Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 144 A White Horse Is Not a Horse (6K)

Tang Wan sent Xia An to the downstairs of the hospital and hugged Xia An while standing in the snow-covered parking lot.

She didn't say anything, but Xia An heard a soft and gentle voice ringing in her heart.

No matter where you are or what you are doing, remember that I am thinking of you.

Xia An looked at her, thought about it for a few days, and finally said it out loud: "I will not interrupt, give up, or throw away this relationship because of anything."

Tang Wan stood on tiptoe, and a wrinkle appeared on her lacquered boots, a mark left by habit and familiarity.

"Next year, the supermarket will be getting a new logo, and I want her to be its spokesperson, shoot commercials, and release a promotional song."

Xia An smiled and said, "She should be happy."

Tang Wan kissed him again and watched him drive away.

When Xia An got on the highway, Tang Wan drove the car to Happy Home.

The fresh food supermarket downstairs in the community is also newly opened, and is connected to a small restaurant.

After parking the car across the street, the two girls walked into the supermarket together. The noise and crowds indicated that business was booming. Tang Wan carried a plastic basket and slowly picked up fruits.

When checking out, the cashier recognized Tang Wan.

In fact, it was not only the cashier who recognized her. Because the style of her painting was so different, she was recognized when the two girls were picking out the goods just now.

Since it was the weekend, Xia Kangning was eating peanuts and bragging with Zuo Dashu in a restaurant, while Wei Xiaofang and Wu Sufen were helping out in the supermarket.

Wei Xiaofang has a carefree personality, which makes her suitable for promotions, so she goes around recommending membership cards and handing out discount leaflets, while Wu Sufen acts as the second cashier.

The first time she saw Tang Wan, Wu Sufen felt that this girl was like her own daughter. When she heard the young cashier next to her exclaim "Tang Wan", she remembered the girl who was often mentioned in local news recently.

The lucky girl who lost her parents but inherited a huge inheritance.

Yes, people all said that Tang Wan was lucky because she had picked up so much money that she could not spend it in several lifetimes.

But when Wu Sufen and Wei Xiaofang were chatting, they talked more about how pitiful the girl surnamed Tang was.

Tang Wan didn't know Wu Sufen, but she recognized Wei Xiaofang who was walking over with her hands on her shoulders after handing out flyers.

This is the woman in the wedding photo on the wall of Xia An’s house. She is Xia An’s mother and her future mother-in-law.

"Oh, this isn't this, this isn't this... that person. Oh my, she's even prettier than on TV, Sufen Sufen, do you think she looks like my daughter-in-law?"

Everyone was very curious about why this female boss who owned numerous large supermarkets came here to buy things. Wei Xiaofang was smart and thought that the other party was most likely here to test the bottom line of her competitors, and her eyes showed a hint of wariness.

Because Tang Wan was always observing her, she keenly caught this look.

Tang Wan smiled, put down the money, said "business is booming" and left.

She didn't recognize me and she said I looked like her daughter-in-law.

He and Zuo You are childhood sweethearts.

She didn't want to pretend to be happy, nor did she want to suffer for nothing.

She came here just to see people who might become her family in the future.

"Susu, I'm so sad."
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Bai Nan bought a direct first-class flight and landed in Binhai. When he got off the plane, Xia An had been waiting outside the airport for two hours.

The boss personally came to pick me up at the airport, which made the new graduates entering the workforce feel uneasy.

"Have you had the silk stocking milk tea?"

"No."

"Have you tried the West Lake Longjing tea?"

"No."

"Have you strolled around West Lake?"

"No."

"Did you take a stroll around Victoria Harbour?"

“I did pass by then.”

Xia An took two sets of business license documents from Bai Nan. Since his rebirth, after having Zuo You and Tang Wan, this was the third time he felt a sense of security that his money was in his pocket.

After driving out of the parking lot, Xia An asked Bai Nan to unlock the passenger seat handcuffs of the Range Rover.

