chapter XXXI
Today was the sixth day of Xiao Lin's trip to Kunming. During these six days, he had lived happily with his family. His plan was almost completed. The first, second, and fifth tasks were all completed. The only things left were to take photos of the seagulls and visit Yuan Yimeng's high school.
Yesterday, Xiao Lin, Xiao Ya, Mother Xiao, and his nephew went to Walmart and bought all the specialties they wanted to bring back. Xiao Ya also helped Xiao Lin book the plane ticket. It would take off from Kunming at 2 pm the day after tomorrow.
Xiao Lin had been in Kunming for the past few days, and the weather was good. The average temperature was between 23 and 25 degrees Celsius. Today's weather was also good. Xiao Ya and Mother Xiao brought their nephew to visit Tao Ziqiang's house in the morning. Xiao Lin didn't go with them and stayed at home alone. He decided to visit Yuan Yimeng High School.
Xiao Lin carried the Canon DSLR camera at home and hailed a taxi to Beijing Normal University's Kunming Affiliated High School. From the taxi driver, he learned that the Kunming Affiliated High School of Beijing Normal University, located in the Xishan District of Kunming City, was a key high school in Kunming. It had first-class hardware facilities and teachers, and it had a good reputation in the hearts of the citizens of Kunming.
His master's son also graduated here and is now studying at the Central China University of Science and Technology. The master asked Xiao Lin about the purpose of this trip, and Xiao Lin told him without any hesitation that he was here to visit due to his reputation. The teacher said that because the school's management was relatively strict, it was difficult for students who were not from the school to enter. They chatted with the driver along the way and arrived in 20 minutes. Xiao Lin thanked the driver for his reminder and got off the car at the side gate of the school.
Xiao Lin walked on the asphalt road that was surrounded by walls on both sides to the side door. The side door of the teaching building faced the door of the cafeteria on the other side. The door of the teaching building was made up of an electric door and a small iron door. The electric door was closed. Only when a vehicle passed by would the security guard press the remote control to open it. The small iron door was for pedestrians to pass through. The door of the cafeteria opposite was open. The cafeteria was connected to the dormitory building. Xiao Lin walked to the cafeteria and bought a bottle of drink.
Xiao Lin returned to the side door of the teaching building with a DSLR on his back and a drink in his hand. He saw two young security guards and a middle-aged security guard who were about his age sitting in the security room. Xiao Lin walked forward and knocked on the glass outside the security room. One of the young security guards looked over and sized Xiao Lin up.
"Hello, Captain. I want to ask you if I can enter the school for a tour?”Xiao Lin said politely.
"Who are you? Why are you visiting our school?”The security guard asked professionally.
Xiao Lin took out his ID card and student ID card from his wallet and handed them to the young security guard." Big brother, I'm not a student of this school. I'm from Jiangxi and I'm studying at National Zhongcheng University. This is my student ID." The main purpose of coming here today is to complete a project assigned by our teacher to investigate and study the educational philosophy of some excellent high schools.”
Xiao Lin picked up the DSLR camera hanging around his neck and handed it to the security guard." I majored in media. I want to go in and do an interview. Do you think it's convenient?"”
The middle-aged security guard stood up and looked at Xiao Lin's ID.""Young man, it's not that we're making things difficult for you and not letting you in. It's just that the school has a rule that outsiders are not allowed to enter and leave as they please. Unless you know the school leaders, there's nothing we can do.”As he spoke, he returned Xiao Lin's ID card and student ID card to Xiao Lin through the window.
Xiao Lin thought that it was not a good idea to continue this way. After all, to a security guard, his job was far more important than giving a stranger a favor. It seemed that it was impossible to enter through the side door. He could only try his luck through the main door.
Xiao Lin walked around the wall and observed as he walked. Most of the walls were surrounded by iron frames, and there was a camera installed every two to three meters. This reminded Xiao Lin that the high school he studied in was also like this. It was to prevent outsiders from coming in, and at the same time to prevent students from skipping class during class. The dense flowers and grass inside the wall grew out with branches.
Xiao Lin came to the main entrance. Drawing on his experience at the side door, he decided to change his story and see if he could get through by luck. Xiao Lin went up and saw that there were only two young security guards in the security room." Hello, Captain."”
