between clouds and mud

Chapter 48 The Moon Will Sink (End)
The fairy tale stopped at the busy intersection, and the breeze caressed the swaying branches of the small camphor tree, causing the leaves to whirl and dance, which also set off a layer of shock in her heart.

Fairytale has a different feeling for Changsha.

friend, how are you?
Back to four years ago, there was a netizen who had never met in the QQ list of Fairy Tale Girl——Chasing the Wind Boy.

The two had long lost contact in the vast crowd, but when they saw the young man passing by on a bicycle on the side of the road, Fairy Tale concentrated for a moment.

He said that he could ride a bicycle later.

Fairy Tale walks along the small camphor trees lined up on the side of the road, with luxuriant branches all the way, maybe the stranger on a certain street corner will be him, maybe the boy who just passed by on a bicycle is him.

Fairy Tale stepped on the checkered bricks under her feet, and there was no one at the end of the road.

Until a white car stopped beside her and the window fell, Zhou Song poked his head out in surprise: "Fairy Tale, why are you here?"

This is the gate of Zhou Song's residential area. In a corner of the city that is not prosperous, few people visit it.

Zhou Song warmly invited her to be a guest at home. Zhou's villa is very grand and bright, with exquisite decoration everywhere.

The only door was broken. This room only had a simple lock on it. It looked like it had been dusty for a long time. It was probably a utility room.

Fairy Tale will fly back to Shenzhen tomorrow, and stay at Zhou Song's house tonight.

She was a little nervous, but Zhou Song's parents treated her very warmly, and they had dinner together.

After eating, Zhou Huaiming asked her age.

Fairy tales say 22 years old.

"22 years old." Zhou Huaiming calculated in his heart, and then sighed: "What a good age."

The sad name was never mentioned in the family, but what the father said made people think. If the younger brother was still alive, he would be about this age.

After dinner, Zhou Song took Fairy Tale to the guest room to rest, and prepared disposable toiletries for her.

"Sister Xiaoliu." Tong Tong said, "I have something I want to talk to you about."

Zhou Song's footsteps stopped: "Is it about him?"

Fairy nods.

The two sat together on the rattan chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the night wind blew, and the fairy tale was brewing for a long time.

After thinking for a while, he slowly said: "I have been with Zhang Gong for two years. We are not only a superior-subordinate relationship, but he is a very important person to me."

People who have been exposed to the rain are always willing to hold an umbrella for others.

The fledgling Zhang Chengnian was deeply taken care of by Lao Gu, and the ignorant fairy tale followed Zhang Chengnian's guidance.

People who have never met before come from all corners of the country, and they will get acquainted by chance. The link of this relationship is also a teacher and a friend. Although I never say a word of master, the friendship is deeply rooted in my heart.

What is passed down is not only the craftsmanship and technology of the decorator, but also the principles of life and heart.

"We have been together day and night for more than two years, and I think I know him quite well. I didn't see the difference in Zhang Gong until you appeared. Gu Ge said that most people in this world are indifferent to reality, but Zhang Gong is as stubborn as a cow. If others treat him well, he will return very much."

"But he doesn't like to explain. Let me explain it for him, Mr. Zhang. Time is running out."

"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Zhou Song's heart fell to the bottom, and her mind went blank.

"Stomach cancer has gotten worse."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, and Zhou Song tightened his fingers: "How is this possible?"

But fate, always likes to shake some burdens, life is full of impermanence.

Zhou Song fell into a nightmare that night. She was burning hot all over. Zhou Huaiming and his wife were awakened by the shouting in the dream, and a group of people sent her to the hospital overnight.

After receiving a sedative IV in the hospital, Zhou Song's mood gradually stabilized, and it was rare for him to sleep peacefully for a while.

The doctor said there was nothing serious, probably because of the nightmare, and it will be fine to observe it in the hospital for two days.

When she woke up, her eyes were a little confused, and the pungent smell of disinfectant in the hospital was unpleasant, so she wanted to be discharged no matter what.

The girl who has been sensible since she was a child is twisting at this moment. She doesn't care what the couple say, and even pulls out the needle stubbornly. Zhou Song's emotions break down, and she shed tears of bewilderment for no reason: "Dad, I want to go back. Home."

Faced with their daughter's sudden loss of control, Zhou Huaiming and Feng Yi were at a loss. They had never seen such an unreasonable side of Zhou Song.

She was very worried, her fever had not subsided, and it was impossible to leave the hospital like this.

Zhou Laoliu also called, and her anxious tone was a bit aggressive, but this time, no matter who persuaded her sensible daughter, it was useless.

Listening to the reprimand on the other side of the phone, Zhou Song held the phone, tears poured out, and cried helplessly: "Daddy, I don't like hospitals."

