14 years time difference

Chapter 72 17-3

Wushan has a busy two-day schedule. In addition to the canvassing meeting, there are also large numbers of media reporters queuing up to interview. On the first day, work is over. Wang Yiran's parents have a banquet for Lin Zhique and the film crew. The food and wine are good for the city. There were heavy fireworks, the banquet was lively, and Dad Wang had a loud voice, and he turned upside down many times a night: "I see, Wang Yiran will definitely be eliminated this Friday! I have already said that, but he didn't sing very well. She is not as beautiful as others, so she has to dream of being a star..."

He wants to be refuted, he wants to hear people boast about his daughter, and he is afraid that her daughter will lose face if she is eliminated, so he wants to set a stage for himself in advance.

Lin Zhique didn't appreciate it, and didn't even drink a glass of wine.

She asked Wang Yiran if he was tired, and if he wanted to take a rest, Wang Yiran shook his head with a smile, and whispered to her sideways: "It doesn't matter to me, just let them be happy once."

She didn't say anything more.The parent-child bond that is obviously hurt but cannot be broken is a difficult subject for most people, including her.

At 08:30, she left the meeting and went to make a phone call. She first dialed 114 and transferred to the front desk of a certain hotel in Jincheng, and then asked the front desk to transfer to room 6024. The phone rang until the last moment and no one answered it. It seems that Du Siren was not in the room. be lazy.Xi San, she took a shower in the hotel room. At 11:30, she sat cross-legged on the bed and called the guard room of the TV station building, saying that she left something and wanted to pick it up. The guard said on the phone: "Ah? It's so late! All the lights in the building are turned off, everyone is gone, no one is there, come back tomorrow!"

She put away her phone and lay down.

The day is over, and everyone's day is different.

the next day.East China.

Lin Zhique was full of apprehension, wearing a long shirt and skirt, the collar and cuffs were flat ironed, and she had asked Lin Lan to iron it for her the day before.Lin Lan asked her where she was going, but she didn't say.

Du Shen wanted to send a car to pick her up, but she refused in every possible way, took the bus by herself, regretted getting off the bus early, paced around on the platform, and waited for the next bus to come. go home.

When Du Shen asked her what time to go, she didn't say, but only said afternoon, noon, and then asked again, she said evening, because she was too afraid to find someone waiting for her when she arrived.

Finally, after getting off the bus, we walked to the gate of Du's courtyard with twists and turns.

She was about to ring the doorbell, but found that the door was not locked. It seemed that someone knew that she was nervous and wanted to save her from waiting in front of the door.

She took a deep breath and walked towards the house. After walking a few steps, there was a sudden rustle in the courtyard. She was startled, and turned her head to see the old lady standing behind the flower tree, poking her head out to find her.

"Hello, you're here." The old lady of Du's family has a pair of crescent eyes, crooked when she smiles, and even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are very soft.

The daughter of the Du family inherited such eyes.

Lin Zhique stood there, not knowing what to say, and finally said after holding back for a long time, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm removing aphids for roses. Roses have a long flowering period and are beautiful, but they are too attractive to insects. Now that the weather is hot, you must take care of them carefully. Come and see."

She moved in small steps very cautiously, and walked under the grafted flower tree.Ivory-pink rose flowers adorn the branches and bloom very well.

The old lady was busy with work, "Your grandfather said you were brave and came by the bus alone. I said what's the matter, and told him to look down on people less."

She said "your grandpa" very naturally, as if she was indeed the little granddaughter they watched growing up.

Lin Zhique was too shocked to speak.

"Your name is Zhi Que, isn't it? An intimate Zhi, a magpie who reports happiness."

"...is known to everyone in the world, the one who has gained fame."

"Oh, these two words are also very good. As for me, my name is Ren Jie, Ren Er, the wind from east to west, north and south, pure and pure. I am 59 years old. Your grandfather is Du Jingguang, who is three years older than me. We used to not I knew you were there, so I never came to see you."

"...Don't look at it, it's not a good thing." Lin Zhique muttered.

The old lady paused for a few seconds, "Why is it not a good thing? I am very glad to see you. Help me get the scissors over there, and we will cut these messy branches and leaves."

With a reluctant expression on her face, she obediently walked over to get it.

While ordering her to do this and that, the old lady chatted with her and told her how to grow flowers.

She could only listen obediently, occasionally answer with a hum, and after thinking for a long time, she said: "I did well in the final exam, and I was in the top [-] of my grade."

"It's so good? Then you are in school, are you happy?"

"……fine."

"Is it? I think it should be. Pretty and generous girls are very popular in school."

"I'm not generous."

"If you say you're generous and don't admit it, but if you say it's good-looking, just accept everything?"

Lin Zhique blushed.

Although she does think she looks good.

