National Tide 1980.

After seeing Sang Jing off, Xiao Tao never expected one thing.

He didn't expect that only nine days after Sang Jing left the country, Ning Weimin made an international call from Japan.

Ning Weimin asked Luo Guangliang to tell him that arrangements had been made for his girlfriend to study abroad.

He also said that a man named Li Xiaojiang would return to China soon to contact him and take charge of all the formalities.

They were not even asked to pay for studying abroad. They were just asked to come over first and were told that there were two schools for them to choose from. They would talk about other things after Sang Jing had seen the schools and the accommodation conditions.

Judging from these arrangements, Xiao Tao really has to admit that Ning Weimin is quite considerate.

If he doesn't do it, then nothing happens. But if he does it, everything will be in place and everything will be arranged clearly for him.

However, the most crucial problem is that the news came too late and was not in time.

If it had been half a month earlier, he would never have let Sang Jing go to the United States.

But now it's too late. Since Sang Jing has already gone to the United States, it is naturally impossible for her to go to Japan again.

What else can Xiao Tao do?
He could only admit in a state of loss that he could not laugh or cry, that sometimes luck played a much more important role than ability in whether a person could get what he wanted, especially love and marriage.

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Of course, Xiao Tao is not the only unlucky person in the world who is trapped in love and played by fate.

If Lan Lan's love and marriage are compared with Xiao Tao's, it can be described as even more bumpy and tortuous.

In 1989, she was already years old.

Ever since she broke up with her college classmate Fang Xiao a few years ago, she has been in a blank emotional state.

Although she herself never cared about such days, in the eyes of others, especially her family, her life was very boring, like a sorghum growing in the field that suddenly lost water and sunlight and looked wilted.

For this reason, her parents and relatives have talked to her more than once and arranged blind dates for her.

In order not to make her relatives feel sad and anxious, Lan Lan also went there. However, until now, no one had ever caught her eye.

To be honest, it’s not that their conditions are bad.

Engineers, university teachers, editors-in-chief, doctors, police officers, state officials, many of them have high education, decent jobs, and good family backgrounds, but Lan Lan couldn't explain why she didn't feel the slightest bit attracted to them.

So in order not to waste other people’s time, she would give a clear answer to each person after meeting them once - no.

It was not until 1989 that her sister-in-law introduced him to a military officer, which gave her the possibility of breaking free from her relationship status.

Lan Lan met the military cadre on January 1989, 1, in the man's office.

The man was only one year older than Lan Lan. His skin was very tanned, but he was very handsome and a little embarrassed.

As soon as he saw Lan Lan, his face turned red and he could only fumble to move chairs and make tea and pour water.

When Lan Lan's sister-in-law introduced the man to Lan Lan, she said, "Lan Lan, this is the man I'm introducing to you. His last name is Zhao, and his name is Zhao Feng. He works in this unit, and his parents are both military cadres. Even though he's only 28 years old, he's already a battalion commander. And he always speaks up to people one level higher."

After saying this, he turned to Zhao Feng and said, "Zhao Feng, our Lan Lan is a good girl with good manners and good temperament. Don't miss this opportunity. I have introduced the situation to you. You two can talk. I will leave first."

After saying that, she picked up her bag and walked to Zhao Feng, reminding him, "You are a man, take the initiative. Don't be so silent. Otherwise, if our Lan Lan looks down on you, I will not be responsible."

After saying this, he smiled meaningfully, opened the door, and left.

As a result, there were only two people left in the room. Only then did Lan Lan take a serious look at the soldier in front of her. When she saw him for the first time, her attention was actually on the military uniform, and she didn't really notice anything about him as a person.

When she looked at it carefully again, she unexpectedly felt a sense of familiarity as if she had seen it before.

Lan Lan couldn't tell exactly where she had seen this acquaintance before. When she looked at Zhao Feng again, Ning Weimin's voice and smile appeared before her eyes.

The Zhao Feng in front of him looked very much like Ning Weimin, not in appearance, but in the expression when he was serious and the nervousness in him.

I remember when they went to the Badaling Great Wall for a picnic, they sat together and met Lan Lan's father. Ning Weimin was neither humble nor arrogant, and talked freely. He was almost like this.

