"A Text Message Before Engagement"

Text: Xi Xiaohe

- "He can fade or wither, I don't care..."

(1)

? A month ago, I received such a text message. At that time, Cheng Cheng and I were watching a movie in the living room. It was his favorite "The Godfather". I stared at the screen of my phone in trance. With the sharp memory of a professional screenwriter, I tried hard to think of the name "Chen Nian".

After watching the movie, Cheng Cheng happily brought a bottle of red wine, and I showed him the text message.

? He lowered his head and glanced: "Hey, which little lover is this."

? I rolled my eyes: "Brother, my surname is Zhang."

? "Don't call me brother, call me husband~" He disagreed and continued to play with the wine glass, "Then I sent it to the wrong person."

? "But... the content of the text message feels very important." I said .

? "Then, call me tomorrow and ask?" He poured the wine, threw my phone on the sofa aside, and then said in his usual routine: "Okay, okay, a spring night is worth a thousand dollars." …"

When I woke up at noon the next day, my back was sore and I couldn't help teasing Cheng Cheng about his animalistic nature. He said with a smirk on his face: "My name is, I am gifted." Then. Go ahead and make lunch.

(2)

? I picked up the phone and turned to this text message again. I vaguely remembered that when I used this mobile phone card a few years ago, people often made wrong calls. Once a girl called to ask about borrowing books, and her name seemed to be Nian Nian... Could it be this Chen Nian?

? I sat up excitedly. At that time, I was still working as an editor in a library in Suzhou. I happened to have the book she was looking for, so I added my contact information and sent it by express delivery.

? It was this beginning that gave me the opportunity to conduct an "investigation interview" that lasted for more than half a month. I started with the girl who borrowed books, and then gradually contacted this girl named Chen Nian, ( What Chen Nian didn’t know was that I had actually contacted the gentleman who sent the text message earlier.) During this process, my mood changed subtly again and again, from the curiosity of prying into privacy to the sense of purpose of accumulating materials. Now, I decided to just calmly narrate a story about youth...

(3) "Chen Nian"

"Love always comes suddenly, only it has never been Only those who have loved think that love is a process of gradual change of emotions."

At the freshman party, the band Mars, the lead singer of Jiang Tian, ??had just been formed, and the school leaders chose an inspirational song "Looking" for them. , but on the day of the performance, Jiang Tian willfully changed the song to Wu Bai's "Rose". In middle school, Chen Nian once made a bet with someone: She would marry whoever sang "Rose" to her first.

? Maybe the lights are too dazzling, or the melody is too moving, or maybe Jiang Tian’s voice on the stage is too magnetic. In short, her love has come... But to be precise, it is unrequited love.

? How to pursue it? Be gentle and send love letters, be rough and cry, be warm and send hot porridge, in short, you need to be thick-skinned!

? But working hard is wrong when used emotionally. Jiang Tian soon fell in love with a senior girl from the dance department. Later, Chen Nian learned that his girlfriend changed quickly.

The first time she met Jiang Tian, ??she happened to be hit by a basketball. Before she could give away the mineral water in her hand, she made a fool of herself in front of the person she liked and ran away.

? The school club was recruiting new students, so Chen Nian mustered up the courage to sign up for the "Guitar Club" where Jiang Tian worked. Jiang Tian was the president, and he called everyone by their full names, except for her. Penguin, Chen Nian has been happy for a long time. Does it mean that she looks cuter?

? Chen Nian saved her money and bought an 800-yuan guitar. Every time she shared guitar lessons, she would secretly record them and review Jiang Tian’s voice in private while practicing hard and moving her fingers. It hurt from the sharp edges; but they still didn't interact. There were several beautiful girls in the guitar club who came to the classroom long in advance to occupy seats. Jiang Tian was also pestered with various questions, and she couldn't get a word in.