"Besides Du Shen, I have another child, my daughter. She has been busy recently. Next time she comes, I will introduce you. She is also a very popular girl in school just like you."

"I know her, I watched it on TV."

Not only is it very popular in school, but now it should be popular with people all over the country.

"Look? My daughter is very good, right?" The old lady's expression was lively and she was cutely proud.

"I don't have a daughter, so I won't compare with you."

"I don't want to compare with you!" The old lady smiled and cut off a few flowers, "Come on, let's go into the house and put these flowers up. Your grandpa is probably in a hurry, and he has been thinking about you all the time." It's annoying him not to come. Do you want to fetch flowers for me?"

Lin Zhique obediently took the flowers.

The old lady smiled and boasted: "Well, this flower looks better in your hand."

She lowered her head in embarrassment, and glanced at the window of the house again, trying to take a look at her own shadow.

"Well, your daughter is participating in the competition, why don't you go back to accompany her?"

"Why do you want to accompany her? Singing and dancing, she is the best, and she will do well when we are not here. Du Jingguang wants to go back. I don't think he wants to go back to accompany his daughter, but wants to go on TV! I don't think it matters. A child has her own life, right? She enjoys her wonderfulness to the fullest, and we will be her audience. One day you will grow up and move forward. If you don't want some things, Just leave it far behind."

While talking, they walked into the house, and the sound of the door opening attracted a rush of footsteps. The old man of the Du family held a newspaper in his hand, and ran barefoot from the living room to the entrance, his glasses on the bridge of his nose ran away. Crooked, the old lady gave him a disgusted groan, that appearance made Lin Zhique laugh too.

The first thing the old man said to her was: "Are you here? I've been waiting for you for a long time! Is it hot outside? Would you like some iced Coke? Or are you hungry? Did you have a good journey? No stranger talked to you Bar?"

Lin Zhique was a little nervous, so he just shook his head.

The old lady scolded: "So many questions, I'm so annoying, I don't know how to ask them one by one!"

"What do you mean by shaking your head? Are you not hungry? Are you not thirsty? Or do you not like Coke? Do you like soy milk? We brought it from Jincheng, it is not available here!" Mr. Du seems to be a chatterbox.

Lin Zhique finally said, "Then I'll drink Coke."

"Oh, no soy milk." The old man looked disappointed, "Then I'll get you a Coke."

Old lady: "Crazy, it's not you who asks people if they want a Coca-Cola first!"

After changing into the slippers and entering the house, Du’s house was still as empty as last time. The old lady started to plant a vase of flowers. Mr. Du took three cups and poured three different drinks for her, asking her to drink one by one. She was a little embarrassed , couldn't sit still on the sofa, got up and wandered around, trying to escape the kindness that made her uncomfortable.

It was the first time for her to walk around this big house carefully. She didn't dare to do so in the past, and she would meet people who showed contempt for her in any corner. Of course, she didn't bother to visit this house.

She went up to the second floor and passed Du Shen's study.

study……

"Magpie?" Du Shen's voice.

she walks in.

Du Shen was leaning on the sofa, reading a certain financial journal.

"Have you met your grandparents?"

She hummed.

Grandpa and grandma... If it is possible not to have dad, just grandpa and grandma.If she could only want everything, she wouldn't want anyone.

"Besides grandparents, you also have an aunt, you know?"

"I know." She sized Du Shen up.Du Shen looked like a dignified middle-aged man. "Why don't you go to sing and dance on TV like her?"

Du Shen laughed, "What? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I said, she looks like their baby. You don't look like one at all."

Du Shen put down the magazine in his hand and raised his eyes.

He cast an ice-like gaze at her.

Lin Zhique subconsciously took a small step back, and her emotions that had been relaxed just now tensed up instantly.He's a scary man who can give a sense of urgency.

Du Shen stood up, "Little friend, you have to know that the only important thing to you is that you are my child. This will never change. As for who is your grandpa and who is your grandma, Who is your aunt, whoever dad says is, who is. What do you want to eat tonight? Dad asked Mrs. Ding to buy it." After speaking, he left the study, and Lin Zhique heard him go down the stairs.

This is something that will never change.This sentence is bitterly cold.

Her whole body was cold, and she stood there for half a minute before she could catch her breath from the sense of urgency just now.

She was the only one left in the study room, she looked around, then walked lightly to Du Shen's desk, opened the desk drawers one by one, and closed them one by one.

She took out her mobile phone and sent a text message: I'll wait for you for 5 minutes, what information do you want to read?

A few minutes later, she tried her best to pretend to be calm and went downstairs. Mrs. Ding, who just came back from the outside, was talking to Mr. Du: "I really don't know, the dialect on TV is the one that participated in the program with Ms. Du, their family They are still our neighbors, who live in a townhouse in the East District! Wow, I just passed by and saw a lot of long guns and cannons coming, they are here to shoot TV at their house!"