"Hello, what's the matter?”One of the security guards asked.
"It's like this. My cousin is in her third year of high school here. I came here to see her. This is my ID.”Xiao Lin was about to hand over his ID card.
"What's your cousin's name?" The security guard didn't take Xiao Lin's ID.
"My cousin is called Yuan Yimeng. She's from Grade 12 Class 1.”Xiao Lin said with certainty, thinking that the security guard would not go to the extent of checking the list.
"You can go in and see your cousin after you register, but you have to wait until their class is over and it's time for dinner. Because the students are still in class, it will affect their studies.”the security guard explained.
Compared to the security guards at the side door, the security guards here were more humane, and what he said made sense. "Then may I ask, what time do they have lunch?”
"Twelve o'clock." Another security guard looked at the time and said," It's 11:20 now. You just have to wait a little longer.”However, 40 minutes was not a short time. Xiao Lin thanked the security guard and said that he would come back later. Xiao Lin paused for a moment, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He opened the lid of the DSLR and adjusted the focus to the front. Through the lens, he watched the Kunming Affiliated High School of Beijing Normal University.
A white building was facing the camera lens of the DSLR. Including the bottom floor, there were a total of four floors. The front of the building was made of aluminum alloy frame and steel glass. White curtains hung on the first and second floors of the glass, and blue curtains hung on the third and fourth floors. The small space at the top of the fourth floor was blocked by blue curtains.
In the middle of the front of the building, located in the middle of the first and second floors, was a red ceramic tile with a silver-white school name and emblem. The school badge was a circular icon with a blue background. The white circle in the middle surrounded three superimposed characters, demonstrating the school's people-oriented philosophy.
On the top of the white coil, there was an arc that read " Kunming Middle School attached BNU ", and on the bottom of the coil, there was " Beijing Normal University, Kunming Affiliated High School ". Below the icon was a bronze inlaid font," Beijing Normal University, Kunming Affiliated High School ". Below the Chinese characters was the English " Kunming Middle School attached to Beijing Normal University."
Under the red tiles was an LCD screen, and some inspirational words flashed. In the middle of the elevated floor stood a white brick monument with the words " Do One Thing to the End " engraved on it.
After Xiao Lin finished taking a set of photos, he was even more determined to go in." Do something to the end " also encouraged Xiao Lin. Since he was already at the door, was he going to give up? No, of course not.
Xiao Lin continued to walk around the wall, paying attention to the cameras on the wall. On the other side of the wall, there was a cement road that wasn't very wide. It faced a small garbage recycling factory.
The further Xiao Lin walked, the stronger the pungent smell became. As he was about to reach the end, a broken wall that blocked his way gave Xiao Lin a pleasant surprise. The broken wall was about two meters high, half a meter higher than the surrounding wall. If one stood on the broken wall and jumped into the surrounding wall, it should not be difficult.
Moreover, Xiao Lin's years of basketball experience was not a problem. The next thing to solve was the camera problem. The cameras on the wall of Beijing Normal University's Kunming Affiliated High School were all 360 automatic rotating cameras. Xiao Lin pretended to be a passerby walking back and forth to observe the rotation time of the camera. After several accurate calculations, Xiao Lin calculated that it took 20 seconds for the camera to rotate once. This meant that when the camera turned to the other side, Xiao Lin had 10 seconds to jump over.
Xiao Lin waited patiently, counting the seconds. Just as the camera turned to the other side, Xiao Lin quickly climbed up the broken wall and jumped down.
The moment he landed on the ground, Xiao Lin's legs buckled and he lost his balance. His knees touched the ground. He endured the pain and wanted to disappear from the camera's field of vision before it turned back. He limped and jogged to the side of the teaching building.
Xiao Lin sat down in front of the third teaching building and pulled up his pants. There was a big bruise around his knee. He laughed self-deprecatingly. It was nothing. After all, he still came in. It was always necessary to pay a price. After sitting for a minute, Xiao Lin stood up and tried to walk a few steps. With waves of pain, Xiao Lin had to admit that he had indeed fallen a little hard this time.
Xiao Lin slowed down his pace and adapted to the pain. He picked up his DSLR and started taking photos as he walked.
