there at a loss, terribly embarrassed, his face turned red, his ears were hot, he lowered his head and called "Auntie", hurriedly said "I'm sorry", and fled into the bedroom.She yelled in her heart: It's over, it's over, there's no need to live now, why don't you just hit your head to death?

With trembling hands, Zhou Shi found Wei Qing's windbreaker and put it on. He didn't dare to wait any longer, and came out bravely. Seeing his mother sitting on the sofa, he hurriedly said, "Auntie, wait a minute, I'll pour you tea. "After finishing speaking, I slipped into the kitchen to look for tea and cups, desperately comforting myself, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I have lost my face anyway, I must pretend that nothing happened, I must be thick-skinned, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up, who cares, God Don't be afraid of falling down!She shook her head, and after thinking about it this way, she calmed down a lot.

Zhou Shi came out respectfully with tea in his hand, and stood by the side all the time, not daring to sit down.Wei Qing's mother saw it, oh, my daughter-in-law served her tea, she was so excited, she said quickly: "Come on, sit down and talk, sit down and talk, what are you doing standing there?" stiff.

Wei Qing's mother looked at Zhou Shi carefully, her facial features were small and exquisite, her eyes were clear and energetic, she was not very old, she could tell she was still a child at a glance, and she was still blushing and lowering her head, fidgeting.Knowing that she was embarrassed, Wei Qing's mother deliberately changed the subject, and asked as kindly as possible: "Huh? Where's Wei Qing, why haven't you seen him?"

Zhou Shi bit his lip and said, "He...he went out to buy food..." He spoke incoherently.His mother let out an "oh" and said with a smile, "Just after taking a shower, put on more clothes, don't catch a cold." A few words resolved Zhou Shi's embarrassment.

Zhou Shi suddenly let go, let out a soft breath, and asked, "It's getting late, has Auntie eaten yet?" Then Wei Qing's mother remembered, and said, "I made some soup for Wei Qing, you guys will eat it later Remember to drink." When Zhou Shi heard what she meant, he no longer regarded himself as an outsider, blushing and did not dare to speak.

When he was embarrassed, Wei Qing came in with food in one hand and Zhou Shi's suitcase in the other. When he saw his mother sitting on the sofa, he was stunned for a moment, and then called "Mom".Zhou Shi quickly took the box and slipped back to the bedroom to change clothes.

Wei Qing was dissatisfied, and said: "Mom, why are you here?" Wei's mother said calmly: "Why can't I come, can I come to see my son?" Wei's mother called him in the afternoon and asked him to go home No, he casually said that he was with your daughter-in-law.I didn't expect to run here by myself at this moment.

Wei's mother said: "Son, I asked you to take your daughter-in-law home to have a look. It has been a few days, and there has been no movement. There is no way, your mother had to come to the door by herself. You are all living together, and you are still hiding. What are you holding back?"

Wei Qing hurriedly said: "Mom, where do you want to go? Zhou is that she has gone to Yunnan to sketch these days. As soon as she came back, she came to my place to rest for a while, and I have to send her back to school later." Thinking of going to another place, thinking of their young people's "little farewell to the newlyweds", they are really affectionate, so they pursed their lips and smiled and said: "Oh—you can rest like this, don't be tired." Hearing Wei Qing is baffled.

Zhou Shi changed his clothes and came out, bowed his head and said, "Auntie, I'm leaving." His voice was like a gnat.Wei's mother also said: "Don't sit down for a while?" Zhou Shi shook his head, and Wei Qing sent her downstairs.Zhou Shi was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, he glared at him fiercely, refused to get into his car, and insisted on taking a taxi back by himself.

Wei Qing didn't know why she lost her temper so suddenly, and came back in a daze, and asked, "Mom, you didn't say anything to Zhou, did you? Why is she angry?" His mother was sipping the tea served by her daughter-in-law Well, he said: "It's a shame that you are still a big man, so you don't even understand this? A child is thin-skinned and ashamed. Don't bully others. It's time to think about getting married. .”

Wei Qing shrugged: "It's not that your son doesn't want to, but your wife's consent is needed. Your daughter-in-law is still young, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long term." He was also very troubled, Zhou Shi was not even of the legal age for marriage.

His mother hurriedly patted the table: "Marriage is a big deal, what are you talking about? Although the social atmosphere is open now, it is not decent after all if the name is not right. You are both husband and wife, why don't you hurry up and get married first .If your dad finds out, he will be upset again."