Her emotions were too sensitive and she was on the verge of collapse, until several doctors controlled her and forcibly injected her with sleeping pills.

Since Zhou Li left, Zhou Song seldom stepped into the hospital unless necessary.

But she had never been so excited. In her dream, she was talking to herself, but most of the words could not be heard clearly.

In the afternoon, Zhang Chengnian rushed to the hospital and received a call from Fairy Tale. He flew from Shenzhen to Changsha non-stop.

Feng Yi doesn't like Zhang Chengnian, his existence is like a choke in his throat, parents on both sides want to keep their children by their side, this is unavoidable selfishness.

The husband and wife could not understand what Zhou Song said in his sleep, but Zhang Chengnian understood.

Xiao Liu was imprisoned in the same house as a child again, this time because of him.

"Xiao Liu, brother Cheng is here." Zhang Chengnian held her hand tightly guiltily, and the sleeping girl seemed to notice something, her brows gradually eased, and finally became quiet.

Zhou Huaiming left with his wife, leaving Zhou Song in the care of Zhang Chengnian.

"How can Xiao Song leave in this state." Feng Yi refused to leave outside the ward.

Zhou Huaiming looked at the two young people in the ward through the glass: "What my daughter wants is not us."

He took his wife's shoulders and said with a sad tone, "Zhou Song has grown up, let her choose."

Zhou Song woke up with a drowsy head, and the gentle palm on the edge of the hospital bed wrapped her tightly. She stretched out the other hand and slowly brushed the ends of his hair.

Zhang Chengnian fell asleep for a while, and his sleep was very light. He raised his head and his eyes were bloodshot, probably because he stayed by the bed for too long.

"Brother Cheng." She felt a little weak, and sat up from the hospital bed, wrapping her hands around the waist of the person in front of her.

Her tears wet his chest, and it smeared. She couldn't speak a few times, and finally said tremblingly: "Brother Cheng, I miss you. I miss you when you are in Shenzhen. I miss you when you are in Singapore." I miss you then."

Her voice became more and more choked: "I don't like the hospital, it's not good here, let's go home."

Zhang Chengnian's heart throbbed following her words: "The doctor suggested to observe for two more days, and go home when you feel better."

Zhou Song shook his head, the hospital is an unlucky place, and she is the last thing she wants to stay here at this time.

"Be obedient." Zhang Chengnian's tone was severe, and she always listened.

"Then if I listen to the doctor, will you listen too?" Zhou Song sat on the edge of the bed, grabbed his lapel and asked, "Can the doctor cure me and you too?"

Zhang Chengnian nodded, with a slight smile in his eyes to comfort her: "Brother Cheng is fine, the doctor will cure him."

He always said something lightly to her - Brother Cheng is fine, but he walks alone in this world, how can the wind and rain show mercy to him.

Zhang Chengnian went to the bathroom to calm down for a while, and when he came back, the hospital bed was empty, and Xiao Liu left.

After he asked the nurse, he saw Zhou Song sitting alone on a bench in the operating room upstairs, with a smile on her pale face.

"Why are you sitting here?" Zhang Chengnian took his coat and draped it over her shoulders.

"This is the closest" to death. The word "death" couldn't come out of her mouth: "A place close to heaven. It was also here when Zhou Li left that year."

"Don't think about it, go back and rest." Zhang Chengnian frowned.

Zhou Song held his hand, she gently rubbed the calluses on it, and looked at him: "Brother Cheng, I know what you are thinking, and you want to leave me alone, but I have grown up, no matter what No matter how long we are together, I can face parting calmly, I am stronger than you imagine."

"Xiao Liu, everyone will go through this test, don't be afraid."

"What about you, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid."

"fraud."

That year Zhou Li also said that she was not afraid, she had been fooled once.

But Zhang Chengnian is only in his early 30s now, which is the golden age of a man, so why is he not afraid of life and death?

Zhou Song poured tears back into his eyes, and a smile flashed in his sparkling eyes: "I remember what you asked me last time."

"what?"

"Let's go back to Dengxin Bridge and tell Grandpa that Xiaoliu will marry Brother Cheng and be your family's granddaughter-in-law, okay?"

Zhang Chengnian squatted down beside her, staring into her eyes: "Silly girl, no."

Not far behind them, an operating bed was pushed out, and several eager relatives swarmed around it. The pushed bed passed by them, and pedestrians staggered past.

Zhou Song's eyes followed the group of people in the deep corridor. Only when he arrived at the hospital did he realize the respectability and value of life. This is the most miserable place in the world. It gives people reunion and vitality, and also experiences life and death.

