Your promise, my sea

Chapter 13 I Want To Forget You

In Yan Zhen's view, City C will always be a much busier place than other cities.A few days after I came back, I didn't even feel relieved, and I had to start busy with work and take care of the children.

Today is the first day of school for the kids.Yan Zhen took him to the school gate with an electric car. The child wore a crooked hat, carried his schoolbag, and walked towards the classroom in a bullish manner.Yan Zhen looked at his back and couldn't help but want to laugh. The little guy regained the momentum of the commander of the Red Army, and he was no longer the kid who was frustrated because he was about to leave his father.This made her feel gratified and guilty at the same time, she seemed to be inferior to a child, how could this work?In his heart, Yan Zhen ordered himself to quickly adjust his state.

Colleague Wang Ying has always been curious about the relationship between Yan Zhen and Gu Jiaming's child. Yan Zhen explained a few words to prevaricate her, but when she turned around, she was troubled by a question. Why didn't she tell the truth?

"Sister Yan, Sister Yan!" A pair of hands waved in front of her eyes, Yan Zhen suddenly came back to his senses, and saw Xiao Liu's curious eyes on the opposite side.

"Miss Yan, are you okay?"

Yan Zhen shook his head, brushed his hair, put on his clothes and started working.

Seeing that she was fine, Xiao Liu was relieved: "Director Chang said, I asked you to come over and go to his office."

"Didn't the director say there's something wrong?"

Xiao Liu shook her head, she didn't know that.Yan Zhen had no choice but to put down his work and went to Chang Lao's office.

Chang Lao is good at handwriting. In his words, he was trained by his husband when he was in a private school when he was a child. There is a row of warnings on the wall in the library, all of which are handwritten by Chang Lao and framed and hung up.When Yan Zhen knocked on the door and entered, Chang Lao was leaning over to write on the paper stroke by stroke.Seeing this, she didn't bother, but patiently waited for him to finish writing.

"Xiao Yan, come and help me read these four characters." Chang Lao turned to call her.

Yan Zhen was a little surprised at the old man's enthusiasm, but he still took his calligraphy and read it out word by word: "Tao—light—yang—darkness."

"How is it written?" The old man smiled and touched his chin, and with a lock of white beard, he looked more like an old private school gentleman.

She smiled and said yes.Chang Lao's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Then I'll give it to you!"

"Oh?" Yan Zhen looked at Chang Lao in surprise.

Chang Lao sat down at the desk, picked up the tea mug and drank water while pointing at Yan Zhen and said, "You, you, where is your file?"

"It's in the file room." As she said that, she smiled, "I've been here for so long, and you just thought of looking at my file?" Actually, Yan Zhen was a little bit lacking in confidence when talking about this, after all, she relied on the senior sister When the relationship came in, all the procedures were followed by a procedure, and the files brought in were directly put in the archives room. Who would have the patience to look through them?

"I'm too lazy to look at that!" Boss Chang waved his hand, "I just want to ask you, which school did you graduate from?"

"Ah?" Yan Zhen was a little puzzled, but Chang Lao still looked at her with a kind smile on his face, so he could only say, "Graduated from Z University."

"Are you majoring in management?" The old man glanced at her calmly. This time, Yan Zhen was completely shocked, and Chang Lao put down the tea mug: "You girl, you are very tight."

"Then, how do you know?"

Chang Lao laughed and said in detail.Mr. Chang's wife was teaching at the School of Management of Z University, and retired the year before last. Yesterday at noon, he came to the school to deliver lunch to Mr. Chang. He happened to see Yan Zhen, but he didn't stop because Yan Zhen was leaving in a hurry.The old lady was so anxious to get home that she hurriedly forced Chang Lao to confess.

Yan Zhen was a little excited and a little embarrassed when he heard this: "This is really, what a coincidence." Chang Lao's wife, Professor Li, is a re-hired teacher from their college. He is highly respected and respected.

"What's more, the old lady kept whispering in my ear last night, saying why the students who went out of Z University School of Management came under my supervision? She just said that I wasted talent!" Chang Lao smiled wryly.

"Then you won't just drive me away like this?"

Yan Zhen said something jokingly, but Chang Lao actually nodded his head: "The old lady asked me for someone, do you think I will give it?"