"Take out that thick envelope."

Bai Nan did as he was told.

"Pour out the money."

Bai Nan did as he was told.

"Put the money in your own bag."

Bai Nan understood and said, "Boss Xia, I don't need any benefits. This is my job. I hope the company will get better and better."

Xia An said, "You've been promoted to a regular employee. I'll teach you your first lesson. You can believe it or not. Put away all your previous logic and keep only your ambition. Society doesn't need unnecessary risks. Reward and punishment are the only two possible outcomes.

I'm very satisfied with your efficiency. Keep it up. Forget the reason you're working hard for the company's growth this time. From now on, work for rewards, not for me, unless I'm the only one in the world who can give you enough rewards."

Bai Nan didn't quite understand, and she was frightened by the boss's sudden change of style.

Xia An turned his head and smiled, "You are in charge of human affairs. You will be manipulating people in the future. If you change your position, I won't say these words."

Bai Nan lowered his head.

Xia An said, "For the past three days, I've taken that finance guy to open a general account for two companies in Binhai. I'll then use the money to go out and have fun, spend it all, and then come back to work. I want to come back quickly, so I'll spend it all quickly."

Bai Nan quietly put away the eight stacks of cash without thinking about whether he should take the money.

The money had already been taken, and she instantly thought of a way to spend it.

I mailed 20,000 yuan back to my parents, and spent the rest on dressing up.

She also wants to change her style.

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Xia An attended the staff party that evening. He personally announced that this was a celebration party. The Human Resources Department, which only had one person, was appointed director by Bai Nan. From now on, all employee recruitment and internal assessments would be formulated by her. The Human Resources Department was allocated a quota of three employees and would continue to recruit.

Others suddenly felt that the food was not tasty anymore.

Why? Is it difficult to register for two licenses?

Or did this girl with glasses contribute something else?

After dinner and singing, Xia An called out Bai Nan, who was the center of attention, before leaving.

"I'm roasting you on the fire. Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Bai Nan smiled, showing his canine teeth, and shook his head, saying, "I like this feeling."

Xia An asked her, "Do you know why I sent you out on that errand that day?"

Bai Nan started thinking about this problem as soon as he received the money, and he had been thinking about it all night.

She tried to answer Xia An: "Because I look obedient?"

Xia An said, "Because you seem timid and you don't like to bear the consequences of making mistakes."

Bai Nan asked, "But isn't that true for everyone? Everyone loves rewards and fears punishment."

Xia An said: "Those who dare to make mistakes will have more opportunities to be rewarded."

Bai Nan thought about it and asked Xia An to wait for her.

Bai Nan came into the room and brought a bottle of wine. He took off his glasses and looked at Xia An sincerely, "I will try my best."

Holding the bottle with both hands, she drank half of it and spit out two mouthfuls. Xia An took two steps back, watched her finish the bottle of beer, nodded and left.

He took two steps and turned back and said, "You pay for tonight. Tell them how much I gave you."

Bai Nan nodded.

……

Bai Nan did not exceed the target, but just completed the task conscientiously. However, Xia An likes to reward people for completing tasks, but the reward is not for conscientiousness. People who work conscientiously can only get one reward.

Tang Wan was so short of people around her that Su Yi had no way to get away for the time being.

Xia An felt that this was his own problem and he had to work hard to cultivate supporters.

Apart from Liu Youwei and Zhang Tiancheng, Bai Nan was the first soldier to start training.

The position of human resources is really important.
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It was late, so Xia An did not return to the dormitory and drove directly back to Tang Wan's rental house.

The Range Rover was parked in the parking space formerly occupied by the Bentley, which was still at the airport.

Look, there is such a shortage of people that there is no one to pick up the car.

After washing off the smell of alcohol, Xia An saw two pairs of women's underwear of completely different styles in the bathroom.

Tang Wan didn't like wearing lace, but after being with Xia An, she tried to change her style a little.

Xia An had never seen the pure cotton cartoon one next to it.

