Three or Two Things about Rebirth

"Why do I sound like a prison escapee?" Fei Yuanhang stood at the door with a smile. He was wearing a thin black wool coat with his arms completely hidden inside the clothes.

Qiu Luming was amused, "No, you are more like Xu Wenqiang."

"Come in and sit down!" She put down the knitting in her hands, stood up and asked Fei Yuanhang to sit down next to the heater by the window. "I didn't expect you to go out."

"Is it okay to disturb your work?"

“No readers yet.”

"I've been stuck at home for a few days. Today the weather is nice, so I wanted to go out for a walk. I passed by the library, so I came in to see you."

"Oh, how have you been recovering these days? My third brother called me the day before yesterday and asked about you. Zhang Weijing also felt guilty when he thought of this."

Fei Yuanhang sighed, "Thank you for your concern, third brother. Zhang Weijing doesn't have to worry so much. Your second brother and his wife also came to my house a few days ago, and I felt really bad about it."

"Is your mother still angry?" Qiu Luming leaned forward and asked. If it were his own mother, she would also be very angry.

"She knew it was an accident, she was just angry at the time."

"I think your mother will remember this for the rest of her life!" Qiu Luming didn't believe it. He felt something was wrong and quickly changed the subject, "Well, what do you major in?"

Fei Yuanhang smiled. He also felt that his mother would talk about it for the rest of her life.

"Our major focuses on avionics systems and aircraft design and manufacturing, and my doctoral research direction is aircraft design."

“Oh…” Qiu Luming spread his hands and honestly said he didn’t understand.

"It's normal for girls not to like these. Science and liberal arts are completely different fields."

"So you are delayed in studying now?"

"Fortunately, the injury was only to my left hand, so it didn't affect my thesis writing. My supervisor looked at the outline, gave me a lot of guidance, and mailed me a lot of information. Maybe he will recommend it for publication in an academic journal."

"Oh, that's good." Qiu Luming nodded.

Liu Qi had quietly left the reading room at some point and closed the door.

After Qiu Luming found out, he felt a little embarrassed.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, both of them knew that the parents on both sides were intentionally trying to bring them together.

Fei Yuanhang seemed to suddenly remember something. He said "oh" and took out two tapes from his coat pocket and put them on the desk. "These are for you. I hope you like them."

Qiu Luming picked them up and saw that one was a piano album by Richard Clayderman and the other was "Rock and Roll on the New Long March". She asked in surprise, "You actually listen to rock music?"

"Listen to a little bit of everything, no conflicts. Don't you like it?"

"I like it. I also try a little bit of everything. I'm curious."

"That's good." Fei Yuanhang looked very happy.

For three consecutive mornings, Fei Yuanhang walked to the library and chatted with Qiu Luming for half an hour. On the second day, he brought a plastic bag of mushrooms, saying that he picked them from his own backyard. The mushrooms were bright yellow, ripe, and especially sweet. Qiu Luming and Liu Qi ate half a bag in one go. On the third day, Fei Yuanhang came a little later, but he brought two lunch boxes directly and wanted to have lunch with her.

Liu Qi squinted her eyes and smiled, "Sister Qiu, something happened at my house this afternoon, so you have to work harder!"

Qiu Luming felt a little embarrassed by her teasing look and waved his hand to tell her to leave quickly.

The two lunch boxes were wrapped in small quilts and carried in a cloth bag. Fei Yuanhang had difficulty using one hand, so Qiu Luming took out the lunch boxes and they were still warm when he touched them.

"Try it, it's made by my mom." The two chatted a few times and became much more familiar with each other.

"Oh, this is so embarrassing."

"Don't be embarrassed, let's eat together. This is the only bad thing about your job. You don't get a break at noon, and you always eat cold food. You will get stomach problems in the long run. Have you considered changing jobs?"

Qiu Luming opened the lunch box and saw that there were two identical meals, so he placed one in front of Fei Yuanhang, handed him a pair of chopsticks, and said, "You know I have a low level of education, and it's so hard to find a job nowadays, so how can I be picky?"

"Speaking of education, I remember my dad said that you didn't go to high school because you weren't good at science. I never understood why your parents, who are so wise and far-sighted, would agree to let you give up your studies so early? In today's society, without education, many jobs will directly reject you. Moreover, your highest education basically determines your future social circle and social circle."

"They naturally wanted me to go to college like my three brothers, but my grades were really bad." Qiu Luming said with a wry smile. Suppressing the frustration of not being able to go to college for two lifetimes, she poked a piece of braised pork with chopsticks.

"It's not that your grades are bad, it's that you haven't figured it out and don't know how to work hard." Fei Yuanhang smiled.

"...I can't explain the grades. It's already like this. I just want to get a college diploma and a pay raise."

"Really think so?"

"Haha, I should continue to improve my academic qualifications."

"Come on! I support you!"

"By the way, have you ever heard someone say that I'm stupid and retarded?"

Fei Yuanhang stopped chewing and stared at Qiu Luming for three seconds. "To be honest, I have heard it, and I almost believed it."

"Ah!"

"After I was admitted to the university, I didn't come back much. At that time, you were just in junior high school, and all I knew about you was hearsay. Facts have proved that hearsay is not reliable. Those people probably couldn't stand the fact that the four children born to Teacher He were so outstanding, so they tried their best to catch your shortcomings and spread rumors. Look, you are very good at Russian now, and you are also smart. My father even praised you to me.

Rumors are just rumors. Besides, I have my own eyes and brains, and I know what kind of person you are."

"what do you know?"

"I know you never missed classes at TVU and your grades were very good. And I was there when you jumped into the water to save someone at the port that year."

"Ah? Why don't I remember meeting you?"

"Oh, Xie Zhi was holding you up at that time, and I was the one who pulled you up on the shore."

"Oh my god, I was so confused at the time that I didn't even notice the people on the shore. I was sent back in a daze. So, thank you!"

"You're welcome. I also watched you and your second brother singing and dancing on the stage."

"Ah? The time when the Russian dance troupe came?"

"Yes, just over two months ago, my dad strongly recommended you to be the on-site interpreter, which made the female interpreter very unhappy."

"Ah? I didn't even know about this! No wonder Jiang Danni was so weird when she saw me!"

"My dad hates to boast about his work, especially when it's something he didn't accomplish. I'm different. I think it's probably because I have a scientific mindset. I make bold assumptions and seek evidence carefully. I take responsibility for everything I do, good or bad. I don't think I can just walk away after the work is done."

"Me too! There's nothing shameful in helping others, and I don't ask for anything in return, but I should at least hear a thank you!"

"In fact, although that thing didn't work out, some causes and consequences have already arisen from it, such as Jiang Danni's attitude towards you. She may make things difficult for you in the future."

"It doesn't matter. Just fight if you don't agree! I won't tolerate anyone!"

"What did Zhang Weijing say? The principle of avoiding the happy is fine in Jiayang, but if you go to another place, you can't do it so recklessly."

"I'm not leaving Jiayang."

"You really don't plan to go out and take a look?"

"I have seen it. In fact, people tend to yearn for a life that does not belong to them. I have seen part of the world and I am not that yearning. Living in Beijing may not be more comfortable than living in Jiayang."

"Comfortable, that's a state that only our mothers began to enjoy when they were our age."

"Why? Why can't I live a comfortable life since I was 20? The revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their lives to let their compatriots live a stable life. Now I live in a peaceful era and lead a stable and safe life. They don't know how relieved they are. So why should I ask for trouble and live a wandering life in other places?"

"You!" Fei Yuanhang laughed angrily, "You are such a hottie!"

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