Chapter 44: Shi Qingxue Still Wants to Go Abroad
Li Quanwang rode his bicycle to store No. 1. Li Yiwen was directing the workers to paint the walls. Seeing Li Quanwang coming alone, he asked in surprise, "Where is Lu Yiming?"
Li Quanwang shrugged and said in a dissatisfied tone: "I went on a date with a girl."
Li Yiwen has been busy here for a long time. Not only does he have to supervise, but sometimes he has to do it himself when there is a shortage of manpower. Now he heard that Lu Yiming actually stopped doing his work and went on a date. He was so angry that his nose was crooked: "You little brat, it's already this late, and you still have time to talk about love?"
On the other side, it is a hot summer day with bright sunshine.
Lu Yiming hummed a song and pedaled his bicycle, speeding along the street against the wind. The gentle years seemed to flow past his ears, making him feel quite refreshed at the moment.
At the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore, Lu Yiming had just locked his bicycle when he saw Shi Qingxue, who was wearing a light blue floral knee-length skirt, standing under the shade of a tree. She raised her lips slightly and waved at him on tiptoe.
The scene was so beautiful, and happiness came so suddenly. The scene that he had imagined countless times in his dreams was now presented before his eyes. Lu Yiming couldn't help but feel sore in the corners of his eyes, and he almost couldn't hold back his tears.
Shi Qingxue walked a few steps closer and was a little surprised when she saw him: "Why are your eyes red?"
Lu Yiming rubbed his face and quickly covered it up, "It's nothing. I was blinded by the strong wind and sand while riding my bike."
Shi Qingxue looked up at the motionless leaves beside her, wondering where the wind came from in such a hot day. But she still said with concern, "Come, let me blow it for you."
She took a step forward, her warm lips getting closer and closer, and the hot air she exhaled was moist and fragrant, which made Lu Yiming feel a little distracted. He even squinted his eyes in comfort.
After blowing for a while, Shi Qingxue asked, "Is it done?"
"No, blow it again."
Shi Qingxue then stood on tiptoe and blew on Lu Yiming's nose, then asked, "What about now?"
“It’s better, but it’s still there.”
Shi Qingxue had no choice but to blow at his eyes again.
"What now?"
"It seems like I can blow it again..."
Shi Qingxue immediately realized something was wrong and took a step back. Seeing Lu Yiming's face full of enjoyment, she understood immediately. She bit her teeth angrily, pinched both sides of his cheeks, and snorted, "Okay, you actually lied to me!"
Seeing that his conspiracy was exposed, Lu Yiming quickly admitted his mistake: "Ah, lady, spare my life."
"Do you know you're wrong? Do you dare to play tricks on me again?"
"I know I was wrong, but I will dare to do it again next time."
Lu Yiming was "being beaten" but he "would rather die than obey", which made Shi Qingxue feel embarrassed and angry. She kept hitting him on the arm with her pink fists.
Seeing the two young people laughing and playing, the passers-by around them couldn't help but smile, reminiscing about their own lost youth.
After some laughter, the two went to the bookstore.
Shi Qingxue absentmindedly selected the workbooks for her senior year, pretending to be indifferent and asked Lu Yiming: "You will be in your senior year soon, which university do you plan to apply to?"
It was obviously just a simple question, but it once again evoked long-dormant memories in Lu Yiming's heart.
As I recall, when the classes were divided in the first year of high school, Shi Qingxue asked him the same question, asking him whether he wanted to choose liberal arts or science.
When he was in his senior year of high school, I also asked him which university he wanted to apply to.
It’s a pity that in his previous life, Lu Yiming was blind and his mind was completely focused on Wu Qiuya. He didn’t understand the hidden meaning between the lines at all.
What's more, his grades were very poor at the time, and he was admitted to a third-rate college. After graduation, he and Shi Qingxue parted ways and they have been strangers ever since.
This time, he didn't want to give the wrong answer to the same question again.
Lu Yiming put down the test book in his hand and looked into Shi Qingxue's eyes affectionately: "What about you, which university do you want to apply to?"
Shi Qingxue pursed her cherry lips in dissatisfaction and wrinkled her nose slightly: "Humph, it was obviously me who asked first."
Lu Yiming said shamelessly: "But I want to hear your answer first."
Shi Qingxue held the test book in her hand, turned her head away and didn't dare to meet Lu Yiming's eyes. She just snorted stubbornly: "I won't tell you."
Lu Yiming remembered Qingxue's departure in his previous life, and his heart skipped a beat. He asked her tentatively, "Could it be that the university you are going to attend is not in China?"
Shi Qingxue turned around in surprise: "How did you know?"
After getting this answer that he least wanted to hear, the expression on Lu Yiming's face froze on the spot.
He always thought that it was because of his ignorance of romance that Shi Qingxue traveled across the ocean to the other side of the earth, away from this sad place. So in this life, he wanted to take the initiative so that he could get the moon first. But after all the twists and turns, Shi Qingxue finally had to go abroad?
"Are you really going abroad? What's going on?"
Shi Qingxue sighed, lowered her head, and her long hair spread over her delicate shoulders. She said with a melancholy tone: "This is what my mother wanted. My grandparents and uncle have all settled in the United States, so my mother wanted to send me over as well. She said that I should go there to study for a few years first, and then I can slowly go through the immigration and settlement procedures later."
Lu Yiming was shocked again.
I thought it was outrageous enough that Shi Qingxue's family could drive a Benz for transportation, but I didn't expect that they had relatives living in the United States.
This was the 1990s.
Even twenty years later, those who can immigrate are not ordinary families, at least ordinary people do not have the ability to do so.
What’s worse is that before the millennium, for the general public in China, the moon in foreign countries was always rounder, especially in the United States, the world’s only superpower. The moon seen there must be the biggest and roundest.
Therefore, it is not surprising that families with the means want to send their children abroad. It is obvious that Shi Qingxue's parents have this idea and have already started making arrangements.
"Shit, this is a big deal."
Lu Yiming couldn't help but feel a little anxious. This was a major strategic misjudgment.
"So that means, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be on the other side of the ocean by this time next year?"
Seeing Lu Yiming's nervous look, Shi Qingxue felt a little happy in her heart, but she said, "Why? Are you reluctant to let me go?"
Lu Yiming said without hesitation: "Of course I don't want to leave. Can't you stay?"
"You want me to stay?"
"Of course I will. How can I live without you in the future?"
It didn't seem like a confession of love. Shi Qingxue seemed to understand it, but also seemed not to understand it. However, she was still reluctant to let go of Lu Yiming in her heart.
But when she thought of her parents, she felt very embarrassed. She could only bite her lip and whispered, "Then... I'll go back and talk to my parents."
"good."
This topic was a bit heavy and both of them deliberately avoided it.
Because they all knew that Shi Qingxue's discussion would probably not have any effect. A high school student, in front of strong parents, simply could not have the power to decide his own life.
Lu Yiming was well aware of this, and he had already made a plan.
