Encounter the Ice Age

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This is the first time that Zhaoqing can't be sure whether his own life has been repeated, or he has simply entered another world, or just lost his way after death and forgot to go to the underworld, and missed a sip of Mengpo soup.

This time he was in Seattle and thought he was living the most ordinary life, but he didn't expect to face the disaster that spread to the whole world. Only then did he realize that someone would ignore the threat of death for him and come to him through the storm .

Zhaoqing got the warmest embrace, a long-awaited love, a big family, and even a life of adventure that he could not only describe from where he started, in the extreme cold that he had never experienced before.

They thought they had encountered the end of the world, but they didn't know that everything was just the beginning...

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Zhao Qing is 27 years old this year, and has lived in Washington State, USA as long as she can remember from this birth.It seems that his life is no different from those around him, learning, growing, and working step by step. The only difference is that he has two memories.

The starting point of Zhaoqing's memory is China, which lasted 35 years. After her accidental death, she lived in the United States, and grew up from a baby for 26 years.

From Zhao Qing's point of view, it means to die once and live again, or you can use the trendy term - rebirth.

Yes, rebirth.

Zhaoqing remembers many things from her 'last life', including the end of her first life.

It was an accident that didn't need to be said much. He clearly remembered the last scene of death, the thick gray haze, the blurred headlights, the flying vision, and the heavy fall.The heart-piercing pain lasted only a few seconds, and everything returned to tranquility.

After waking up again, Zhaoqing began to howl unconsciously, the voice was thin, shrill and indistinct.There was a gray light in front of his eyes, and the outlines of all the scenes seemed to be Gaussian blurred, unable to focus.

He vaguely remembered that it was very cold and he was picked up by the side of the road.Perhaps another convenient way of expressing it is that he should have been abandoned under a streetlight not long after he was born.

When he took a sip of something hot, Zhaoqing was in a trance and became aware, but the ups and downs of the sun and the moon had almost no meaning in his eyes.He is too young to keep up with his body functions, and has no concept of time.It seemed that it took another week, two weeks, or more than a month before he could see clearly that it was a nun with a compassionate look who was feeding him every time.

The original Zhaoqing was very shocked, but he couldn't control his thin tongue and underdeveloped vocal cords.

Zhao Qing obviously has a complete set of systematic expressions about Chinese mother tongue, and also has fluent English skills accumulated by working as a high school English teacher for ten years.But before he was two years old, he was as silent as other children. His mind was open, his tongue was tied, and babbling and babbling were his only way of communicating.

Being a baby has been long enough for him to go from shock to bottle-drinking with no stress, ignoring his random poo and poo.Only then did he understand that the child didn't want to control himself, but he didn't have the ability to control himself at all.

The person who took care of him was a kind-hearted middle-aged woman in the orphanage, Sister Nawen. She was very kind to every child in the orphanage, and she was a truly compassionate and peaceful priest.

Zhaoqing never cared about his parents who abandoned him right after he was born, but felt a great sense of relief.It is too difficult for someone who has a memory of more than 30 years to learn to call another person who may be in his early twenties or younger as a father and mother.

Zhaoqing seldom plays with other children in the orphanage. His special experience has allowed his character to continue the timid character of his previous life, and he is a little docile and calm because there is a mature adult in the child's body.

Sister Nevin always believed that Zhaoqing's background as an abandoned baby caused his melancholy personality, but in fact Zhaoqing didn't know how to play with building blocks, snap buttons and pile mud with other "little friends".

Every year of growth does not turn the one-year-old Zhaoqing into a two-year-old Zhaoqing, but turns the 35-year-old Zhaoqing into a 36-year-old Zhaoqing.Of course, this is Zhaoqing's deep understanding of himself. In the eyes of others, he is still a quiet and caring child.

Five-year-old Zhao Qing looks like a 'genius' to outsiders.His learning ability is extremely strong, and his reading volume is far superior to that of his peers.

Zhao Qing now realizes that the child's body is too difficult to control. In his "previous life", he wrote cursive English characters well, but his Chinese writing was at most regular without practicing hard-tipped calligraphy. He is very glad that he finally had the opportunity to correct his handwriting.

