Chapter 57: Staying by your side forever
“The river of time flows into the sea”
“Finally we went our separate ways”
“No port”
“It’s a permanent stay”
In his previous life, Xu Cheng had seen this song many times on Douyin. There was a graduation video with this song as the background. The reluctance to part was very warm when sung by a child’s voice.
Xu Cheng hummed softly, feeling a little embarrassed. Although his singing was not very good, his young voice, which had not yet changed much, sounded like he was telling a story from his childhood, and it was unexpectedly emotionally powerful.
"This song is so nice..." Lin Wanzhou was very moved, "This is the first time Xu Cheng sang for me."
"Although the singing is not that good...", she muttered softly.
Since you are praising, just praise it to the end!
"Ahem." Xu Cheng was a little embarrassed. "You think you sing well... I just thought this song is very suitable, so I tried to sing it for you..."
“Hey.” Lin Wanzhou clapped his hands. “Then let’s sing this song to Teacher Zhu. I’ve already learned a little bit…”
The melody of this song is melodious and catchy after listening to it once. Lin Wanzhou opened her little mouth and hummed softly.
When she sings, she always likes to add some cute little movements, such as shaking her head... waving her little hands... shaking her little feet... This kind of bold and generous performance style makes Yu Yu full of admiration.
"Yu Yu, come and give it a try!" Lin Wanzhou grabbed Yu Yu's arm with hope in his eyes.
Yu Yu's face flushed red, "I... I can't sing..."
"It's okay. I'll teach you. You'll learn it after trying to sing it a few times."
Xu Cheng smiled helplessly, "Don't make it difficult for her, Lin Wanzhou. I thought about it and it's too difficult to get the equipment to record the video. I might as well use the MP3 recorder from my dad's company and record the song for Teacher Zhu."
Today, the "Jingting" brand MP3 is very popular in the domestic MP3 market, competing with Aiguozhe among domestic MP3 manufacturers. It has now reached the fourth generation.
As a result of Xu Jianghe's management of the MP3 work and his successful negotiation of the OEM base station cooperation with Zhongxing for PHS, he rose rapidly in the past two years and is now the president of Jing'an Communications Research Department.
"Well... this is fine..." Lin Wanzhou agreed.
After Lin Wanzhou's repeated instigation, Yu Yu finally reluctantly agreed to join their chorus. Although his voice was very small, Yu Yu's singing was unexpectedly beautiful.
Lin Wanzhou was full of surprise, "Yu Yu sings like a professional star, the three of us can also form SHE and debut."
Huh? Don't make assumptions about other people's gender!
"SHE is made up of three girls, and I'm not a girl. It would be more appropriate for you to find another girl to form SHE."
Lin Wanzhou smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry... I forgot to think about this..."
"But... Xu Cheng is not Hebe, but she can be He."
You are really a little genius...
After singing happily for a while, Yu Yu went to the bathroom and Lin Wanzhou rushed to play Xu Cheng's guitar.
“You haven’t learned it…”
Lin Wanzhou put her hands on her waist and said, "Humph, he plays the piano very well, let me try."
“And they are not common…”
Xu Cheng handed her the guitar and taught her the basic postures and techniques.
Lin Wanzhou imitated what Xu Cheng had done just now, sitting on the chair and crossing her legs in a very formal manner.
"It's heavier than I thought... Well, Mr. Xu, please come and teach me quickly."
Xu Cheng said seriously, "There are a lot of theoretical knowledge to learn when playing guitar... Put the ball of your thumb on the sound hole, pluck the strings from the outside to the inside, pluck the strings lightly and pull them deep, and the rhythm of playing is also very important. Guitar beginners like you can try to beat the rhythm with your feet. When you start practicing, use the rhythm of three pluckings and one pulling. After you become proficient, you can try using more different rhythms, five pluckings and one pulling, nine pluckings and one pulling..."
The more Lin Wanzhou listened, the more puzzled he became. "Oh, that's too complicated. Just teach me how to play the song... Um... can you play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?"
Eh? Why does this sentence sound so familiar?
"Yes, I will teach you to play a simple melody. It will be much easier without the chords."