The wall of the third teaching building was inlaid with the words " Cultivate innovative talents with international vision and local sentiments ". The second teaching building on the left was " tolerant, questioning, diligent, and beautiful." In front of the teaching building was a basketball court and a volleyball court. The court was made of plastic, and a few boys in school uniforms were playing basketball. The basketball court used to be a spacious football field with a green lawn. In front of the football field was a rostrum, which was facing the flag flying in the sky.
Xiao Lin walked between the second and third academic buildings. At this moment, the bell for the end of class rang. First, a few students rushed out of the classroom. Then, a group of students rushed out of the stairs. The students were all wearing the same school uniform, black and red jackets, and light yellow trousers.
Xiao Lin came to a wooden pavilion. The pavilion was built above the water. Its structure was very simple. It was supported by four wooden pillars and three wooden stools were placed below. The pavilion was carved with vigorous words. The left couplet read "Raindrops falling between lotus leaves", the right couplet read "The mountain holds the sunset and tastes tea", and the horizontal couplet read "Qinxin Garden". Sitting leisurely in the pavilion and watching the fish play in the pool, it was very interesting.
The pain in his knee grew more and more intense. With every step Xiao Lin took, he could feel the pain coming from his knee. He endured it and walked towards the main door. When he reached the elevated level, he was attracted by a painting. The landscape painting depicted a scene of paradise. Clouds and mist surrounded the mountains, green pines and green trees, and a river swooped down from the mountains. It had a long history.
After leaving the school, Xiao Lin got into a taxi and returned home. Father Xiao and Mother Xiao were not at home. Xiao Lin had a simple lunch alone. After tidying up, Xiao Lin took off his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower. He found that his knees were bruised and swollen. After taking a shower, Xiao Lin rubbed his knees with some ointment. Although it didn't hurt that much, the swollen area didn't go down.
In the evening, Mother Xiao prepared dinner and walked into Xiao Lin's room to call him to eat. Mother Xiao smelled the fragrance of the red oil and asked Xiao Lin what was wrong. Xiao Lin covered up and said that he accidentally slipped when he was taking a shower. It was nothing serious. Mother Xiao saw Xiao Lin limping out of the room and felt very upset. However, she knew that Xiao Lin didn't want to say it, so she couldn't continue asking.
The next day, Xiao Lin woke up. This was Xiao Lin's last day in Kunming. He had planned to go to Daguanlou Park to take photos of seagulls during the day and go to his sister Xiao Ya's house for dinner with Father Xiao and Mother Xiao.
Xiao Lin got up and looked at his knee. The bruise had subsided quite a bit, and it was no longer as swollen as it was before he went to bed last night. Xiao Lin thought he was fine and got off the bed, but he didn't expect it to be even more painful than yesterday. It seemed that he couldn't go anywhere and could only stay at home.
In the evening, Father Xiao drove to his brother-in-law's house. His brother-in-law and Xiao Ya were busy preparing dinner. His brother-in-law said that a friend of his had specially brought some seafood from Hainan for him. Tonight, the family must have a happy dinner.
Xiao Lin wanted to tell his brother-in-law that he was allergic to seafood. He remembered that during the summer vacation after retaking the college entrance examination, Xiao Lin went to visit Ning Bo because Xiao Ya was still working there at that time. Xiao Ya brought Xiao Lin along and called some colleagues to eat seafood together. That night, Xiao Lin stayed in the hotel and vomited and had diarrhea, but he didn't tell his sister Xiao Ya the next day that it was caused by eating seafood. Now that the family was gathered together, Xiao Lin didn't want to spoil everyone's mood.
The delicious seafood was served on the table. Xiao Lin deliberately ate only a little before leaving the table politely, saying that he might have eaten too many snacks in the afternoon and was now very full. He sat in the living room and watched TV.
On the way back from his brother-in-law's house, Xiao Lin felt very uncomfortable in the car. He felt dizzy and sleepy. When they arrived at the residential area, Xiao Lin rushed out of the car and took the elevator up. He opened the door and ran straight into the bathroom. Xiao Lin thought to himself, looking at this rhythm, it doesn't matter how much you eat, you will suffer. In the future, you can only stay away from it. After going to the bathroom, she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. Her face was pale and her forehead was covered in sweat. As soon as she walked out, her stomach started to grumble again. She went back and forth several times before finally stopping for a while.