Su Yi's? Possibly.

After mopping the floor, Xia An decided to go downstairs to buy some snacks and have a drink.

Everything in the school is closed at this time, only the food court and the stalls are still there.

Xia An had not walked far when he saw a familiar figure running towards the school carrying a large bag of skewers. It was Lu Fei.

'Still rehearsing?'

Xia An remembered that tomorrow night was the day of the official performance.

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small theater.

Everyone is there.

The script was revised again. After the school leaders inspected a rehearsal and asked for more content, they revised it again.

Xu Wanying personally appeared on stage to provide the voice-over narration.

The White Dragon Horse has lines, and the other characters have more lines.

The total running time was increased by thirteen minutes, reaching forty minutes, exceeding the length of a standard one-act stage play.

In other words, the original three-scene, sixteen-minute miniature drama was extended by more than double.

When Xia An passed by the rear window, he looked inside. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he suppressed the idea of going in directly. He shivered in the cold wind, but watched with great interest.

It was almost one in the morning, after everyone had left, that Xia An jumped in through the window, found the new version of the script, and went into the backstage studio to work diligently until dawn.
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The next day.

Around noon, Le Ning sent a text message to Xia An: [Can you come back today?]

Xia An: [Can’t go back]

Xiao Le Ning in the rehearsal room pouted and replied: [Oh]

It was her first time performing in a stage play and the first time she wrote a line for herself. She really hoped that Xia An could be there to see it.

But it was also true that if he came back, he wouldn't just be watching from the sidelines, but performing with her.

She didn't want this scene to be a "performance."

Xu Wanying called: "Where are you? Come backstage at 2 o'clock to rehearse the lines."

Le Ning said, "Okay."

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The Sunshine Sports Project Team made an inspection report to Binhai University at 10 a.m.

From the perspectives of teaching, environment, style and other aspects, Binhai University is given a very high evaluation.

Finally, the school leader said: "The teachers and students of the whole school organized a wonderful evening party as a farewell party for all the leaders."

The project team members were pleased to be invited.

Under the TV camera, the transition was awkward but not embarrassing.

3pm.

The newly renovated small theater with a capacity of 550 people had an attendance rate of %.

The seats are occupied by carefully selected students from each college, who are mainly responsible for orderly clapping and cheering, and there are students from freshman to senior year.

All the students who had performances were crowded backstage.

The school leaders introduced the project team and said that this place is the school’s first on-campus entrepreneurial project for college students.

"It's called the 'LSP Project Team'. It sounds quite trendy, and they're rehearsing a relatively new stage play." "Oh? Was it done by that classmate Xia An?"

"Yes, it's him."

Initiated remotely by Xia An a few days ago and approved by Xu Wanying, the "Lemon Charity Convenience Store" began operations in the corner of the last row of the small theater.

Fruit drinks and snacks, and new additions are fresh flower arrangements provided by the campus flower shop.

The performance begins at 3:30.

All inappropriate performances are not allowed on stage, such as street dance, sketches, etc.

Those who can go on stage all have unique skills and specialties that can demonstrate the positive outlook of college students.

For example, there was no musical instrument performance, classical dance, poetry recitation, bel canto, or even a single pop song about love.

As the host, the innovative stage play "Journey to the West" is the core and the finale.

The first two hours of the performance made the audience yawn and applaud continuously.

The Sunshine Sports Project Team has visited various places and has become accustomed to this situation.

To put it bluntly, you can't see activity, vitality, and freedom here. Everyone is just giving each other face and going through the motions.

The most popular song before was the suona folk music version of "To Alice", which is enough to imagine how boring it was.

Finally, it’s time for the last show.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

Even if this expectation is mixed with 90% of the mentality of "imminent liberation".

Therefore, all the LSP members who came on stage and LSP non-staff member Xu Wanying received exceptionally warm applause and cheers.

The electrically controlled curtains slowly opened to both sides.

The curtain rises and the lights go out.