Yan Zhen choked for a moment and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"It is said that it is a project that the School of Management of C University is working on. There are very few professionals and there are not enough internal recruits. So I entrusted me to find some suitable people to help her. If she does well, she can stay in the school as a teaching assistant."

Yan Zhen subconsciously refused almost without thinking: "I, I can't!"

"It's up to others whether it's okay or not, and you still have to interview, which doesn't count as going through the back door." Boss Chang said flatly with a wave of his hand, and after taking a sip of water, he added meaningfully, "You think about it, it's a college teaching assistant. , much better than the work here."

"I know." She lowered her head, of course she understood this, the reason why she couldn't make up her mind immediately was because she still had concerns.

"Yan Zhen, I don't give you these four words for nothing." Chang Lao pointed to the words he had just written, "If you keep a low profile enough, it will really come in handy."

In fact, Chang Lao really flattered her, she was not hiding her strength, she was just looking for a job to support herself.After a moment of silence, Yan Zhen said, "I'll think about it, and I'll give you a confirmation letter when I make a decision."

In the evening, Yan Zhen went home with little friend Gu Jiaming. There was another heavy snowfall in City C these few days. Yan Zhen didn't dare to take Jiaming to school by bike, so the two decided to take the bus.When Yan Zhen was two stops away from home, he got out of the car with the children, went to the supermarket to buy something and went home to make dinner. The children held Yan Zhen's hand while gnawing on candied haws and listening to Yan Zhen's training: " Gu Jiaming, what did I tell you?"

With something in his mouth, the child said vaguely: "You taught me that you can't fight with others casually in class."

I remember it very clearly.

"Then why did someone tell me today that you fought again, and you're still with Lin Zi." These two little scoundrels have now formed an alliance.

"Whoever makes the newly transferred person keep bullying Lin Xiaoxiao, he must be beaten!" The child gritted his teeth.

Yan Zhen looked at him a little surprised, and the little guy knew that the hero had saved the beauty, she sighed: "Then tell him well, with your mouth, not with your fists."

The child also sighed pretendingly: "Oh, you women are so troublesome, you only know how to complain and cry!"

Yan Zhen is speechless, this little villain has gone to another level, and started to say such things!
Coughing twice, Yan Zhen asked him: "Student Gu Jiaming, if I'm not in the same school as you, would you still find it troublesome?"

The child paused after hearing this, and forgot to wipe off the sugar residue on his cheeks: "Teacher, where are you going?"

"I mean what if."

The kid nodded and said, "I don't like it, anyway, someone will sue you!" Then he was scolded.

She laughed and rubbed his little head.At this moment, a horn sounded from behind, Yan Zhen tilted his head, and saw a cheetah car parked on the side of the road with a military license plate, and someone poked his head out of it, Yan Zhen recognized him at a glance.

Shen Mengchuan.She pronounced his name subconsciously.

Shen Mengchuan got out of the car, holding his military cap in one hand and playing with his hair in the other. His collar button was not buttoned properly, and his military appearance was very casual.Standing in front of Yan Zhen and the children, seeing the two of them staring at his military cap, he put the cap on his head: "Meet you again."

Yan Zhen didn't want to bring up the past with him, so he nodded and wanted to leave.Shen Mengchuan couldn't help taking off his hat and pulling his hair, followed behind them and suggested, "How about I see you off? This snowy road is not easy!"

After finishing speaking, little Gu Jiaming slipped, and after getting up, he quickly turned his head and glared at Crow's mouth.Crow's mouth Shen Mengchuan was laughed angrily by him, and followed the two of them in three steps at a time.

Yan Zhen patted the snow off Jia Ming's body and said to Shen Mengchuan: "Home is right in front, I don't need you to send it, thank you."

"I have my military ID."

Yan Zhen paused, then turned to look at him suspiciously.So Shen Mengchuan went to pull his hair again, this is his little action when he is irritable or nervous: "I mean I am a good person!"

Yan Zhen sneered: "Yes, you are a good man!"

The children also saw the needles: "Don't poach the wall!"

The cynicism of the big and the small made Shen Mengchuan unable to get around for a while, and while he was in a trance, the two walked away again. When he came back to his senses, Shen Mengchuan shouted to the thin and pretty back: "I was wrong!"