Father Xiao and Mother Xiao asked about Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin had to say that he might have caught a cold when he slept last night, so he went back to his room to lie down. After a while, Xiao Lin's mouth was dry and he drank two glasses of water. However, not long after, she felt nauseous again and couldn't help but run to the bathroom. Fortunately, Father Xiao and Mother Xiao were in the bedroom. Otherwise, they would have been worried.
Xiao Lin vomited for a few minutes and felt as if his stomach had been emptied. Squatting down, he saw that his arms and body were covered in rashes. At this moment, the first person he thought of was Yuan Yimeng. His legs were weak, so he reluctantly walked out of the bathroom and returned to his room. He helplessly lay on the blanket.
He picked up his phone and called Yuan Yimeng." Hello, Xiaomeng, it's me.”
"Yes." Yuan Yimeng said.
"You're not ready to sleep yet, right?”Xiao Lin said weakly.
"What's wrong with you? Is the signal bad? Your voice is so soft.”Yuan Yimeng asked.
"No, I'm not feeling well today.”Xiao Lin forced himself to be spirited and said," It's nothing. It's just a little stomachache."”
"Did you take your medicine? Are you feeling better now? Uncle, aren't aunties at home?" Yuan Yimeng said worriedly.
"Xiao Meng, it's really okay. Let's not talk about it. I have something I've always wanted to tell you." Xiao Lin interrupted Yuan Yimeng's words. The two of them were silent for a while." Xiaomeng, I went to your high school yesterday. It was really beautiful and the environment inside was very good.”
"What are you going there for?" Yuan Yimeng asked.
"At first, the security guard didn't let me in, so I climbed over the wall and went in. Although it wasn't particularly smooth, it was still very exciting.”Xiao Lin grabbed the hair on the back of his head to wake himself up.
"Xiaomeng, let me tell you, there are some words that have been suppressed in my heart for a long time. Xiaomeng, it has been more than seven months since I first gave you roses and confessed to you. Although you never agreed to it, I never thought of giving up.”
Xiao Lin paused for a moment," When did I start to have a good impression of you? Let me think, during the club's recruitment interview? No, at that time, I just thought you were special. You spoke casually, you were so confident, and your pair of smoky panda eyes were so unique. Was it during our first welcoming party? Under the soft light, you wore a white sweater dress and elegantly played the black and white piano. But at that time, I was confused about my feelings. Maybe at another time or place. However, I knew that I really wanted to take care of you when you were heartbroken.”
"I'm sure I want to like you. On my second year birthday, you knew how to take care of other people's feelings. Actually, Xiaomeng, let me tell you, the night I gave you the roses, I was very nervous at first. After all, it was my first time giving flowers to a girl, but do you know why I was calmer after that? Because I'm more nervous than I am when I see you. You said that it was the first time you received a rose from a boy. You were as shy as a little girl. When I hugged you sideways, I felt your rapid heartbeat. I've been thinking that maybe it's my fault for binding your young heart. This time, I came to Kunming. In addition to visiting my relatives, I wanted to look for your past figure and get to know you better. However, the more I wanted to get close to you, the further away you were from me.”
"I'm sorry. I'm not worth you paying so much for me. You can't like me.”Yuan Yimeng said.
"But why?" Xiao Lin didn't understand.
"Because I have always felt guilty and depressed. Xiao Lin, I hope that you will let go. There is no need for you to give up for me.”Yuan Yimeng begged.
Xiao Lin began to feel his stomach churn again. Coupled with the fact that he was very irritated, he said impatiently,"Alright, I'll do it. Xiao Meng, from now on, I won't pester you. Thank you for tolerating me for so long. It's my fault. I'll make you respect me.”Xiao Lin threw his phone on the bed and ran to the bathroom to vomit again.
Because he had been tormented until midnight before he fell asleep, Xiao Lin only woke up at 11 am. After packing up, Father Xiao drove Xiao Lin to the airport. Xiao Lin boarded the plane alone.
The moment the plane took off, Xiao Lin thought of the poet Xu Zhimo's work," The black dot in the sky was already close to my head, forming a bird-shaped machine. Suddenly, a ball of light shot down from the side of the machine. There was a loud explosion of boron-shattering my illusion in flight. A few piles of broken clouds were added to the blue sky.
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