After Little Rock fell asleep, Wuhe slowly got up and went to the living room. He glanced at He Lan who was sleeping soundly and turned around to return to the study room where he slept yesterday. Wuhe, who had always been observant, didn't notice He Lan's tightly clenched hands under the blanket this time.
Hearing the sound of Wu He turning on the light switch in the living room and confirming that Wu He had closed the bedroom door, He Lan opened her eyes. Unlike her usual open-minded and gentle eyes, He Lan's eyes today revealed hatred, an endless hatred that made people feel cold.
He Lan really didn't understand why her husband would provoke her if he didn't like her. Since she had provoked him, why couldn't she cherish him properly? Why was she able to abandon him so recklessly?
He still remembered that the first time they met was at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. At that time, when he took the bus, he would feel the slight coolness of the chair. At that time, he had accompanied Wuhe to university. It was his first time in this city and he felt that everything here was exceptionally fresh. It was really fresh, because the road here was not like the road at home, which had all kinds of fallen leaves and the occasional corpses of small animals. Moreover, the sound here was different from at home. At home, one could hear the wind and the sound of the river flowing, but here, one could only hear the sound of various car horns. There were also people here. Everyone looked like they had walked out of a television. They were dressed upright. Although she couldn't get too close, He Lan bet that she could smell the fragrance coming from the people here.
Because there was a lot of luggage at that time, He Lan said to Wuhe,"You go get the dormitory keys first. I'll stay here and watch the luggage. It saves us the trouble of carrying them around.”
Wuhe nodded and followed the instructions to the logistics department.
He Lan was like a little bird that had opened its eyes to the world for the first time. It curiously sized up this extremely novel world. It was truly a novel world. Everything here was completely different from the environment he was already familiar with. But the most novel thing was that someone actually talked to him, and that person was really handsome. He Lan still remembered the first words that person said to her: "I want to ask, are you an elf from the forest?”
He Lan remembered that she had bent over from laughing and said to him,"I'm not an elf. I'm just a mountain girl who accompanied my sister to university.”
"But I can smell the unique fragrance of the forest. My name is Gu Yichen. Can you tell me your name?”At that time, he was wearing a white shirt and was smiling as he reached out his hand to her.
The 18-year-old He Lan smiled innocently and said,"Why not? My name is He Lan.”
By the time Wuhe got the keys, He Lan and Gu Yichen were already very familiar with each other. Gu Yichen had helped Wuhe move all the luggage to the dormitory. He Lan had originally agreed to go home after settling down Wuhe. However, after thinking for the whole night, He Lan made the first decision in her life, to stay, to stay in this city.
She didn't spend much effort to convince Father Wu, let alone Wu He. She herself was in full agreement. However, even though she stayed, her days were not smooth. Staying was not her goal. What He Lan wanted to do was to survive and become Gu Yichen's forest elf.
At that time, it was not difficult to find a job. Moreover, for He Lan, who did not have many requirements and was willing to do anything, there were naturally many shops that were willing to hire her. After looking for a few jobs, He Lan finally decided to work as a salesperson in the school's small store. After all, this was the closest to Wuhe, and it was most likely that she would bump into Gu Yichen again.
If you had a certain idea and tried your best to make it happen, things would always develop in the direction you wanted. He Lan and Gu Yichen were getting closer, and their relationship was getting better. Although Gu Yichen's family was in the city, they did not have a good family background. His grandfather was sick and could not be stopped from taking medicine. His mother did not have a job and his father was the only one supporting the family.
After He Lan found out about it, she split her salary into two without thinking. One for Wu He and the other for Gu Yichen. She did not leave any for herself. Hence, He Lan's salary was not bad, but she also had a lot of hunger.
She had been dating Gu Yichen in a neutral manner. Although she did not receive flowers, gifts, or sweet words from boys like other girls, He Lan still felt very satisfied. Because other than Father Wu, everyone she cherished was by her side. There was absolutely nothing more pleasant than this in the world.
The only romantic thing Gu Yichen had done was to propose to He Lan in front of his buddies. He Lan thought that he would never forget the scene of that day, even though the other party did not give him a shiny wedding ring, but a book he read the most, Haruki Murakami's Forest in Norway.
He Lan hadn't been to school for many years, so she didn't know many words. Gu Yichen began to teach He Lan how to read and write her own name. Even though the process was tough, He Lan still remembered the indescribable joy she felt when she was able to write her name behind Gu Yichen's name. Slowly, bit by bit, He Lan learned how to read and write. Although it was a little difficult to read the book, he still worked hard to finish reading it page by page.