Yan Zhen stopped and finally looked back at him.Shen Mengchuan didn't seem to be used to saying this himself, so he wiped his face and said, "I said I was wrong, I shouldn't have taken them to your house directly, I should have called you first, I shouldn't, I shouldn't have hugged you." Look at the psychology of jokes!" He nodded affirmatively and said, "And, and—anyway, I was wrong!"

After he finished speaking, he looked straight at Yan Zhen, as if asking for forgiveness.And Yan Zhen was already dizzy by his strings of hits, and it took him a long time to react, and he laughed: "Shen Mengchuan, don't apologize to me, I have tried my best not to care about those irrelevant people, and live like that It's just too tiring."

"I know, but I want to apologize to you. After I apologize, I feel comfortable." Shen Mengchuan jumped out like a gun.

Yan Zhen said: "Then I accept, you can go."

"But I'm not done apologizing yet!"

Yan Zhen had no choice but to stare at him. Shen Mengchuan looked at her and smiled: "Yes, you don't know, then give me 3 minutes and I will tell you a story. One summer I went to my grandma's house to escape the summer heat, and she stayed In a small county town, yes, it is an artillery brigade stationed in a small county town. Once I took a group of children to play, and I used such a thick, such a thick rope to loop things on the tree, and the rope was accidentally The collar was on a girl's neck and it swollen her neck. I kept forgetting to say sorry to the girl, but before I could say that the unit moved away to a big city. Wait until I go I couldn't find her by the time I was there, no, maybe I did, but, but we didn't say a word."

Yan Zhen stared at him, and after a few seconds of silence, asked lightly: "So did you find it now?"

"I think I've found it." He looked at her seriously.

"Oh, congratulations." She said, smiling again, "It's just that we have to go home after hearing the story."

After turning around this time, Shen Mengchuan didn't stop her. He looked at her back in frustration, and really wanted to yell and ask her why she didn't admit it.But after calming down, he had no choice but to take off his hat, plucked his short hair again, and laughed at himself: "You bastard, you deserve it!"

On the weekend, Yan Zhen took Jia Ming back to Gu Yuan.

Although Li Wan agreed to let the couple live in that house in the urban area, she was still a little confused. She always felt that just hiring a few security guards in a community would not be able to guard the house.The old man said that she was worrying too much, maybe every household has to give you a security guard these days.Having said that, Li Wan still called them home every weekend.

Chatting in the living room after dinner, Yan Zhen mentioned the matter of changing jobs and wanted to ask the old man for his opinion.

After hearing this, Mr. Gu expressed his support: "Young people, you shouldn't stick to one place all the time, try it when you have the opportunity."

The old lady Gu also made a positive statement: "If you want me to say that you can't do it, you can go home. Huaiyue's salary for a month is not enough to support you two, women, don't work so hard."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Gu gave him a sideways glance: "You're doing this again, and you haven't learned from your son yet?!"

The old lady Gu was extremely aggrieved: "Didn't I make a suggestion? In the end, it was Xiaozhen who made the decision. Is it hindering you? You old man doesn't allow others to improve their thinking!"

"Are you making progress?"

Now that the old man has more free time, the two elders of the Gu family also spend more time arguing.At the moment when the phone in the side hall rang, Yan Zhen withdrew from the battlefield, answered the phone, and said "Hello" with a deep smile.

The other end paused and said, "So you are here."

Hearing this voice, it was Gu Huaiyue.How many days had she not received a call from him?It has been more than a week since I came back, and I can count the number of calls from him on one finger, and he only called once.

"Yan Zhen?" Seeing that there was no movement on her side, Gu Huaiyue called out in a slightly higher pitch.

"Well, I'm listening." She recovered, but her voice suddenly went hoarse, "Are you done?"

He hummed, a little tired in his voice.Political Commissar Gao's father was seriously ill, so he took a temporary leave to visit his family. On the second day after Political Commissar Gao left, Lao Liu got appendicitis again, and was sent directly from the training ground to the hospital. We have to wait for a few more days, and it happens to be the time when the work starts within a year, and various meetings are going on and on, so Gu Huaiyue has no choice but to attend for him.It's not that I don't want to make calls, it's just that at the end of every night it's almost early morning, and I have to put down the phone after picking it up.When I was in the recruit company, I heard someone say a word-soldiers can bear hardships, but it is hard to resist tenderness.Now that I think about it, it really makes sense.