Wei Qing said angrily: "Mom, what are you talking about? Our relationship is pure." His tone was inevitably a little sour.For him, this is not something to be proud of.

His mother was taken aback, stared at him for a while, it didn't look like a fake, and couldn't help saying: "Son, you have been together for so long, young people are not without impulsiveness, shouldn't you work harder? "The implication is self-evident.Although the old lady's concept is traditional, she has been looking forward to this son's marriage for many years, so it is inevitable that she is a little anxious.Wei Qing sighed: "Mom, it's not that your son is useless, it's that your wife is too difficult."

His mother suddenly clapped her hands and said: "I like this kid, he can cure your slutty intestines! Okay, my son has good eyesight, choose a time to bring home, let's meet each other. Your father doesn't say anything, but he still wants to see him very much." See what your daughter-in-law looks like." Before leaving, he reminded him thousands of times, "You have to treat her well, she is a good boy, don't be the same as before, if you mess around again, I will be the first to let you go." Wei Qing said depressedly: "Mom, don't worry, your wife should be thankful for not torturing your son!"

Zhou Shi refused to talk to Wei Qing for several days, so Wei Qing had no choice but to come to her door and wait for her downstairs in the girls' dormitory.Zhou Shi got into the car helplessly and asked him what was the matter coldly.Wei Qing leaned forward, pretending to be wronged and said: "Zhou Shi, you ignore people, and you always want people to know why? How can you beat people to death without saying a word? Let's go, what do you want to eat?" Let's talk after dinner."

It’s okay if you don’t say anything, but when you talk about it, Zhou is angry again, stomping his feet and saying: “It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault! Why do you insist on me wearing that damn white shirt?” Shamed and annoyed, he lost his face up!Seeing her like this, Wei Qing recalled his mother's ambiguous attitude, gradually came to understand, looked at her and said with a smile: "What's wrong with my shirt? Did I offend you or did I cause some trouble?"

Zhou Shi was so angry that he pointed at his nose and said, "You...huh, don't think I'll be fooled by you again!" Wei Qing asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Did my mother see it?" Zhou Shi blushed all of a sudden, Open the door and turn around.Wei Qing hurriedly chased after her, grabbed her and said, "Oh, I saw it when I saw it, what are you afraid of, ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws..." Zhou Shi interrupted angrily, "How dare you say that?"

Wei Qing hurriedly raised his hand, begging for mercy: "Okay, okay, I won't say it, I won't say it. My mother is open-minded, and she said she likes you, so don't be embarrassed." Zhou lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers. Asked out: "Auntie really doesn't mind? She didn't say I'm not serious, a bad girl?"

Wei Qing hurriedly reassured her: "My mother said that you are beautiful and elegant, but she likes you. Don't take it to heart." Leading her to sit down in the box, she said, "My mother would like something to happen between us. What!" Zhou Shi pushed him away in disgust, and said, "Can you be more serious?" Wei Qing said solemnly, "I'm telling the truth, and my mother asked me to ask you, when will you go?" Sit at my house."

Zhou Shi was taken aback, shook his head quickly, and said, "Who is listening to your nonsense?" Wei Qing hurriedly shouted, "How can you still be talking nonsense? I think if you have nothing to do this weekend, you can go to my house." Zhou Shi was not mentally prepared at all, how could he dare to meet his parents, bit his lips and said, "I have something to do this weekend, so I can't go." She was a little surprised, Wei Qing asked her to go to his house, always felt it was too soon, she Never thought about it.

"Then what's important for you?" Wei Qing was a little angry, but asked patiently.Zhou Shi said sullenly: "The teacher has repeatedly emphasized about school affairs, graduation projects, and group activities. You can't be absent." Hearing what she said, Wei Qing had no choice but to say: "Then another day Right." This is related to whether she can graduate, after all, it is a big deal.

Zhou Shi was nervous and afraid of visiting his house.Besides, when you meet your parents, it's not just their business.She was uneasy, so she procrastinated as long as she could.

She has been thinking about this for the past few days and is very troubled.She likes Wei Qing, but does going to see her parents mean that the two must get married?She was only 19 years old, too young to be very repulsed by marriage.For her, being in love is one thing, being married is another.

At the end of May and the beginning of June, it was the time for graduates to leave school, and the slight sadness of parting floated in every corner of the campus.The people gathered and drank carnivally to commemorate the years of youthful and frivolous youth.Zhou Shi has always been free and easy, and always thinks that there is always a banquet in the world, but one after another, he is dragged to drink and eat by his classmates, reluctantly saying goodbye, and his emotions can't help being infected.Thinking of getting along day and night for the past four years, if they leave like this, they will go to the end of the world separately, and I feel a little bit reluctant.