Xu Wanying, standing in a dark corner of the stage, spoke on the microphone.

"My hometown of Chang'an is three thousand miles away, and I'm more than halfway to the west.

Elder Tang personally sent several disciples away from the Kingdom of Women, and said the last "Amitabha" with a smile. Later, the monkey and Fairy Zixia also left and went to a place where no one could find them.

On the day of leaving, the monkey took off the golden hoop, threw away the stick, and kissed Zixia on the cloud.

There is no self, and no Buddha."

Snap, snap.

Two spotlights hit Lu Fei and Li Xiaoru.

They stood quietly, not looking at each other, but looking at the dim auditorium and the vast grassland under the towering Kunlun Mountains.

Fat Fairy: "After eight hundred years of cultivation, I finally realized that I wasn't cultivating immortality, but a fate. Meeting you is so wonderful. Can you not leave? I can dig a river under this mountain, condense the three thousand weak waters, and prevent goose feathers from floating and reed catkins from drifting. Let's use this place as the new quicksand, okay?"

The dark and strong monk Sha stood resolutely holding the magic staff to subdue demons.

"I still have to go, I have to go eventually, even if I can't bear to leave, even if I can't bear to leave at all.

In my memory, there are the times of killing monks for nine generations, the wailing of demons, the admonitions of Buddha, your laughter, and your tears.

Yes, I can’t give up. I can’t give up my position and my future.

The wind in Kunlun Mountain is too weak to blow away the rosy clouds.

Just forget me, the past is the past after all."

Fat Fairy: “Forget?
"Yes, it is so easy for you to forget this memory. I am an ugly goblin who cries and makes noises. As long as you forget my name, you will forget everything about me.

But can you forget it?

When you were at Mount Lingshan, listening to the sermon before the Buddha as one of the eight thousand disciples, were you listening to the Buddha's teachings, or were you remembering my laughter? Is the past...really just the past?"

Monk Sha turned and looked at the demon girl: "Yes! I can't forget it!

You destroyed my Buddha! You destroyed my entire future! "

Banshee: "No, I didn't. I, I just drew another future for you."

——Dong
The staff fell to the ground.

There was the sound of running water in the background.

Narration: "The demon-subduing staff fell at the foot of Mount Kunlun, transforming into a winding river with nine winding paths. Monk Sha removed the skull rosary and buried it in the mud at the bottom of the river. The reed flowers that had once piled up slowly rose to the surface, drifting away in the wind. The next year, many more reed marshes grew along the riverbank."

Zhu Bajie finally called out to his junior brother, and left with his sister-in-law, leading the white dragon horse.

Day after day, they remained silent, not saying a single word to each other.

That day, they came to another desert full of smoke and flames.

It looks very much like the wasteland on the border of the Kingdom of Women, and very much like the river beach under the Kunlun Mountains.

Ding-ling-ling, from where the wind and sand are rising, the sound of the bell on the peddler's box can be heard."

The background music sounded, which was the harp sound recorded by Le Ning himself.

After the harp, the traveling peddler came out with a flute horizontally in his hand. It was a bamboo flute, not a long flute.

Zhu Bajie said, "From the sound of your flute, I sense that you are very sad."

The peddler said: "Of course I am sad. I am old and I have traveled all over the country, but I still cannot be happy."

The peddler told her about her past, a sad story similar to that of Liang Zhu.

Zhu Bajie said, "Why don't you forget about him?"

The peddler said: "Forget? How can I forget the past? After forgetting the past, will I still be myself? The past years may not be to my liking, and may have repeatedly put me in the most terrifying abyss, but the past is the past.

Every sorrow, joy, rain or shine, makes up who I am today.

I am old and can't walk anymore. I will probably die here.

It's nice here. You can't see the sun, but every grain of sand is reflecting it.

This will be my grave, and every sand dune will be my tombstone."