As an oriental, Zhaoqing's growth rate seems to be slower than that of his friends of the same age, and he is short and small, so Sister Nawen gave him a nickname and called him Xiaoxiao for two years.

After she was able to speak, Zhaoqing chose a suitable time to say the name herself.Sister Nawen was very happy that he would have the name he wanted, and the name recorded in the orphanage was determined, which was Zhaoqing's English pronunciation.

Zhaoqing once scrutinized her own appearance in front of the mirror for a long time.His eyes are honey-colored, his hair is light brown, he is very white, and his bones still have the slenderness of an oriental man.The bridge of the nose is very straight, the eye sockets are not too deep, it looks a bit like a little mixed race, and it looks like a child version of myself in the "previous life" with a different hair color and eye color.

Six-year-old Zhao Qing was adopted by a couple whose son was just over [-], left the orphanage and moved to Seattle.

In theory, there are very few such elderly couples who go to the orphanage for adoption procedures. It is not an easy task to choose new family members in the twilight years of life.

The Conners are also poor people. Two years ago, a car accident took away their only son and his son's family, including their daughter-in-law and grandson who was still in their infancy.

The Conners are too lonely and need a sustenance.They are still physically strong, and it is not difficult to pull another child.They have love and a home that can provide shelter and need a child under their roof.

It just so happened that the children of Sister Nevin need a family.

Zhaoqing always stood at the end when the adopters came, he didn't care whether he would be adopted or not.He knew that the orphanage would collect help from the society and arrange for the children to go to school when they were old enough.As long as he has the opportunity to learn systematically again, he believes that he has the ability to spend this new life smoothly.

But God did not give Zhaoqing a chance to enjoy solitude.The Connor couple had a great affinity for Zhaoqing, especially Mrs. Connor, who held this little boy of Chinese descent like a porcelain doll and couldn't let go.

With a kind smile and expectant eyes, Mrs. Connor asked Zhaoqing if she would like to go home with her.Zhaoqing didn't know how to refuse kindness in her 'last life', so she nodded helplessly.

Go with the flow.

Zhao Qing has nothing to do, he just needs to say goodbye to Sister Newen sincerely.Maybe because he's enjoying life for the second time, he's grateful for all the tenderness the world has encountered.He kept the contact information of Sister Nevin, it was this woman who saved him from the fate of dying when he opened his eyes again, and this deserves his lifetime gratitude.

Wearing the new clothes prepared by Sister Newen, Zhao Qing followed the Connors who completed the formalities and left the orphanage where they had lived for six years, and took the train to their new residence in Seattle.

From then on he was Hubert Zhaoqing Connor.The Connors kept Zhaoqing's name and placed it between the new name and their surnames, unconsciously preserving the perfection of Zhaoqing's previous life.

Zhaoqing's middle name is taken from his 'previous life' name, Yi Zhaoqing.It's not that he has much nostalgia for this name, but he's used to it.

Zhaoqing is used to being called by his name, even if it is an unfamiliar English accent.

Hubert is the name given to him by the Connor couple, which means a person with bright personality and brilliant thinking.

Zhaoqing is very lucky to be an adopted 'child', really lucky.

Mr. and Mrs. Connor are warm, thoughtful and kind old couples. Mr. Connor is an old dentist with a bad heart. Mrs. Connor is a warm and kind housewife.They are a middle-class family with a carefree life. They lost their son Connor at the age of 50 and received a lot of compensation, but he didn't want to spend the money he got in exchange for his son's life, so he donated it all.

Even so, Zhaoqing still grew up in a prosperous life.

In these years, Zhaoqing would see Mrs. Connor standing and waiting at the door when the school bus approached her home, and she would eat sweet pies as soon as she entered the door.

Mrs. Kangnai knew that Zhaoqing was of Chinese descent, so she went to learn how to cook Chinese dishes.But I always scratch my head as I learn. There are so many cuisines that the old lady often makes a mess.However, Mr. Connor and Zhaoqing always finished eating with a smile on their faces. Mrs. Connor said that the father and son had very similar smiles, both gentle and considerate.