When Mr. Du heard this, he was very excited. When he saw Lin Zhique coming downstairs, he asked her, "How is it? Do you want to watch someone film TV with grandpa?"

She happened to have a guilty conscience, so she immediately agreed, and immediately followed out the door.

It took about seven or eight minutes to walk out the door, and when I walked to a villa surrounded by many people, the old man took her to the front row and said to her excitedly: "Oh, look, so the TV is like this. It was filmed by you! Your aunt also participated in this show! You can also go back to Jincheng with us, okay? Grandpa will take you to watch my aunt play, and we will go on TV together!"

She looked around, but didn't see the dialect. There were many staff members carrying equipment in the courtyard of the villa. At this moment, a woman with outstanding temperament came out of the house and walked all the way to the gate of the courtyard.

That woman is Zhu He.

Zhu He walked out of the room where he was recording, and was about to call Lin Zhique to explain a few things about work.

There are many spectators on the periphery of the courtyard.

With a trademark smile on her face, she looked around.

At the head of the crowd stood a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.She thought, she was quite pretty, and she seemed familiar, but she didn't know who she looked like.

She lowered her head, rummaged through the phone's address book, and after pressing a few times, she paused.

She suddenly couldn't remember who she was going to call.

After a few seconds of blank thinking, she turned around, finally regained her senses, and dialed Lin Zhique's number.

The basketball hit the backboard with a bang, but did not fall into the net.

Du Si laughed, and a large group of boys and girls beside the court also laughed at her. She waved vigorously to the running camera: "Cut it, cut it! Start over!"

She was wearing a middle school uniform, a white and black striped short-sleeved sportswear, simple and refreshing, with a thin waist and slender legs.Lu Xiaohua yelled from the sidelines: "Du Siren, can you do it!"

The filming started at noon, and it has been going on for several hours due to various reasons. During the recording, Du Siren introduced various places where she grew up, and danced on the school basketball court. The weather was too hot, and her The makeup was touched up several times, and the on-site director finally shouted: "Take a break, the part of thinking about people is finished! Please come and shoot a one-person interview in a while!"

She walked to the auditorium beside the court and sat down beside Lu Xiaohua.

They have not been seen for nearly two months since participating in the competition.

Lu Xiaohua teased her: "Ah, look at how thin you have become without me." She took a tissue to wipe her sweat.

Du Siren foolishly stuck the tissue to his forehead.

She said to Lu Xiaohua, "Lend me your phone."

"Why? Where's yours?" Lu Xiaohua took out her phone and handed it to her.

"Confiscated."

"Who are you calling?"

Du Siren replied: "Call the person who confiscated my mobile phone."

"Tsk tsk. Do you want me to find it for you? I saved her phone number."

Du Siren typed out a series of numbers very proudly, "Of course not, I can recite it, okay?"

Lu Xiaohua scolded: "Disgusting!"

The phone rang for the last time and turned to a busy tone.No one answered.

Du Siren hung up with pouting mouth, and handed the phone back to Lu Xiaohua.

Lu Xiaohua half-sneered: "Ah, they don't answer your calls. Are you sad? Or your sister Hua?"

She stretched out her arms to embrace the Dusi man, and let the Dusi man rest his head on her shoulder.Du Siren snorted.

One by one, the friends got up to record the interview.Du Siren felt a little tired and leaned on Lu Xiaohua's shoulder for nearly 10 minutes, but she didn't say a word.

Lu Xiaohua patted her on the head one after another like trying to put a child to sleep.

"Are you tired recently?"

"Ah."

"Don't embarrass me, hear?"

"Of course."

"After you finish the competition, I will take you to eat hot pot."

"it is good."

Lu Xiaohua got up to go to the interview, but she was the only one left on the plastic chair.

The interview was filmed on the other side of the court. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but could only see the excitement. She was supposed to be the protagonist of today, but at this moment, she was sitting far away alone.It's summer now, and the school is empty except for this court.This is the place where she grew up, her parents also work here, except for going to school, she started going here when she was very young.However, at this moment, this familiar place made her feel a little far away, even though she was sitting here, she was in it.

She seems to have gone too far.

She bent her long legs and hugged her, without thinking about anything, she sat and closed her eyes again.

Therefore, when Lin Zhique came, she didn't know.

All she knew was that someone had removed the tissue paper she had stuck to her forehead, and when she opened her eyes, she heard her voice say, "Idiot."

Lin Zhique sat beside her.

She stared blankly at her for several seconds.

"What are you looking at?" Lin Zhique covered her eyes with the tissue with his backhand.

She smiled, and stretched out her hand to remove it, "Didn't you say you'll be back tonight?"

"I can't help it. I drove too fast and arrived before dark." Lin Zhique asked, "Are you doing well today?"