Later, Jiang Tian didn’t come for a long time, and those beautiful girls were nowhere to be found. Chen Nian and several other classmates learned to play and sing their first guitar song: "Fairy Tale" with the seniors who came to take the class. If Jiang Tian were here, would he praise her for her progress?

When the news came out that Jiang Tian was in love again, Chen Nian thought: How many weeks will it be this time?

? But she was wrong, this time was different. Chen Nian sometimes quietly inquires: Did Jiang Tian break up? In the blink of an eye, I felt that I was so sinful. After spending more than a year like this, he... must like this girl very much. Chen Nianxiang thought that she would not bother him and would only buy him a gift on his birthday every year.

(4)

? Chen Nian took over as the president of the guitar club in his junior year and was able to improvise many tunes. I heard that Jiang Tian had broken up and was very decadent, but For Chen Nian, he can fade or wither, she doesn't care... Once the teacher asked her to go to the rehearsal hall to find the planner of the Jiang Tiana Community Cultural Festival, and she suddenly became extremely nervous. It turned out that after so long, she was still...?

? The school's rehearsal hall is in the basement. As soon as Chen Nian came down the stairs, he heard the discussion of several people.

? "Jiang Tian is so pretentious that he deserves to be beaten all over his face."

? "His music is so low that it explodes! And Mars, hahaha"

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? Chen Nian walked over and said rudely: "I think those who bite their tongues behind their backs are a little bit lower!"

? Jiang Tian is already a senior, this should be sent out The last birthday present. After Chen Nian finished her guitar lesson, she leaned over the table and started writing a letter seriously. She didn't notice that Jiang Tian had been beside her for a long time.

? Chen Nian was surprised. He actually invited her to have dinner with her on this birthday and sent her back to the dormitory in the evening. Under the street light, he suddenly asked her if she liked him. Chen Nian nodded and said: Why don't we give it a try.

? Chen Nian knew that he definitely didn't like her. She had always followed the blogger named Afra. She is the one in Jiang Tian's heart. This is not nonsense. She has accumulated a lot of evidence.

For example, Chen Nian likes to eat coriander, but every time he eats, he will remind him not to add coriander. Is it that girl’s taste?

Chen Nian likes Jay Chou, but he often plays and sings "Bicycle". She checked this song and found that it was Eason Chan's. Is that the girl who likes it?

? Chen Nian also likes folk songs, but he bought the rock band's live performance, but seeing him screaming crazily in the audience, Chen Nian was also very happy.

? He would not hold hands when crossing the road, and he would be late for the agreed time. He even asked another girl to go hiking once, but fortunately, she acted very well along the way. ...It’s just a substitute.

? When Jiang Tian was on his graduation trip, Chen Nian went to Jiangsu with him. They passed by a letter shop where "every word is like a face". She went in and sent a letter to him. In the last sentence of the letter, she asked: :Jiang Tian, ??have you ever liked me a little bit?

? Chen Nian thought that he would not receive it until seven years later, so she would not be embarrassed. She knew the answer was no, so why did she ask? Chen Nian couldn't figure it out either.

(5) "Jiang Tian Chapter"

"There are always people who live in the heart, but say goodbye to life."

? The days of college are hazy, Jiang Tian reads He got the right major in the eyes of his parents, but he preferred to stay in the dormitory and play guitar. When he was a sophomore, he formed a band called Mars. He usually sang in the playground and occasionally did live broadcasts.

After the freshman party, he received a lot of love letters. The bolder ones gave them in person, and the shyer ones sent them to others. He would read them without replying.

? The little girl thought of herself as a graceful singer, but in fact she knew that she was not a good person, and she would forget about it as soon as their enthusiasm wore off. But this year, he actually received breakfast for several months in a row, including eight-treasure porridge, millet porridge, lean meat porridge, red bean porridge... He told the delivery man that he hated porridge and stopped delivering it, but it had no effect until Jiang Tian got a new girlfriend. Stopped only for takeout.