If he didn't tell her about these hardships, she could guess a bit: "Then hurry up and go to sleep."

"Don't worry, I still have time to call my wife and children." He said this with a smile, and Yan Zhen blushed so suddenly that he didn't know what to say. Fortunately, Gu Huaiyue took it directly, " is the job strenuous?"

Yan Zhen said it was very good, remembering Chang Lao's words, and told him in detail.

Gu Huaiyue couldn't help laughing.This woman had already given him too many surprises, and now that there was one more, it would not be a big deal.

"I thought about it, but I still don't want to go, it's good to be here."

Having said that, he still heard a little hesitation in her voice: "Go if you like, after all, there are not many opportunities like this, and you can't give up just because of the brat."

Hearing what he said, Yan Zhen couldn't help being surprised.When she first heard it, she was a little moved. Although the work in the library is clean, it is not a problem to keep doing it like this. But when she changed her mind and thought about Jia Ming, she was not strong enough to leave.She just thought about it in her heart, and didn't tell him, how could he know?
"I'm thinking that my chances of succeeding in the interview may not be great. If I don't get selected, I can still come back." She murmured.

"Yan Zhen." He suddenly called her name.

"Ok?"

"You're my wife, you're not just looking for Jiaming's mother, otherwise wouldn't it be cheap for that brat?"

I don't know which weakness this sentence hit, Yan Zhen was stunned for a full minute after hearing this, then hung up the phone with a snap, and couldn't help covering his face again.

She understood, it's better for this person not to call, it would be fatal!

Now that he had the support of General Gu and Gu Huaiyue, Yan Zhen went to see Chang's wife, Professor Li, as soon as he went to work on Monday.

Chang Lao was a professor of philosophy at C University before retiring, so his family was placed in the family area of ​​C University.When Chang Lao brought Yan Zhen into the door, Professor Li was watering flowers on the balcony. He didn't react when he saw her coming in, and poured the water bottle in his hand into the flowerpot. Chang Lao took the first step and took her away. Kettle looked at his flowers distressedly.

Professor Li gave him a gouged look, looked at Yan Zhen and dared not recognize him: "When I graduated, I was still a little girl with clear soup and water, but now I have transformed into an adult. It has not changed at all, she is beautiful!"

Yan Zhen stroked his hair with a slight smile, a little embarrassed: "Professor, stop praising me."

Professor Li drove away Chang Lao, and sat her down with a smile: "What's the matter, have you figured it out?"

"Yeah." Yan Zhen nodded, "I want to try."

Professor Li clasped his hands together happily, thought of something, and asked again: "At that time, your class was the last class I taught. I heard that most of the students found jobs well, and you were the only one who went to teach. I accepted it after hearing that." I'm bored, you didn't graduate from the Chinese Department of Teachers, why do you want to be a teacher?"

"I—" she paused before saying, "I just wanted to find a job."

Since she was in college, she has worked hard to do part-time jobs outside, just to let her uncle and grandma spend less money, and because of her excellent studies, she can get a national scholarship every year. Since her sophomore year, she has stopped taking tuition fees from home.After graduating, I didn't think much about it. I heard from my senior sister that the school paid well, so I went straight in.

Compared with others, she has never had so many choices.

Professor Li knew the situation of her family, so he didn't ask any more questions: "It's all right now, I always feel sorry for you Xiaozhen, take this opportunity, huh?"

She nodded, Professor Li was overjoyed, and went directly to the phone: "Then I will call Professor Song now and ask about the situation!"

"Professor Song?"

Professor Li patted his forehead and smiled: "I'm so happy, I forgot to tell you who the supervisor in charge of this project is. It's the current vice president of the School of Management, Professor Song Fuzhen!"

Song Fuzhen?This name is a bit familiar, Yan Zhen thought about it silently, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help taking a breath, isn't it the grandmother of the little friend Gu Jiaming?What a coincidence!
Professor Li didn't see Yan Zhen's complex expression changes, put down the phone, and said happily to Yan Zhen: "Okay, don't stand still, let's go."

