Chapter 12

The summer comes and cold comes, and the sunset in July shines the mountain red

The train drove from the vast field into the mountains and ridges. The forest in the distance was stroked by the sunset. As time passed, it slowly changed from red to light yellow. The twilight faded, and the afterglow was endless.

I sat by the window, recalling everything about Hu Shuang'er, recalling the intimacy and sweet words between us.

After returning to Shanghai, I felt like I was floating in the air for several weeks

Afterwards, I felt pain because I couldn't see her, and it felt like I was addicted to drugs

I had no intention of doing anything and my grades stopped moving forward. My father told me about going to Canada to study for preparatory courses again

Finally, it was summer vacation, and I couldn't wait to board the train and travel another day. It was afternoon when I arrived

It was windy that day, the air was very cool, and my mood was refreshing and clear. I walked towards the small building of Hu Shuang'er's house with big steps, looked up at the balcony, and the Platycodon flowers were blooming just in time, but Hu Shuang'er was not there

I wanted to call her from below, but after thinking about it, I walked to her door and was about to knock on the door. I thought about it again, would her parents have come back?

I'm not ready to see them yet

So he took out his cell phone and dialed the phone at her house. He heard the phone ringing through the door, but no one answered it.

Is she not at home? I was a little disappointed, so I had to go to my grandma's place first

Walking downstairs of the old apartment, I saw a black red flag car parked on the empty road. The car was still starting, and there was a driver turning on the air conditioner inside. I guess grandma came again with a guest

Walking upstairs, I saw grandma seeing a bald middle-aged man wearing glasses and a young woman in her twenties and a professional attire walked out.

Jinzi, are you back? Grandma said to me

Ah, I'm back and said hello to her two guests.

After they left, grandma led me into the door and asked: When did you arrive?

I just arrived at Ah, and I got off the train

Didn’t you go to see that Hu Shuanger first?

When I heard her say this, I was shocked and thought, is she going to make it clear directly?

I replied subconsciously: No...

Grandma asked again: Are you nowhere to be done?

Ah?!What?

Aren't you guys there?

I was so scared that my whole body was stiff, and I quickly lied and said: No

No Ah?

No. Then I lied again nervously and said: We are friends

Oh, have you eaten on the train? She led me to sit down

After eating, it seemed like I was fooled. I breathed a sigh of relief. After all, in my generation, early love is a crime that is extremely evil.

At this time, grandma brought a pot of tea, and then suddenly said without warning: I understand.

What do you know? I looked at her

You've gone to find her, but she's not there

My heart skipped a beat, full of questions

Grandma said again: You don’t know where she is, right?

I shook my head

Hehe, the foundation laying anniversary is coming, which is the day when we built the city. There will be a party next week at the arsenal club

Yes, I nodded and waited for her to continue talking

She must have a show, rehearsal, right in the club

Arsenal Club

Yes, Arsenal Club, you've been to

I know there

good

Well, I continued to sit and drink tea after I said that, but I kept thinking about how to go there quickly

If you want to go, go Ah Grandma said

Uh...I...go now...

Go, go, go, squirt her in front of me, go, go, go, go

I've... gone

Go, go see, give her a surprise... Go and go and go and say this, it's a bit meaningful

Then I'm going?

Don't talk too much

Then I'll leave! I may not come back for dinner. As I said that, I strode out of the house and almost ran downstairs.

I can walk as fast as I can along the way, and rely on my memory to move towards the large factory that I have not made in many years.

When I walked to the gate of the arsenal, I saw only an old security guard watching the door. I said to him: I'll come and see, that... the rehearsal of the party

Are you a classmate who wants to perform?

Ah, Yes

Go in

He put me in without even registering my name

After entering, I found that it was as huge as I remember. The greenery was very good, empty, like a park.

I couldn't help but think of the old stories my father told me: This arsenal was the first enterprise in a small town to complete its restructuring. In the 1980s, this factory exported weapons to two warring Middle Eastern countries and made a lot of foreign exchange.

In the 1990s, they had just completed the new factory building, and underwent a second in-depth reform, and then moved to a large city as a whole.

The remaining factory area is equivalent to a beautiful ruin

I walked through the shadow of the big tree, the breeze blew, and I was inexplicably happy. When I thought of seeing Hu Shuang'er, I was a little excited.

You can see the club building from a distance. It is a large brown and red building with a Soviet style that looks like a fortress.

There are words written on the building: "The Workers' Club". There is a cannon in the middle of the flower bed at the gate, like a sculpture.

Next to the cannon, a tall and beautiful girl walked over lightly like a cloud, like a cloud.

The girl was wearing a light white sweater, short sleeves, V-neck, and seemed a little transparent

She was wearing a light gray pleated skirt, and the hem just covered her knees

Her calves were exposed from under her skirt, very long and as white as porcelain

She was wearing black high heels on her feet, and she walked with great lightness, like a feather blown by the breeze

I was instinctively attracted by her and looked from afar. Seeing the wind lifting her long black hair, she lifted them behind her ears with her hands. I suddenly realized that she was Hu Shuang'er

My body stiffened for a moment, thinking I had expected it long ago, so I jumped rope and ate calcium tablets every day in the past few months. If I didn't add high heels, I should still be a little taller than her.

After a closer look, there was a tall boy standing in front of her

The boy waved to her, and she trotted, her long hair and skirt danced lightly, and then she came to the boy in a moment.