Although she looked shy, her face was red and a little embarrassed, her eyes contained confidence and persistence.

Lan Lan suddenly had this feeling, and when she realized what was going on, she felt as if she was in another world.

Because she was lost in her memories, Lan Lan didn't say anything.

The other party thought the girl was being reserved, so he spoke first, "You... your name is Lan Lan?"

Lan Lan nodded, her hand couldn't help but grab the corner of her clothes, her eyes looking at a corner of the ground.

The other party then asked, "Do you work for a magazine?"

Lan Lan nodded again.

After asking these questions, the other party seemed to have nothing to say and looked at Lan Lan with empty eyes.

Just when Lan Lan felt that the other party was a little bit bad at speaking and didn't look like Ning Weimin, she suddenly said, "Sister Yueyue introduced your situation. I feel pretty good."

And when the other party said this, he quickly glanced at Lan Lan again.

As a result, to Lan Lan, it seemed that Ning Weimin's shadow suddenly appeared again behind Zhao Feng, and appeared vaguely in front of Lan Lan's eyes.

That was her beautiful and pure first love, although...all of it has disappeared.

But it is so unforgettable that she will always remember it when she least expects it.

For some reason, Lan Lan suddenly had the feeling of sitting side by side with Ning Weimin and talking about the future and life.

At that time, the two of them were sitting in the sun, and the sunlight reflected on their faces redly.

However, what stood before their eyes at this moment was not the warm sun, but an office desk and a radiator on the wall.

Lan Lan sighed and said, "There's nothing special about my situation. I just went to school, studied, and started working after graduation."

Unexpectedly, the other party said, "Actually, I am similar. I was admitted directly to the military academy and have been in the army ever since. There is nothing special about it. But I think it is pretty good this way."

Lan Lan felt that it was not good to be too cold, so she became more positive, "What do you like to do?"

Zhao Feng said, "I watch movies, listen to music, read books, swim, play ball. To be honest, I have written a few articles and published them..."

Just like that, two simple and straightforward people came together and gradually communicated more. They both felt it was easier to talk to each other, and they were not at all as restrained as at the beginning. They both relaxed.

Especially when it came to writing and literature, they seemed to have found a topic of common interest and kept chatting. Before they knew it, they were talking until the light outside dimmed and became dark.

When Zhao Feng turned on the light in the room, Lan Lan exclaimed, "Why is it so late? Sorry, I have to go!"

So the two of them paused their conversation, walked out of Zhao Feng's office, and came to the street outside the military control area.

Although they didn't talk much about love when they were chatting in the house, the lights were already dimming and they had to say goodbye. Zhao Feng politely sent Lan Lan to the bus stop.

He didn't have time to say anything when a bus came.

Lan Lan said "Goodbye!" to Zhao Feng and hurriedly jumped into the car.

As the bus started to drive away, Lan Zhaofeng just stood under the bus stop, watching the bus go away.

It was obvious that Lan Lan had left a very deep and good impression on him today, which was why he was so reluctant to leave.

As for Lan Lan, the appearance of Zhao Feng reminded her of her first love and caused her some sadness.

She originally thought that her life had changed and she would no longer think of Ning Weimin, and that person had slowly faded from her mind.

But what she didn't expect was that Ning Weimin's shadow had actually been stubbornly lingering in her heart.

It has been so long, but she hasn't forgotten this man.

Although her mind told her that they were not destined to be together and had already embarked on completely different paths.

However, Ning Weimin, who once sold scrap copper to her, bought tickets for her and told her stories, still lives tenaciously in the deepest part of her heart.

Who would have thought that even an accidental acquaintance with Zhao Feng could inadvertently make her think of Ning Weimin again.

In this kind of situation, she had no choice but to believe in fate.

Especially when she got home and saw her sister-in-law again, her sister-in-law's eyes lit up and she said to her mysteriously, "Lanlan, how do you feel about Zhao Feng? He has a good impression of you. He called you before you came back and said that there were some things he hadn't had time to discuss today, and he wanted to invite you to his company auditorium again tomorrow to watch a movie."