Yan Zhen twitched the corner of her mouth, is it too late for her to repent now?
For Yan Zhen, the current situation is really not good. Since C University is located in the university town of C City, as soon as the news of the selection spreads to these surrounding schools, more people will be selected for the School of Management of C University. There are some strong candidates among them.Compared with them, although Professor Li escorted her, Yan Zhen, who has been neglecting her studies since leaving school, still lacks confidence.

What's more, the interviewer is the vice president in charge of this project, Professor Song Fuzhen Song.

When they arrived, Song Fuzhen was screening resumes, and there was a thick stack piled up in front of the desk, which showed how many people were vying for these spots.She stroked her hair, just happened to look up, and saw Yan Zhen who entered the door with Professor Li.Yan Zhen tried her best to maintain her superficial composure, she was thinking that maybe Song Fuzhen didn't remember her.

And Song Fuzhen first took a fixed look at Yan Zhen, and then looked past her to Professor Li.She and Professor Li were invited to participate in an international seminar at the University of Tokyo at the same time. Because they were the only two ladies invited from China, the participants naturally arranged the two together, and they got to know each other after a few chats. Even after returning home, they kept in touch with each other.

"Professor Li, you are here." Song Fuzhen greeted warmly.

Professor Li smiled: "No, I sent you a young man."

Only then did Song Fuzhen take a straight look at Yan Zhen: "Oh, this is from Professor Li..."

"This is my student. It's been a few years since I graduated. I want to recommend you to try it out and see if it works."

Song Fuzhen smiled: "Professor Li, you brought it yourself, there must be nothing to say."

Professor Li pushed Yan Zhen: "Look at this silly boy, he is in a daze as soon as he enters the door. This is Professor Song who is in charge of the project. Why don't you say hello?"

Yan Zhen came back to his senses, called Professor Song, bowed slightly to her, and briefly introduced himself.Song Fuzhen squinted her eyes with a smile, looking satisfied, but turned around and said to Professor Li: "As soon as the news was released, more people applied for the job, so the college decided to come together in a few days Examination, after screening a few places, we will conduct a final group discussion without a leader to determine the candidates."

Seeing this, Professor Li hurriedly stated: "It's okay, follow your procedure, if you go through the back door, I'm afraid this girl is not willing."

Song Fuzhen nodded with a smile, and when she looked at Yan Zhen, the smile on her brow faded a bit: "Then Xiao Yan will submit a resume first, and I will really be admitted by then, so I can tell if the HR department asks. "

"it is good."

She responded, and then filled out a form according to Song Fuzhen's request. When handing it over, Song Fuzhen smiled at her: "Remember to check your email frequently. The initial test items will be notified by email."

"Hey, I see."

Seeing her gentle look, Yan Zhen was a little puzzled, did she worry too much?Although she is Jiaming's grandmother, she subconsciously rejects her as the grandson's stepmother, but at work, it should be one thing for another, right?
Hope so, Yan Zhen silently prayed in his heart.

Yan Zhen hasn't prepared for the resume for a long time.In fact, she is a person who goes with the situation. Since she came to this school to teach, she has never thought about finding another job.Now that he has to participate in the interview, Yan Zhen has no choice but to do a new one.

She hesitated when writing her resume.Her performance in school is indeed good, but this can only prove that she is an excellent undergraduate, and the relevant social work experience she can get is not convincing at all.If such a resume was sent to Song Fuzhen, the only destination she could think of was the trash can, not their HR department.

"Alas." Looking at the darkening sky outside the window, Yan Zhen sighed dejectedly.Suddenly the mobile phone at hand buzzed, Yan Zhen glanced at it, and quickly pressed the call button.

Gu Huaiyue was on the other end of the phone. As soon as he connected, his voice came over: "Have you had dinner yet?"

"No."

Without the deliberate cover-up, her voice sounded limp. Gu Huai heard it, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Yan Zhen was silent for a while, and after dawdling for a long time, he finally said: "It's okay."

No wonder.Gu Huaiyue held the receiver and said with a smile: "Could it be about the project interview?"

Yan Zhen suddenly couldn't sit still, can this person stop being so sharp.She just didn't know how to tell him, but he directly pointed it out.In desperation, Yan Zhen let out a muffled hum.

Gu Huaiyue smiled faintly: "It's okay, I trust you."