? Jiang Tian often plays ball in the playground on weekends. Once he met a strange girl. The fat roommate accidentally hit her, but she ran away without even hearing the apology and forgot the water in her hand. Take, she is slightly chubby and looks a bit like a penguin when running.

? Jiang Tian didn’t want to take care of the school’s guitar club at all. He couldn’t figure out why he was asked to be the president. On the day of the interview, more than 200 people suddenly came. Jiang Tian looked at the long queue and heard the excited discussion of the girls. , he suddenly had a severe headache. In the middle of the interview, a very familiar girl came in, with cheeks like ripe tomatoes. Jiang Tian thought to himself: Isn't this the little penguin that was smashed? It turns out her name is Chen Nian.

? Jiang Tian deliberately asked: "Do you have any special skills?"

Her voice was very low: "I... can do the finger dance "Grateful Heart"."

? Little Penguin attends her weekly guitar lessons on time and does her homework well, but she likes to sit in the last row.

? It didn’t take long for Jiang Tian to forget her, because Jiang Tian’s goddess, Afra, a popular music blogger on the live broadcast platform, actually replied to his cover song! He immediately sent a private message to express his appreciation for her music. Afra and he chatted happily and became close to each other.

? Jiang Tian wrote a song for Afra, and they met soon and fell in love. Afra said that she didn't like to be public, and Jiang Tian was very careful every time he went to see her; Afra liked to listen to Xu Wei, and Jiang Tian learned all his playlists; Afra liked famous brands, and he tried his best to satisfy them. Later Afra cheated on her and they broke up.

? Jiang Tian has been decadent for a long time... He no longer plays in a band or accepts performances. His temper is getting worse and worse. He seems to have no friends anymore. But every year on his birthday, he receives a gift, which contains... A long handwritten letter, like a diary.

(6)

? Jiang Tian once smoked in the basement corridor and faintly heard a few people discussing him. These people also played in a band. They wanted to finish smoking before going over. Unexpectedly, the little penguin suddenly appeared in the middle. It was the first time he saw her so loud.

? One weekend, Jiang Tian passed by the guitar classroom. Unexpectedly, the little penguin was also there. She was writing seriously with her head down. Jiang Tian recognized the little prince’s letter paper and familiar handwriting at a glance. It turned out...it turned out to be her. ?

? Jiang Tian and Chen Nian are together. He took the initiative to test them. With his self-righteous pride, this is the best way.

? I didn’t expect that little penguin actually likes coriander when eating. Jiang Tian had many girlfriends and they didn’t order it. He played and sang “Bicycle” to her several times. This song describing father’s love was very touching. It is said that girls will like it, but...she doesn't seem to have any reaction; Jiang Tian finally bought two photos of a rock band, but found that she didn't seem to be interested. Next time, he will try a folk song.

? Chen Nian is too obedient and too cautious. Jiang Tian doesn't like such a little penguin. When crossing the road, he will let go of his hand and wait for her to hold him, but she doesn't; sometimes he is late for appointments on purpose, but she doesn't either. Even when Jiang Tian decided to take another girl with him to test her reaction when hiking the mountain, he... failed. How come Chen Nian wasn't jealous at all.

? Not long after graduation, they separated, and it was Chen Nian who suggested it. He knew that maybe he was not what she thought he liked, and sometimes he felt that he was delaying her. Jiang Tian had a lot of photos of Chen Nian on his phone, most of them were taken secretly but they were super cute. He also studied every update of Chen Nian. , her active and serious life also brought him a lot of strength invisibly.

(7)

? Just like this, because of a text message before the engagement, I have been busy for more than half a month to explore the story behind it and how many kinds of love there are.

? Most of my conversations with Chen Nian were through email, while with Jiang Tian, ??I met directly. As far as I know, Mr. Jiang is currently single and unmarried. Cheng Cheng and I are discussing the next plan...

"End"