She felt even more emotionally conflicted and difficult to choose between.

Logically speaking, she knew clearly that Zhao Feng was not Ning Weimin, and she could not equate the two people.

But judging by her feeling, Zhao Feng could give her the feeling of reliving the good old days, which made her really reluctant to let him go and she didn't know what to do.

She was in a dilemma whether to see him or not.

Sure enough, just as his sister-in-law had said, Zhao Feng called the magazine the next morning and told Lan Lan in person that his company had issued movie tickets and hoped that she would go after get off work.

Originally, Lan Lan had made up her mind to refuse yesterday, but she didn't expect Zhao Feng to be so astonishingly persistent.

He actually asked her directly on the phone, "Don't you want to see me? Can you give me another chance?"

Lan Lan's hand holding the microphone was shaking a little. The tone of voice was exactly the same as the one she remembered Ning Weimin used.

At this moment, Ning Weimin's image appeared in front of Lan Lan again, as if the person who called was Ning Weimin instead of Zhao Feng.

So, Lan Lan couldn't say "no" in the end, but asked about the time and address.

Even while waiting for the appointment in the evening, she felt a little excited and a little nervous.

The movie was in the evening, but Lan Lan couldn't explain why she was in such a good mood during the day of waiting.

I even hummed songs in the corridor of the office, which had never happened before.

In the evening, when Lan Lan got off work and rushed to the entrance of the auditorium where Zhao Feng mentioned, the time was almost right.

People had started to enter the auditorium. Zhao Feng, wearing a military uniform and holding two pink movie tickets, was standing in a conspicuous place under the lights at the entrance.

The moment Lan Lan saw Zhao Feng, her heart suddenly turned cold again. After all, Zhao Feng was not Ning Weimin. His military demeanor was very tough, which was completely different from the relaxed feeling of Ning Weimin.

But things had come to this point, Lan Lan could no longer break her promise, so she just went over.

At this time, Zhao Feng finally saw Lan Lan.

He waved the bills in his hand, his face full of smiles and looking very happy.

"You came……"

"coming."

Zhao Feng smiled at her and said, "You've come just in time. Let's go in."

So the two of them walked into the cinema one after the other and found their seats.

It was not until then that Lan Lan realized that she was a little embarrassed.

You know, although the plot of this movie is ordinary, it is extraordinary.

Because she overlooked one thing: all the people sitting in front, behind, and around them were from Zhao Feng's unit.

These people were naturally very familiar with Zhao Feng. They greeted him warmly and looked at the two of them with great interest.

Needless to say, these people can understand what they are doing now, understand their relationship with each other, and even secretly give them scores in their hearts to evaluate whether they are a good match.

Lan Lan sat there feeling uncomfortable all over, feeling a little regretful and thinking that she really shouldn't have come today.

Fortunately, Zhao Feng was a considerate person. He seemed to notice her embarrassment and kept trying hard to find something to say to Lan Lan.

Finally, the bell rang, the lights dimmed, and then the environment became completely dark.

Only then did Lan Lan let out a sigh of relief, and her tense body instantly relaxed.

Zhao Feng was sitting next to Lan Lan. He remained calm and upright, not daring to get any closer to Lan Lan.

However, Lan Lan could smell the scent of male hormones emanating from Zhao Feng's body.

Strangely enough, Lan Lan suddenly made a new discovery. Even the smell of Zhao Feng was similar to that of Ning Weimin, which made her feel like she was reliving an old memory.

Ning Weimin had left such a feeling on Lan Lan from time to time, such as when he carried scrap copper into the scrap yard, and when they climbed the mountain together.

At that time, Lan Lan was intoxicated and nostalgic.

At this moment, although things and people have changed, there is also a long-lost and familiar feeling.

Unconsciously, she seemed to have returned to the past, when she and Ning Weimin were sitting in the cinema watching a movie.

Although her eyes were fixed on the big screen, she couldn't take her attention away from the other person.

Lan Lan unknowingly became completely immersed in the memories of her past experiences.

It was not until the end of the movie that the sudden light brought Lan Lan back to reality.

It was after watching the movie that Lan Lan decided to continue dating Zhao Feng. (End of this chapter)