Xu Cheng walked around behind Lin Wanzhou, put his arms around her, and placed his fingers on the guitar in front of Lin Wanzhou.
"1 1 5 5 6 6 5..."
Xu Cheng smelled the faint fruity scent on Lin Wanzhou's hair. Because they were too close, some of the fluffy hair tickled his neck, making him feel itchy.
It was inevitable that their hands would touch each other. In order to facilitate guidance, Xu Cheng sometimes simply held her little hand.
Lin Wanzhou was so focused on her studies that she didn't seem to realize any of this. She had already memorized the score of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by heart and knew the simple finger-picking techniques, so she could easily play a simple melody.
Yu Yu, who had just returned from the restroom, saw the two people from the side from behind. The guitar in her field of vision was completely blocked . She stood there in a daze.
What did I see?
Why did they suddenly hug each other...
Such an intimate look...
Should I just leave... or go back to the bathroom... or pretend I didn't see it... or...
I really want to die...
After school on Monday, Xu Cheng followed Lin Wanzhou to Teacher Zhu’s office and gave Teacher Zhu the MP3 recording of their singing.
Teacher Zhu kept nagging, "Studying hard and getting good grades will be the best gift you can give me...", but it can be seen that she was actually very touched.
When Xu Cheng came out of the office, it was already evening with the sky full of rosy clouds. He walked straight towards the school gate when the corner of his clothes was suddenly pulled.
Turning back, he looked at Lin Wanzhou in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Are you in a hurry to go back? I don't want to go home yet..." She said with a look of disappointment in her eyes, "I want to have a good look around the school. Maybe there will be fewer opportunities like this in the future..."
Hearing this, Xu Cheng looked up at the campus. Under the fiery red sunset, it seemed to be coated with a layer of blazing gold.
"It doesn't matter. Let me go for a walk with you..."
"Hehe, Xu Cheng is the best."
The two children strolled together in the campus where they had studied for six years. When Xu Cheng took a closer look, he found that the campus scenery was both familiar and unfamiliar. Willow trees, peach trees, cherry trees, ginkgo trees...
There are horsetail grasses in front of the teaching building, the basketball court with potholes on the cement floor, several large tires with weeds growing behind the cafeteria, and next to the leaky carport, there is a broken blackboard that once had a big fish drawn on it...
An indescribable emotion surged in Xu Cheng's heart, especially with Lin Wanzhou's company.
They sat down on the empty playground lawn and threw their schoolbags aside.
The clouds were burning red, the sunlight from the western sky was pouring down slantingly and warmly, and the edges of the green grass were dyed orange.
Xu Cheng's shoulders suddenly sank, and Lin Wanzhou leaned her head on his shoulder, her warm breath spraying on his ears.
“Is it difficult to return to school after graduation?”
"If you want to come back, you can come back and have a look if you have the chance."
Xu Cheng couldn't help but think of his elementary school. It seemed like he had never been back there since graduation . He could only guess what the place had become through the fence.
Lin Wanzhou babbled, "Hmm... I always feel like I haven't finished elementary school enough..."
"I want to see the cherry blossoms in the spring and the ginkgo trees in the fall. I also want to go to the cafeteria with Xu Cheng to get food, snatch your chicken leg, and run to the library with you during lunch break..."
"Silly boy, we can do those things in junior high school, right? If nothing unexpected happens, we will still be in the same junior high school, so we won't be separated."
Lin Wanzhou sat up straight and looked at Xu Cheng seriously, "No, I want you to promise me that we will be together in junior high school, high school, and college... By the way, Xu Cheng, for college... do you want to go to Qinghua or one of the top 100 universities?"
"I'll take whatever exam you take, okay?"
"whee."
Lin Wanzhou stretched out his index finger and scratched the tip of Xu Cheng's nose. "Since you are so well behaved, I will sing a song for you, but you are not allowed to laugh at me!"
"Sing it."
“The river of time flows into the sea”
“Finally we went our separate ways”
“No port”
“It’s a permanent stay”
…
"There is one in my mind"
“The intersection where the phoenix flowers bloom”
“There are my most cherished friends.”