When he introduced Gu Yichen to Father Wu, Father Wu did not agree. He said that this boy was full of resentment and was not suitable for marriage. He remembered the first time He Lan had refuted Father Wu and said firmly,"No matter what you think, Dad, I've really decided to be with him for the rest of my life. I'll be lucky if I can live a good life in the future. If he doesn't live well in the future, then I'll accept it. I just like this person. Didn't Dad always say that you can miss out on anything, but don't let go of what you like? So I want him.”
He remembered that Father Wu was so angry that he wanted to blow his beard and glare at him. In the end, he gave up and said,"I can't control you and Wuhe. You can do whatever you want. If this kid dares to bully you in the future, tell me and I'll bring these uncles from your village to help you vent your anger.”
He Lan still remembered the helplessness on Father Wu's face when he said this. In fact, He Lan really admired Father Wu. Although he was just a farmer who walked from village to village, he was sincerely convincing.
The two of them got married after Wuhe became famous, and the house was bought by Wuhe. He Lan did not think much of it because Wuhe was her younger sister. There was nothing wrong with this, but Gu Yichen could not accept it.
Just as He Lan revealed to Gu Yichen that she might be pregnant that morning, Gu Yichen said after a long while of contemplation,""I can live in a house that was given to me by someone else, but I don't want my son to live here. He Lan, give me a few years. I want to go out and make a living. I'm a man. I must support this family.”
Actually, He Lan did not want Gu Yichen to leave at that time, but she knew that Gu Yichen did not want her approval. He only wanted to inform her. So He Lan smiled and said,"Sure, you're going out for a few months. Where are you going?"”
"I want to go to the south. There are more ways to earn money there. I will probably go for three to four months. He Lan, believe me, I will come back with happiness.”Gu Yichen hugged He Lan tightly and made a man's promise. However, just like all the people who had left their homes, Gu Yichen had also gradually drifted away and lost his books. Spring passed and autumn came and went, and there was no longer any news from him. In the end, he was really a fish in the water and nowhere to be found.
He Lan hugged her shoulders, as if she could turn back time to that moment. However, the indistinguishable body temperature clearly told her that it was no longer the same as before, and that the things that had passed could not be recovered. Although Gu Yichen had returned, he did not bring back happiness. Instead, he brought back a divorce agreement.
Today, he was dragged to the Civil Affairs Bureau by the person who had treated him extremely gently. The other party even threatened to take away his son and made He Lan sign the agreement. Hehehe, when signing, He Lan really wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. The way to write her name was also taught by this person at that time, but in the end, it came in handy on this occasion.
Father Wu had always said that people's tastes would change. For example, you might like potatoes now, but you might not like them when you grow up. At that time, He Lan couldn't understand this sentence. She liked potatoes so much. How could she not like them after she grew up? However, looking at the back of the person who left, He Lan finally believed this sentence, even though she was very unfortunate to be that potato. Why did you get tired of the potatoes that you used to like so much? Didn't we agree to hold each other's hands and stay in the forest that belongs to us and never come out again? Now that you're leaving like this, what do you want me to do?
When that person saw her sign and leave without saying anything, He Lan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Perhaps she should be glad that this person didn't take away Little Rock and his Norway forest.
Her tears kept flowing. She didn't feel wronged and Father Wu had told her that this might happen, but she couldn't stop her tears. He Lan thought that perhaps the only thing she could do now was to cry silently in this house.
Women were bones made of water. It was probably not just a girl's icy beauty, but also a sign that a girl would eventually shed tears for certain things and people in her life. As time passed and He Lan read it again and again, she finally understood the book about the forests in Norway. She had finally become a real forest elf. However, Gu Yichen, who used to like forest elves, was no longer around.
He Lan had gone through all kinds of pain and had finally grown into the person that Gu Yichen had once said he liked. When she stood in front of Gu Yichen again, she realized that although he was not joking, he did not like her for life.
He Lan took the book, The Forest of Norway, and read it carefully, but no words were reflected in her eyes. He Lan closed the book and hugged the book, The Forest of Norway, to her chest. Tears fell again.
However, the tears quickly dried up, leaving only a small mark on the book. It was slightly wrinkled, as if it could be smoothed out with a hand. He Lan reached out and touched it. Some unwillingness in her heart gradually fermented. Why, why, I gave it my all, but in exchange for such a result, this world is too unfair. I don't want to live in this world, and I think you are the same. Let's go to the forest in Norway together, okay? Let's go together. From now on, it's just me and you, just me and you...
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