Even people like Lin Feifei held her hand and said, "Zhou Shi, I've been wandering all over the world, and it's really not easy to meet again." She is going to Guangzhou to seek development. , it was a bright and confusing world, full of various opportunities.Of course, there is also sinking.Thousands of miles apart, it really is a sky south and a sea north.

Zhou Shi smiled and said, "It's better to go out and wander than we stay at school. That's a good thing. If you still remember me, just call if you have nothing to do, and it's worth our friendship."

Lin Feifei sighed: "I used to say that the school is not good here or there is not good every day. I really have to leave. I am quite sad. I have been absurd in the past four years. I have passed it. A friend who can really say a few words Not many, you are not like my cronies who don’t treat people with sincerity, but you are righteous and willing to help at critical moments. Knowing you, as the saying goes, is also fate, and the books in the past four years have not been read in vain. I have to leave, and there is nothing to say, so let it be." She thought for a while, and suddenly recited a poem emotionally: "There is a confidant in the sea, and the world is like a neighbor. Inaction is on a fork, and children share the towel." This is her A poem I memorized in junior high school, I can only feel the same when I think about it now.Lin Feifei felt melancholy, opened the car door and was about to leave.

Zhou Shi and her have always been just eating, drinking and having fun, and have never done anything serious. I didn't expect that she valued herself so much in her heart, and she was very moved at the moment, saying: "I feel quite ashamed when you say that. Anyway, I wish you success in one fell swoop. , the future is bright, and lovers will get married in the end." Zhou Shi stood there watching her car disappear around the corner, and then turned back.

Zhou Shi was in a bit of a depressed mood. He met his classmates wearing academic uniforms and taking pictures under the sculpture. Seeing her coming, everyone dragged her to take pictures together.Zhou Shi smiled and said: "What am I shooting, I won't leave!" Someone said: "If you don't leave, let's go, there is so much nonsense, come here, come and stand." It's been a bit crazy to take pictures these days.

Zhang Shuai came out after changing his clothes, Zhou Shi joked with a smile, "You look handsome in this black robe." Zhang Shuai looked at her, and couldn't help being a little stunned—at this moment, she is really smiling and charming, with beautiful eyes looking forward to it.He suddenly remembered something and said, "Zhou Shi, you haven't fulfilled your promise to be a model for me." Zhou Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "You still remember, I forgot."

Zhang Shuai made a request: "Why don't we draw now? I'll go back and get the drawing board." Zhou Shi asked, "Is it right here?" The school was full of people, and it was too eye-catching.Zhang Shuai nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, the weather is just right. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. You go and change into your bachelor's uniform." Since he had promised him, Zhou Shi had no choice but to do so, and the students of the art department were not afraid of attracting attention.

Zhang Shuai asked her to sit on the grass, next to the iconic sculpture, symbolizing free flight, behind him was the eye-catching teaching building, and the golden words "Department of Art" glistened in the afternoon sun.Zhou Shi straightened his square hat and said, "This dress looks weird. Zhang Shuai, do I have to wear this?"

Zhang Shuai sighed, she was really not a good model, and said: "Don't move your hands, maintain the posture just now, let the sun hit your right shoulder." Zhou Shi made a face, remembering the last time, so he turned off the phone.Everyone is leaving soon, so work harder and try to cooperate with his request.

Standing in front of the easel, Zhang Shuai watched the bright sunshine flowing on her in the late spring and early summer, as gentle and comfortable as water, the light and shadow intertwined, seemingly real and unreal, which made him a little dizzy, almost unstoppable.His heart is flying, his thoughts are ethereal and clear, and his writing is like a divine aid, with each stroke being accurate and vivid, very expressive.

It's the weekend, and there's a hustle and bustle everywhere.All the students who passed by looked back and looked at the bachelor uniforms they were wearing, with emotion and longing in their eyes, and whispered their relationship. "It must be a couple. Look at that senior. He is handsome and serious. I know that senior. She often receives scholarships. She is beautiful and talented. I am really envious. If someone is willing to draw for me like this, I will marry him immediately." Give it to him." Someone sighed and said, "It's a pity that they must be separated, so I left a painting as a souvenir." Several little girls talked and laughed and left.