What is everything in this world compared to life and death?

Zhou Song rubbed her palms to inhale, she gently stroked the strands of hair on his forehead, then took out a golden tinfoil candy from her pocket as if by magic, and spread her palms in front of him: "This time, change You are obedient."

The stories of the past will eventually be diluted by time, but there is always a shadow that leaves an indelible mark.

When she was six years old, in the maze of ice and snow, two little Doudings squatted together, and Brother Cheng spread out his palm and turned it into a magical candy.

From then on, in the journey of youth, he was the boy who grew up with her, and she was the little tail following him.

After many years of identity rotation, this candy miraculously resolved the bitterness in his heart, and Zhang Chengnian, who has always been resolute, burst into tears with a smile.

"Brother Cheng, I love you." She almost choked up and said this, the confession between the two was actually opened in such a cold place as the hospital: "I have been separated from you for these years, I feel empty and sad , You are in one day, Xiao Liu will be with you for one day, you will be in one year, Xiao Liu will be with you for one year, so don't want me anymore."

"Little Six." Zhang Chengnian's accumulated emotions collapsed, and he leaned against her arms shaking his shoulders.Such a forbearing and strong man can cry like a weak child.

He has never confided his heart to her. He didn't dare before, and he won't be able to in the future.

Do you have the courage to love if you know your life is coming to an end?

Xiao Liu is a good girl, his life is only a few short years, but she still has a long decades to live.

But in the face of death, he would also be afraid of that unknown and dark world.

He has traveled once in this world, and traveled many roads alone.

There are not many things to worry about, the most important thing is the girl in front of me.He grew up holding her hand since he was young, and the friendship between the two has long been an inseparable part of life.

Hearing his lover's pious confession, the lack in his heart was filled.

Can anyone reject the light?
He once illuminated the way she grew up, and now she illuminated his last life.

The winter of this year was warm and clear, and Zhou Song and Zhang Chengnian got married.

The sixth son handed over his daughter to Brother Cheng, and even the wrinkles on his face were covered with a bright smile. Our sixth uncle will have an extra son in the future.

"When Xiaoliu was in high school, there was a letter from the family saying that Brother Cheng held her hand and counted the steps when walking home from school. At that time, Dad knew that you would be my son-in-law sooner or later."

Xiao Liu went to school on the first day, Lao Liu led her to find the way, now handed her over to another man, Zhou Lao Liu toasted a glass of wine to the distant mountain, and then sprinkled it in the soil with a distant voice.

"In-laws, I'm guessing you'll be laughing from ear to ear. Xiaoliu will marry your family as a grandson-in-law. I'll take advantage of it and get a good son."

Marrying a daughter, some people are happy and some are worried.

Feng Yi was out of breath from crying, the makeup on his face had already been soaked by tears, he hugged his daughter several times choked up and refused to let go.

Zhou Huaiming, who has always been calm and self-sufficient, also had wet eyes, but he was a man, he turned sideways and wiped the corners of his eyes silently, and wished the couple: "It's good that you are happy."

On the day of the wedding, the family of six put them into a family portrait photo frame, their faces were peaceful and happy, and their smiles were calm and happy.

The wedding rings of the two are very simple, a pair of plain platinum rings, without extra decorations, and the smooth and natural lines outline the outline.

It is a unique orphan in the world, and it is also a promise of love.

In this flashy age, do diamonds represent love?
Maybe, but there are many kinds of love, and it lies in the value in the heart rather than the price on the surface.

With Zhang Chengnian's current wealth and status, he could have scoured the world for the most precious and luxurious gemstones and presented them to his beloved, but in the end he sat in front of the cutting machine and polished this simple ring frame by frame.

Whether it is 100 years, ten years or one year, life is a countdown, take advantage of the good time, do whatever you want.

Zhou Song and Zhang Chengnian set off by car to enjoy the scenery of the western part of the motherland. The towering Populus euphratica forest swayed in the wind, the lakes in northern Xinjiang reflected the majestic snow mountains, and the pure ice surface was intertwined with snowflakes and ice cracks.

From winter to summer, from the west to the south, visitors finally sail towards their home.

The traces of ruts left on the wide or narrow national roads disappeared with the wind and sand.

People in this world have come and gone one after another, and the times are sweeping like giant waves.

Where is the meaning of life?

There is no shortage of great men in the world. This is the heroism of the Chinese. A chopstick is easy to break, and a bundle of chopsticks is huddled together.

The power of ordinary people is small, but the power of a group of people is huge.

After many years, perhaps no one knows our story, but the wind that blows over Linxi Mountain will be mixed with the past.

　There is another chapter, the thief of time
　　
　
(End of this chapter)