Yan Zhen hummed again, and it sounded like he was in a much better mood.

In fact, Yan Zhen understands that part of her lack of self-confidence is because of herself, and the other part is because of Song Fuzhen.As for Song Fuzhen, except for the one time in Gu Yuan, I have never seen her again.It was not a pleasant meeting, and she could hear the quarrel downstairs from the room on the second floor.From this point of view, Song Fuzhen should be quite critical of her.

Thinking of this, Yan Zhen scratched his hair hard.Forget it, don't think about it so much, she is not good at guessing people's hearts, but she always knows when she sees a trick.

Two days later, she prepared her resume, so she called Song Fuzhen to ask when to send her resume.

A teaching assistant answered the phone on behalf of Song Fuzhen, who told her softly, "Professor Song told me that it's not too late to send it after recording."

Yan Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he hung up the phone calmly.

The little girl Gu Jiaming was playing games with her laptop in her arms. While shooting at the enemy with an AK47, she looked at Yan Zhen who was holding the phone in a daze: "Teacher, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Zhen shook his head, sat down beside him, and rubbed his aching head.Suddenly, she remembered something, and patted Jiaming on the shoulder: "Jiaming, tell the teacher to read the email first, and then you can play later."

The child quit the game reluctantly, Yan Zhen opened the mailbox without any hesitation, and there was indeed an unchecked email lying in the inbox.When I opened it, I found that the content of the email was an interview question, and the stem of the question listed a virtual project, and asked the candidates to make a plan according to this project.

Seeing this, Yan Zhen felt a little relieved, but when he looked down at the deadline for feedback, he couldn't help being surprised.

today?Yan Zhen quickly looked at her watch, it was already past ten o'clock in the morning, that is to say, she had less than fourteen hours left to make a plan.

This might be fine for the powerful faction, but if she wants to do it, it can be called a challenge for her to complete it in fourteen hours.

Yan Zhen smiled helplessly.

The child has been watching her words and expressions, looking at her expression, holding her small face and asking: "Mr. Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Zhen glanced at him, and answered his question with a sentence Gu Huaiyue once said: "The boat capsized in the gutter."

Rao said so, but Yan Zhen still cheered up to prepare this proposal.

She hadn't written this kind of academic paper for a long time, and it took a lot of time just to check the information and read the literature.Fortunately, she has a strong ability to generalize, and Yan Zhen finally sent the compiled plan when it was a quarter of an hour before eight o'clock.

But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she immediately received a bounce email from the other party, the reason being that it was timed out.

Looking at this email, Yan Zhen seemed a little unbelievable.After thinking for only a second, Yan Zhen immediately got up and patted Jia Ming on the shoulder: "Stand up!"

The child stood up immediately, and also took a break to stand at attention.

Yan Zhen said while getting dressed: "The teacher has something to go out, I will send you to your grandparents first, and I will pick you up when I come back, okay?"

The kid blinked and shook his head: "No, the headmaster used to say that every time he left, I won't go!"

"Then would you like to see your grandmother?"

"No!" The voice became louder.

Yan Zhen leaned over and pinched his face: "Then can you stay at home alone? The teacher locked the door for you."

The little commander nodded reluctantly.

After making sure to lock the door, Yan Zhen took a taxi and rushed to University C. A lecturer at University C smiled and explained to her that Professor Song was in charge of the initial test. If she has any questions, please go to Professor Song directly.Yan Zhen gritted his teeth and asked for Song Fuzhen's address.

Holding this thin note, Yan Zhen suddenly had a clear understanding that maybe Song Fuzhen wanted to meet her, and she hadn't made it difficult for herself yet, but she couldn't cope with just one interview question.

Yan Zhen laughed at herself, she was indeed too tender.Even if you see a trick, you can score someone.

The compound where the Lin family lives is in the east of the city. When Yan Zhen arrived, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.She glanced at the sentinel standing guard and explained to him why she came. The sentry turned around and dialed a phone number. It didn't take long before she saw a handsome young man running out of it.

Looking at this handsome young guy, Yan Zhen thought to himself, it seems that the old man of the Lin family has a high military rank, and this young man may be the same as Feng Zhan, the guard next to the chief.

"Professor Song, oh, I mean Mrs. Lin, is she there?"