"Of course."

"Is it okay to take eight shots and only make one?"

"When did you come here? You peek!"

Lin Zhique countered: "You didn't see me yourself."

"Well, that's why you didn't tell me when you came!"

"You just don't see me, you don't see me."

"Who said that? I have!"

"No."

"Have."

"No."

"Have."

"Have."

"No."

"Finally admitted."

The Dusi people realized that they had been fooled, and stomped their feet to the point where they were thrown off their feet.Lin Zhique succeeded and gained the upper hand verbally, ignoring her protest with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

They looked at the camera crew in the distance.

Lin Zhique said impatiently, "How long will it take them? It's so hot here."

Fortunately, towards evening, the sun is not so poisonous.

Du Siren stood up, and Lin Zhique glanced up at her.

The man from Dusi said, "Do you want to come with me? I'll take you to play."

"where to have fun?"

"This is my place."

"Tch." Lin Zhique also stood up.

"Really! If you don't believe me, go ask Lu Xiaohua. When I was in school, many people in our school knew me!"

"What are you proud of?"

"Not anymore!" Du Siren smiled embarrassedly.

She took her to sneak away from the side of the court, detoured from the path, and walked to the teaching building built of red bricks.The two wandered up and down and ran into the empty classroom. Dusi picked up chalk and drew a funny bird on the blackboard.

She said, "Look, this is you."

Lin Zhique frowned, "So ugly?"

Du Si Ren admired herself, "I think it's okay?" She drew a sun that is not too round, "This is me."

"Compared to the sun, smelly shameless." Lin Zhique took the chalk in her hand and drew a cloud on the bird's head.

"Why? Who is this?"

"No one, you're too hot, you got me too."

Unconvinced, Dusi took out a piece of yellow chalk and painted it thickly, like sunlight passing through the cloud.

Lin Zhique took out an oversized ruler from the drawer of the podium, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to spank your palms or your butt?"

So the Dusi people had to draw another parasol for the bird.

Lin Zhique instructed: "Draw another pair of sunglasses and sunscreen."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Du Siren was reluctant, but still obediently took pictures.

After leaving this strange painting on the blackboard, they slipped to the back of the teaching building and walked through a narrow road between the two buildings. After that, there was no road. Surrounded by walls.

A tree was planted at the base of the fence, and a large pile of fallen leaves had been piled up under the tree.

It looks like the space wasted by poor planning when the school was built.

Dusiren said: "Teachers never come here. Every time I skip class, I go out from here."

Lin Zhique glanced at the dirty white wall.

"so tall?"

The Dusi people took a few steps quickly, ran to the bottom of the wall, stepped on a protruding knot on the trunk of the tree, and slammed up the wall.

The other end of the fence is the back alley of the school, which is deserted, especially during the summer vacation.

She looked back at Lin Zhique: "Do you want to try it too?"

Lin Zhique flatly refused: "I don't want it."

"Come on. If you can't jump up, I promise not to laugh at you." She held out her hand to her.

"Who can't jump up?" She succeeded in provoking her.

Lin Zhique looked and looked at all the footholds very carefully, and when Dusi was sitting on the wall leisurely, he suddenly got into trouble, stepped on the tree knot after running up, and Dusi immediately stretched out his hand To pick it up, for a moment, she thought they were going to fall down together, but no, Lin Zhique passed one hand into her hand accurately, and used her strength to put the other hand on it too. up the fence.

She pulled her up.

They sat together on the fence, and she held her hand.

Lin Zhique said, "Relax."

Even so, he didn't break free.

Du Siren didn't answer, nor did he let go.

She said: "In the third year of high school, I was in this alley. When I turned up, I saw a group of gangsters chasing a girl. I rushed over and yelled."

"what is it call?"

"...Call the teacher, call the police, and accidentally call my dad."

"If you are not promising, you will know how to recruit soldiers."

"Then I'm afraid."

"Timid and meddlesome."

Du Siren said again: "When you walk out of this alley, there is a bus stop. At that time, every time I skipped class, I would take the bus to go skating or go to the movies." She looked down at the floor tiles in the alley. No, let's run away."

Lin Zhique asked, "Do you want to run away?"

The wall is too high, and there is no foothold outside the wall. Once you go out, you can't go back the same way.

Du Si was silent for a few seconds, then laughed and said, "You don't like people who run away, do you?"

"I don't like it. But it doesn't matter if I like it or not. Stop using me as an excuse."

"Well. I don't like running away myself."

Lin Zhique said: "If you don't run away, the future may be difficult and there will be many bad people. At that time, it will be useless to call the teacher, the police, and my father."

Du Siren looked into Lin Zhique's eyes.They sat on the high wall and held each other's hands.

The Dus said, "Well, I'm not running. I'm ready."