For the whole afternoon, no one disturbed them, even the cleaning staff deliberately bypassed them.I'm about to graduate, everyone will forgive me.Zhou Shi felt that the sun was slowly slanting towards the west, her face was blushing, her hot hair was gradually cooling down, and the drooping ends of her hair brushed against the corners of her eyes, making it itchy. She didn't dare to move and didn't take it away.

Zhang Shuai noticed her discomfort, walked over, pinned her hair behind her ears, smiled softly, and made no secret of his affection.Zhou Shi was sensitive to a strange feeling, looked at him with embarrassment, coughed, and asked, "Is the painting finished?" His ears were burning.

Zhang Shuai nodded and showed it to her. On the screen, the sun fell on the ground from the gaps in the leaves, covered with golden spots, hazy and dreamy.The person in the painting is not very clear, but under the sunshine of May, the silhouette is elegant and charming, and it is beyond beautiful.

Zhou Shi exclaimed: "I've never seen anyone handle light and shadow so well, it's just like nature." Then he looked at Zhang Shuai and said excitedly: "This is the best painting I have ever seen. Zhang Shuai, you It's a genius!" No, no, no, it's not a genius, he retorted in his heart, it's because of you.Zhou Shi was still amazed at the side: "Besides, the person inside is actually me, which makes me feel very honored." She touched the painting and couldn't put it down.

Zhang Shuai smiled: "In that case, I will give this painting to you." Zhou Shi was very surprised: "Zhang Shuai, you..." Everyone who learns painting knows that words can be written indiscriminately, but paintings can't be given indiscriminately.Zhou Shi has learned painting for so many years, and he has never sent anyone a painting he made himself.

Zhang Shuai squatted down, summoned up the courage to say what he had buried for a long time: "Zhou Shi, I like you very much." Zhou Shi looked at him, said "um", and said thank you in a low voice, with ripples in his heart.Faced with such pure feelings, she somehow thought of Wei Qing—compared to Zhang Shuai, who seemed to have nothing but money, but he was someone she liked.

Zhang Shuai sighed: "But, I'm leaving." There was a heavy sigh in his tone.Zhou Shi looked at his lonely expression and asked, "Where are you going?"

It took Zhang Shuai a long time to say: "Italy." The decision was made a long time ago, so he looked at Zhou Shi, but he never dared to approach him.Zhou Shi came to his senses suddenly and asked, "Is it Florence?" She had borrowed many of his books on art and knew that he preferred Florence, the famous city of art and the birthplace of the Renaissance.

He nodded and said, "Yes, Florence is the place I've always been longing for. The sun is always bright there, the sky is blue and white, the sky is vast and high, and there are brightly colored walls, dark green shutters, and dark red roofs. It is the Athens of the West, The palace of art." He went there to pursue his dream.

Zhou Shi thought that he was about to go to the other side of the ocean, which was many times farther than Lin Feifei. He really flew across thousands of mountains and rivers. In one day, he heard the news of parting twice in a row, and couldn't help feeling sad.She cheered up and joked, "Congratulations, your dream has come true. When you learn something in the future and become a well-known painter, maybe I can use this painting to rub your money. Don't forget me when the time comes." .”

Zhang Shuai shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I will always remember you." I remember this afternoon in May, the girl he liked was full of sunshine.The beautiful and sad secret love when I was young will never fade.

Zhou Shi moved his stiff hands and feet, and asked with a smile, "Then when are you leaving?" He should have said that he was about to leave.Zhang Shuai replied: "A week later. The procedures have already been completed." Zhou Shi jumped up suddenly, took the camera and said, "Come on, let's take a photo together. I don't know if there will be a chance to meet in the future."

In modern society, although the transportation is developed, but the world is so big, we often pass each other and never hear from each other again.No matter how advanced the communication equipment is, it cannot cover the long distance.

They asked a school girl passing by to help them take pictures. The two stood side by side in front of the tall teaching building. The setting sun elongated their figures infinitely. Their bodies were close together, but they were clearly separated. Only the light gray shadows overlapped in the distance. .When the shutter was pressed, Zhang Shuai turned his head, and his soft lips brushed past her face.Although Zhou Shi was surprised, he didn't say anything.Zhang Shuai smiled and said, "Goodbye." He waved his hand without taking away a cloud, as if he wanted to leave everything here.

Zhou Shi waved at him, his throat suddenly choked up, and he couldn't say a word.He liked her, she knew now, and was still grateful.Zhou Shi turned around melancholy, but at the corner of the road, he saw Wei Qing leaning on the tree trunk, and he didn't know how long he stood there.

I'm afraid this weekend will not be easy.

(End of this chapter)