The young man nodded and led her into the gate of the compound.

This compound was no different from the one the Gu family lived in. Yan Zhen walked with her head buried. As soon as she entered the gate of the Lin family, she saw Song Fuzhen coming from the living room wearing a thick shawl and holding a cup of tea.

"Here we are." Song Fuzhen smiled slowly at her, and stretched out her hand to welcome her into the room, "I was quite puzzled when I heard the gatekeeper call, what's the matter so late?"

Yan Zhen was too lazy to play sloppy with her, and said directly: "The proposal I made was rejected. I think the deadline is today, so I wanted to print it out and send it directly to you for review."

Song Fuzhen heard the words and said with a smile, "I told you to pay attention to the email, is it too late?"

"Hmm." She really didn't notice when it was posted.

"Just call me and tell me to send it the next day. Why are you making a trip at such a late hour?"

"It's okay." And she has to deal with the Lin family sooner or later, sooner rather than later.

Saying that, Yan Zhen walked in behind Song Fuzhen, raised her head and casually glanced at the living room, and with just one glance, she caught a glimpse of a figure that gave her a headache.

Shen Mengchuan?Shen Mengchuan is at the Lin family?

Shen Mengchuan obviously saw her too, and his reaction was bigger than hers, his mouth was so wide that he could stuff an egg in it.The old man of the Lin family who was sitting on the main seat coughed, glanced at Yan Zhen, and asked Shen Mengchuan, "You two know each other?"

Shen Mengchuan looked at her, and answered with a bitter face: "No, it's not considered acquaintance."

"Oh?" Mr. Lin laughed, "You kid is the best at lying!"

Shen Mengchuan pulled his hair and looked at Yan Zhen.

Yan Zhen nodded slightly to him, took out the plan from his bag, and handed it to Song Fuzhen: "This is the project plan I made, feel free to ask if you have any questions, I have been a teacher for a while after graduation. There are not many social practices in this area, and there must be loopholes.”

Song Fuzhen said "Oh" and changed the topic: "Are you Jia Ming's teacher?"

"For a while."

"That's no wonder." Song Fuzhen smiled, and put aside the plan in her hand, "Sit down for a while."

"No." Yan Zhen refused with some embarrassment, "Jia Ming is still at home, I am worried, so I will go back first."

Old Master Lin coughed, Song Fuzhen rolled her eyes a few times, and said, "Then you should go back first."

Yan Zhen got up to leave, and left the Lin family, which made her feel a little suffocated, as if fleeing from disaster.She somewhat understood why the children rejected the Lin family so much. The old men and women in the Lin family were too weird, and she wouldn't want to deal with them in her place.

"Yan Zhen!"

Suddenly someone stopped her, and Yan Zhen knew it was Shen Mengchuan without turning her head, so she simply walked forward without turning her head.It's just that the person behind quickly caught up with her at the speed of marching: "Didn't I say, why are you walking so fast?"

"I'm worried about my child being alone at home."

Shen Mengchuan laughed: "That's okay, wouldn't it be faster for me to drive you back?"

She gave him a serious look: "Thank you." After speaking, she walked straight forward.

Shen Mengchuan wiped his face: "Don't worry, I won't ask you any more questions. I understand, your secrecy standards are stricter than those in the army!"

Yan Zhen couldn't help but glanced at him again, and Shen Mengchuan continued: "So can I ask you not to think of me as a bad person all the time? Once you look at me like this, I can't help but think of myself as a sinner!"

Yan Zhen was helpless: "I said you don't have to feel sorry for me. I'm just curious, why are you so idle, there is no work to do in the army?"

Shen Mengchuan straightened the brim of his hat while following her, trying to make himself look like a serious soldier, not a hooligan: "Of course I'm busy. In less than two months, my army will go to the battlefield for inspection. "He said with a smile: "Of course I trust them, they are very good, don't worry about me!"

"Then why did you come here?"

"Mr. Lin is my father's comrade-in-arms. I heard that he is not in good health. I'll come to see him on behalf of my father." Moreover, during this period of time, he was busy with the adaptation, and he found Mr. Lin through his father's introduction.Mr. Lin is in the seat, and his words carry weight.But these are their men's affairs, and he doesn't bother to tell her.

