Yi Xing

Chapter 39

Fu Fu got up early 24 mornings in a row and heated up my two boxes of milk.

He said that he could memorize the translations of ancient Chinese in half an hour when he got up early, and I thought I had no way to repay him, so I sorted out for him a copy of content word explanations and function word usage in all classical Chinese texts in three years of high school.

I think in a relationship that can be regarded as beautiful, understanding, giving and tenderness should all be two-way.

In the tense and infinitely bright winter studying hard, Fu Yixing wanted it too.

His birthday is on the day of the winter solstice.

I have always felt that a person like him should be born in spring, when all things recover.

But he happened to be born on the winter solstice.

Although I haven’t studied geography for a long time, I still remember that the geography book said that “on the winter solstice every year, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricornus, and there is a polar night phenomenon in the Arctic Circle. The northern hemisphere has the shortest day and the longest night.”

The winter solstice is a long dark night for me who grew up in the northern hemisphere. Although Tongcheng is located in the subtropical zone, there will be no polar night at all.

But after staying with Fu Yixing for a long time, I also gradually understood the meaning of this day. On the day of the winter solstice, the day is the shortest and the night is the longest in the northern hemisphere. In the days after the winter solstice, the nights are getting shorter and the days are getting longer.

Fu Yixing is still the one who brings light.

He is coming of age.

Tang Cheng told me that they don't have the habit of giving gifts to each other, and it is enough to bring a cake on their birthday.

But it should be a big day.

I struggled for half a month, not knowing what to give him.

I hope it is a unique gift that surprises him and reminds him of this tender time and of me in the days to come.

I ended up making him a leather-bound notebook.

When I bought the tool, I wanted to make a wallet, but I always felt that the wallet didn't match his aura, so I decided to make a notebook instead.

These processes may seem simple and unusual to the layman, but I stayed up all night for two or three weekends to realize this notebook.

When I was sewing, I couldn't always make the needle holes in a neat row, which also made me realize that I would never have the opportunity to study medicine in the future.

Anyway, I made this notebook before his birthday.

Selfishly, I wrote the date of completion and my name on the title page.

His birthday was a Sunday, and I was a little excited, waking up very early.

Waking up early is not without rewards. I saw Fu Yixing posting a circle of friends in the early morning.

He is a person who doesn't post Moments, so this is his only Moments.

Fu Yixing set off from home at midnight, ran past his childhood residence, his kindergarten, his elementary school and junior high school, passed through Hua'an, headed north all the way to the riverside where he took me, and then changed his route ran home.

It's about the length of a marathon.

He didn't say today is his birthday, but just introduced the places he ran.

This circle of friends is extremely personal, and I can even imagine the language style of his second circle of friends.

Because of the time difference, Tang Cheng was the first to comment "Happy Birthday" to him, with a cake emoji.

I think Tang Cheng should have come out and is willing to settle down with Fu Yixing.

I also liked Fu Fu and commented "Happy Birthday".

Originally, I wanted to give him the gift in the morning, but I was afraid that he had exhausted a lot of energy and had already fallen asleep.

In the afternoon, looking at this circle of friends again, many students who are familiar with him have already sent blessings below.

Fu Fu unified replied thank you.

This disappointed me a bit, I thought I would be answered individually.

When I returned to the dormitory at night, Fu Yixing had already arrived, and he brought me a cake.

"Fu Fu, I want to give you a gift."

He smiled, "What is it?"

I pulled out a headphone case.

"earphone?"

"No."

I took out the notebook, "It's a notebook, I made it."

There was joy in his eyes immediately—the eyes I wanted to see.

Fu Yixing's eyes are always deep and distant, so beautiful.

When he looks at me, his eyes will be very gentle and beautiful.

But I'd rather see joy that's stronger than a normal smile, like it is now.

"Thank you, Keke, I like it very much."

I also laughed, "I still owe you a wish, you can make a wish with me at any time, I may not have the supernatural powers of the Koi King, but I will do for you whatever I can."

Fu Yixing hugged me.

Palms rest on the back of my head.

He said thank you in a very low voice in my ear.His voice is mesmerizing.

He added: "The hair is long."

I told him it would be cold in winter with a round cut.

I heard his soft laugh.

Such a man looks like a man when he smiles.

Fu Yixing has grown up.

Before going to bed, I suddenly remembered that Fu Yixing didn't reply to me alone, so I sued him in front of him.

"I reply to you, everyone can see it, I just want to tell you. Thank you for remembering."

That's when I feel content, that I'm still special.

Jinghai Temple has a bell ringing event every year. The monks thought that I would take the college entrance examination in the new year, and wanted to give me the first ringing of the new year's bell.

I asked if they could give me a second so I could pray for my friend, and they agreed.

I think the dozens of days of voluntary help I have accumulated have paid off in the ringing of the bell.

At the end of the year, there are still bears to accompany the wedding, there are still food festivals, and the ginkgo trees are still hung with colorful lights.

The difference is that each of us has a bear on the dinner plate;

We are in the third year of high school and cannot participate in the activities of setting up stalls.

But this year's playground is more romantic than last year, with tiny snow flakes fluttering down from the sky.

Fu Yixing and I were walking on the playground, and I invited him to ring the bell with me.

He agreed.

I think the advantage of being a boy is that parents don't have much to worry about going out in the middle of the night.

Just like Fu Yixing was able to run out to welcome the first rays of sunshine in Tongcheng on his birthday.

He just talked to his family and went to the temple with me to wait.

Many people gathered in front of the gate of Jinghai Temple who wanted to ring the bell to pray for blessings to welcome the New Year, so I walked in from the Zen room again.

The monk in the Gongdetang even remembered Fu Yixing, he said: "I guess who you want to pray for, it turned out to be the benefactor from last year."

Fu Yixing clasped his hands together and bowed his head to him.

Fu Fu knelt with me in the merit hall for a while, and I couldn't help thinking of the scene when I first met Zou Yi'an, which affected my mood.

When walking out of the merit hall, Fu Yixing said: "It's all over, and it will be a new year later."

He really understands me very well and can always sense my downfalls.I feel very lucky to have such a person by my side.

Most of the days this year have been uneventful, I have suffered setbacks, so has Fu Yixing, and Tangcheng, but I think in general, this year has been pretty good.

My relationship with Tang Cheng has grown deeper and my relationship with Fu Yixing has become closer. These two things are enough to make me feel that this year has been good.

At 11:30, the monks led us to the clock, and the people waiting at the gate were arranged to line up behind us.

The old host appeared next to the big clock with a smile on his face. He said, "Later, you need to work harder. The first ringing of the new year's bell must be heard by people in a radius of several miles."

I nodded.

The snow is still falling slowly.

The monk read the seconds and signaled that I could start.

I pulled the bell hammer out a lot, and hit it three times with full strength.

The sound of the bell is pure, thick and long, and the lingering sound is endless.

The new year has arrived.

When Fu Yixing rang the bell, the phone in my pocket vibrated.

I thought it should be a New Year's blessing, so I didn't care.

I took out my mobile phone after he finished the collision and we reached the bank of Xu Lake next to the temple.

Uncle Hong sent a message: Zou Yi'an took hallucinogenic drugs, slipped and fell to his death.

I stopped, and my heart stopped beating.