Nostalgia

Zhu Qing went to the west room.

Chen Liang waited quietly.

After waiting for about the same amount of time as on that blind date, Chen Liang slowly walked towards the west room.

I walked past what was no longer the old house, yet it was still the old house of the past.

Pushing open the door, I entered the west room.

Zhu Qing sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), at the far west end.

There once stood an old dressing table there.

But it's gone now.

Instead, a modern table was installed.

Zhu Qing was still dressed in black.

She gazed at Chen Liang leisurely.

Chen Liang's interest was piqued as well.

Then... I'll play along with Zhu Qing...

Chen Liang entered the west room and greeted, "Hello."

"Hello there."

Zhu Qing stood up to greet Chen Liang.

The two people clasped hands.

Although it's not the same feeling as before.

But it also feels like something I've felt before.

"Please sit down," Zhu Qing said.

Chen Liang wanted to laugh, but he didn't, because he saw that Zhu Qing was very serious.

Could it be that I really hurt her deeply back then?

Zhu Qing returned to his original seat.

"Do you drink tea?" she asked Chen Liang.

Chen Liang slowly sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Upon hearing Zhu Qing's question, Chen Liang quickly lifted his buttocks again.

"I'll do it myself."

Sometime during the day, a thermos appeared under the table.

It seems there are two more teacups on the table.

In a daze, Chen Liang suddenly felt as if he had returned to the past.

Chen Liang walked over.

I was just about to pour water.

Zhu Qing had already stood up, bent down, and picked up the thermos flask under the table.

She poured the water from the kettle into a teapot.

Chen Liang didn't know when he got this teapot.

Anyway, it didn't happen last night.

"Sit down," Zhu Qing said.

Where should I sit?

Zhu Qing glanced at Chen Liang.

"Oh, okay." Chen Liang quickly returned to his previous position.

Sat down.

"What's your name?"

"Chen Liang".

"What are you doing?"

"Going to work away from home."

"Where?"

"Two thousand miles of the Yangtze and Han rivers. And you? What are you doing?"

"I don't do anything; I just help my parents with farming at home."

"Oh, oh,"... "You're twenty-one?"

"Yes, I'm twenty-one. You're twenty-one too."

"Yes, I'm also twenty-one."

Zhu Qing stood up, poured a cup of tea, and said to Chen Liang, "Yours."

"Oh." Chen Liang quickly got up, but then sat down again.

Because he remembered that he didn't get up at the time, but only lifted his buttocks slightly.

Because I was very shy at the time.

Zhu Qing poured himself another cup of tea.

Then he asked, "Are you willing?"

"Uh... I'm willing."

Original word.

Actually, Chen Liang was a little reluctant at the time, but seeing how good Zhu Qing was, he felt that he had no future and could only find a wife like her.

That's why I agreed.

Furthermore, when you came, your mother also told you: as long as the girl is nice, you should settle down and not be picky.

Before Chen Liang and Zhu Qing went on their blind date, Chen Liang had been introduced to many other potential partners.

But Chen Liang did not agree to any of them.

We didn't even go to meet.

But as soon as the matchmaker mentioned it, he immediately refused.

Because he had love in his heart, a love for love, for women.

He needs someone he loves.

You can't do it if you don't love it.

"And you?" Chen Liang asked again.

"I...am willing too."

Zhu Qing suddenly burst into tears as she spoke…

Chen Liang quickly stepped forward, "Zhu Qing..."

Zhu Qing threw herself into Chen Liang's arms.

"Chen Liang...I hate you..."

Chen Liang lifted her tearful eyes.

Her eyes were filled with tears...

"Zhu Qing..."

As Chen Liang spoke, he lowered his head and kissed Zhu Qing's eyes, swallowing her tears...

"Zhu Qing..." Chen Liang looked at Zhu Qing's small red lips, "I'm sorry..."

After saying that, he kissed her deeply.

During the kiss, Zhu Qing said, "Give it to me...give it to me..."

"Um……"

Chen Liang tackled Zhu Qing to the ground...

I covered myself with the blanket again...

"Chen Liang... Chen Liang..." Zhu Qing kept calling out.

Chen Liang called out to her, "Zhu Qing... Zhu Qing..."

"Love me...love me...you must love me fiercely..." Zhu Qing shouted again.

"Um……"

Chen Liang gave her deep love.

I love you more deeply than I did last night.

The love runs even deeper...

……

That night, Zhu Qing remained nestled in Chen Liang's arms, tenderly embracing him and expressing her deepest feelings...

Perhaps, fulfilling a dream is painful.

Perhaps, if they could live their lives again, they would choose each other.

However, Chen Liang felt that he still wouldn't choose her.

Because, in Chen Liang's heart, there is his beloved.

He still needs to go and find her.

Even if we went back to the beginning, Chen Liang would still reject Zhu Qing.

He still wants to find his true love.

Moreover, it will be found.

It was very painful.

It was extremely painful.

His beloved was his deceased wife.

My wife passed away many years ago.

……

At dawn, Chen Liang left Zhu Qing's house.

The two agreed to meet again tonight.

Chen Liang arrived home, filled with pain and bitterness.

Because he was thinking of his wife.

This pain will never be erased from his heart.

Unless, his wife is resurrected.

Chen Liang went to bed, covered his head, and fell into a deep sleep.

He had a dream about how he had become like this.

How did I transform from a pure and devoted young man into the dissolute person I am today?

He felt some regret.

But he couldn't bring himself to regret it.

Because he was lonely...

……

Chen Liang slept until late afternoon.

He doesn't want to write a book.

Today, he is not in the mood to write a book.

He just wanted to drink...

He cooked himself some rice and stir-fried some vegetables, and then went out to buy some peanuts.

He started drinking.

Once they started drinking, they kept drinking until nightfall.

It's almost 9 o'clock.

Chen Liang sent Zhu Qing a message: Should I go now?

Zhu Qing replied: Hmm.

Chen Liang: Okay.

Perhaps, only Zhu Qing can bring him back to his former self.

Let him relive his younger self, his past self...

Chen Liang got up and went outside to get his electric scooter.

They mounted their horses and rode towards Zhu Qing's house.

The cold wind tonight couldn't dispel the sorrow in his heart, nor the drunkenness...

When Chen Liang arrived at Zhu Qing's house, it was exactly the same as it had been the night before.

The gate was still open.

It's still running.

Chen Liang came in, closed the main gate, and bolted it.

Then he walked into the house.

Tonight, Zhu Qing is not in the east room, but in the west room.

Chen Liang went straight into the west room.

"Zhu Qing?"

Zhu Qing sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Tonight, she actually said again, "You have to act out that time again, the time you practically forced me to do it."

As Zhu Qing said this, he looked leisurely at Chen Liang.

"Okay."

Chen Liang, slightly drunk, pounced on him.

Although he can't remember everything that happened, he remembers the general details.

While drunk.

Chen Liang said, "Don't hit the mirror again."

Zhu Qing suddenly laughed and said, "Now there's no mirror either."

"Don't hit anything."

"Know."

In an instant, in a split second, Zhu Qing suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

"Why?" Chen Liang was a little confused.

That's it.

Chen Liang was somewhat alarmed. "You're going to smash something?"

"No, I'm not fighting anymore."

"Then... let's continue..."

"Ah! You're bad! You're so bad!" Zhu Qing punched Chen Liang with her little fist.

Chen Liang said, "If only things had been like this from the beginning."

"Yes, yes, that's what I think too. If only things had been this way back then."

"You regret it?"

"Yeah, I regretted it." ... "But... I don't regret it now."

Zhu Qing hugged Chen Liang even tighter...