Shen Mengchuan looked at her in full military uniform: "How is it? Are you satisfied with the answer? If you are satisfied, please get in the car."

Yan Zhen stopped, and pointed to the bus stop sign in front of her with a light smile: "I'll just take that one and go back." The signal lights on the front of the approaching car in the distance reminded her that the bus she was going to take was coming, Yan Zhen thought about it Thinking about it, I still turned my head, looked at him and said, "Shen Mengchuan, I actually remember you."

Shen Mengchuan immediately looked at her with an expression that you finally admitted.

"I remember you, and many things that happened at that time." She said with a serious expression, "But I want to forget it from now on, because that is not a very good memory for me."

After finishing speaking, the bus arrived at the stop, Yan Zhen smiled at him, got on the bus and left.

She had never spoken to him so sincerely and peacefully, so Shen Mengchuan was stunned after listening to it. It was not until a gust of cool wind hit that he quickly came back to his senses, took off the hat on his head and walked back slowly, his thoughts could not be controlled Going far away, it seems to have returned to the summer of that year.Standing on the slope, he looked down at a group of small soldiers at the bottom of the slope, and shouted at them, "Go!"

He still remembers that summer, he was sent directly to his grandma's house for the summer vacation by his busy parents.Because of his father's work, he grew up in S City when he was a child, and he fought with a group of small soldiers in the compound all day long. It didn't take long for him to become a devil in the world. He came here with a bandit spirit all over his body. He was even more fearless, and not long after, he led a group of children to the woods behind the compound to catch cicadas.

I don't know which staff member had a whim that day, and the miscellaneous army commanded by him, Shen Mengchuan, decided to hit the bird on the tree with a slingshot, but instead of hitting the bird, the slingshot in his hand flew out, and was caught by a jumping rubber band under the tree. The girl was picked up.

He still remembers how he looked at that time, he walked over carelessly and reached out to ask for it.The girl's delicate face wrinkled slightly, and she put the hand holding the slingshot behind her back, not giving it to him.

It was the first time in his life that he was challenged by a girl in his teens, and it was still in front of a group of small soldiers.This is not bad!
Shen Mengchuan quickly reached out to grab it, but the girl ran away with the slingshot. The petite figure and the smile on the face when he turned around made him stunned for a moment. When he woke up, the girl had already run away.In desperation, he subconsciously threw the noose in his hand and wrapped it around her neck.

Before he realized what he had done, he was already surrounded by a group of soldiers, they cheered: "Long live the commander! The commander is mighty!" The only memory he had left was her pair of red eyes and The thin white neck that was strangled red by him, the memory is so deep that until now, when I recall it, it is as clear as if it happened yesterday.

Later, when he went home, he would inevitably be scolded by his grandmother, and he would inevitably be cleaned up by his father who came to pick him up.It's just that he dealt with it hard that time, and in the end he just left without apologizing.Later, the troops withdrew from the small county and moved to a big city, which was closer to City S. When he went to visit his grandma, he subconsciously wanted to find that girl and say sorry to her, but he didn't wait for a summer vacation. come to her.

It wasn't until he was going back to S city after school started, and when he left the compound by car, he saw a family in front of a unit building being loaded and moved.At that time, the housing of the army was tight, and the unqualified active soldiers and the retired soldiers who had changed their jobs for more than two years had to hand in their houses, so it was not surprising to see someone move, but the thin back standing in front of the building made him feel familiar.

Although he hadn't seen her for almost two years, he remembered her very deeply, especially those eyes, full of smiles and grievances and crying, no matter which one was vivid.Only this time, when he looked through the half-lowered car window, he saw a pair of eyes full of loneliness.It was a sadness that should not have appeared on the child's face, and it remained in his mind together with the black veil she wore on her arm.

After that, I really never saw it again, until the side on the grassland.She has grown up, but he can still vaguely see the outline of her childhood through that pretty face, as well as her eyes, which are quiet and deep, like a pool of spring water.

This girl also holds a grudge, right?Sitting in the car, Shen Mengchuan recalled his memory and thought dully.But turning around, he asked himself again, is she such a naive person?
Unable to figure out the answer, Shen Mengchuan wiped his face, started the car, and drove towards City B quickly.

(End of this chapter)