Narration: "Zhu Bajie fell silent. He thought of the girl from Gao Village, the spider spirit, the white bone spirit, and every cry from his master and fellow apprentices. He saw the sun the peddler had spoken of, and on every grain of sand shone the Buddha's light of Lingshan.

The wind stopped.

Gravel fell on the dunes.

Zhu Bajie finally waited for his own holy light of guidance.

Before ascending, he handed the reins of the white dragon horse to the peddler.

Zhu Bajie: "Take it with you, let it accompany you on your journey. This is not your grave. You will sleep forever in a valley full of blooming flowers. It is not here yet, it is just ahead."

The peddler took the reins and led the white horse silently.

The peddler asked, "Will you accompany me all the way to the valley where the flowers are in full bloom?"

Bai Ma nodded.

The peddler said: "But I can't forget the past. Will I be happy when I get there?"

The peddler sat on the ground and whistled a sad tune.

Narrator: "She didn't dare go forward. She was afraid that even if hope was rekindled, she would never find the valley. She was afraid of dying on the way, afraid that happiness would never come. It would be better to be buried here, with the memories of the past."

Hakuba shook his head.

He took off his hood and chased the light over.

The White Dragon Horse said, “You should move forward, carrying with you the past, the laughter and tears you once had. They make up you, the you who is about to reach the valley.

Just like me, I am not a mute, I can speak, I don’t care about the journey to the west, and I don’t care about you either.

Yes, I will carry you to the valley full of flowers.

Maybe I won’t say a lot to you, but I will never leave without saying goodbye, never ignore your feelings, and never pretend not to see your sadness and loss.

I am right by your side.

I will think of you every morning and sunset.

It will take you through spring, summer, autumn and winter, whether in cold or hot weather.

My horse's hooves and your eyes will reach the finish line at the same time.

Do you believe me?
You and I will no longer be each other's passers-by, we will be each other's returnees."

The peddler was already choking with sobs.

The white dragon horse said, "Hey passerby, do you hear me? I am returning home."

Narrator: "She can hear it."

The peddler said, "I can't hear you!"

Narrator: “I heard it!
I hurriedly left him with a past that did not belong to me, and kept my eyes fixed on the dilapidated times for a long time.

I am the passerby."

White Dragon Horse: "Maybe there's a deviation between our souls."

The peddler said: "Maybe it was just a second before you appeared."

White Dragon Horse: "Maybe I am just quietly erasing the footprints I once left behind."

The peddler said: "Otherwise, I wouldn't have become a wandering soul, searching for you between heaven and earth."

White Dragon Horse: "Perhaps, I have awakened in another world. Yes, there, I saw a valley full of blooming flowers."

The peddler: "But you know, I thought I was always with you."

White Dragon Horse: "I know."

The peddler said, "No, you don't! Do you know? I'm like a puppet. The end of the string that you pull has already disappeared."

White Dragon Horse: "He didn't disappear. He's in my hand. Look, can you see it?"

The peddler said: "I can't see!"

White Dragon Horse: "You can see it."

Narrator: "Yes, she can see."

The peddler said: "I can see it."

The white dragon horse walked to the edge of the stage, and the peddler's spotlight went out.

The only light in the whole place was the horse.

Bai Longma looked at the dimly lit seats and the lemon-colored convenience store sign that was lit up in the last row.

It’s like looking at Lingshan Mountain or a river valley.

"I saw the Buddha behind a cloud. I saw the river valley on the top of a high mountain.

I stumble along, carrying my past with me.

Some people say that the past is important, otherwise where would the clues come from? Some people say that the past is not important, only the future is important.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Did you hear that?
I will carry their past with me to that river valley, bury the horse's hooves, and use flowers as a tombstone.

Hey! Did you hear that?

Snapped.

Turn off the lights.

Amid the applause, Le Ning threw herself on him, crying bitterly and nodding vigorously.

"I see it. I see it."

Xia An saw a middle-aged figure in the last row slowly stand up and leave the venue first with tired steps.

He knew that was himself when he was almost forty years old.

He left completely.

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