That is the power of living together, making their eyebrows approach infinitely, and even the curvature of their smiles are similar to each other.

Mr. Connor knew that Zhaoqing liked to read, so he bought many books in English and Chinese for Zhaoqing.He also regularly puts dollars into Zhaoqing's pink piggy, telling Zhaoqing that this is his private coffer.

After Zhao grew up, Mrs. Connor gave him a passport, and they would take Zhaoqing back to China for a trip every year during the long holidays.The old couple even learned Chinese, and they were enlightened to ask Zhaoqing not to forget her hometown and the appearance of her compatriots.

Zhaoqing often feels guilty for receiving such unreserved love, because he still holds a 'secret' about the small world, and he dare not tell anyone in worry.

The superposition of time is scary.This kind of life has passed for a long time, and the "last life" began to feel like a dream inexplicably.

Zhaoqing also went into a trance during his second puberty when he was a teenager. He secretly checked his situation online.He suspected he might suffer from a mental illness, such as memory impairment, and tried to seek treatment.But when he learned that psychiatrists have special disposal rights for diagnosed patients, he was timid.

Zhaoqing can only comfort himself, he does not have any anti-social tendencies, does not affect anyone's life, so he does not need any treatment.In fact, this is also the case. He loves life more and works harder than ordinary people.

At that time, science fiction films and various novels were just emerging, and the chaotic memories in Zhaoqing's mind were far less terrifying than the nightmares in his fantasy, because he had another 'small world'.

According to a popular saying on the Internet, Zhaoqing has a portable space with mountains and water for planting and breeding, and the existence of the "small world" is his most wonderful cheat.It is also a secret that he will never dare to tell anyone. He is afraid that the public will know it, and he is even more afraid that he will be studied.

From then on, he never thought of seeking help from anyone. He tried his best to maintain a simple life of three meals a day, two o'clock and one line, hiding every aspect of himself that was different from ordinary people.

As the sun rises and the moon sets, the ordinary life gradually wears away the magical part in his head.

That extra memory gradually became Zhaoqing's sustenance. He accepted the fact of his rebirth, and lived the simplest life with the indescribable gift of "small world".

In the eyes of the Connors, Zhao Qing is a very well-behaved child. He studies step by step and skips grades regularly.

Because Zhaoqing lived in the United States this time, he could not become an English teacher, so he chose to study law after various considerations.The reason for skipping grades is the accumulation of two lifetimes. He is actually not smart, and a bit bookish.He is very interested in Chinese medicine, but the environment here does not allow it, so he simply chose a subject suitable for rote memorization.

Time flies, Zhaoqing graduated with a Ph.D., and successfully stayed in school to become an intern teacher at the Law Department of the University of Washington.Mrs. Connor had always been proud of him, and mentioned her youngest son everywhere.

Mr. Connor did not have the opportunity to see all this with his own eyes. He suffered a heart attack when Zhaoqing was 17 years old and was admitted to university, and he did not survive a winter night.

However, Mr. Connor was very satisfied after seeing the admission notice of Zhaoqing Law School.After all, where did such a good child come from? He didn't need parents to bother, and he was very filial.

Zhao Qing experienced a torn family in her "last life", and lived as a burden in the eyes of her relatives.In the second life, he was thrown into the snow and opened his eyes. He can be regarded as an orphan in the two lives.

Zhaoqing has never been treated so wholeheartedly and thoughtfully.In his early years, he was very repulsed by this kind of meticulous care because of the overlapping of memories and the growth of grades.

But so what?Over time, who can erase the meticulous details that surround his life.He had his appendix removed, and Mrs. Connor washed his body and fed him porridge nonstop.When he changed his teeth, it was Mr. Connor who painlessly removed the deciduous teeth early on, and gave him a mouthful of neatly arranged and white teeth.

Zhaoqing expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart and tried his best to take care of the two elderly people.

Zhaoqing will never forget the birthdays and family anniversaries of the Connors, including the wedding anniversary of the Connors and the anniversary of the death of the Connors' brother and his family.

On the wedding anniversary, Zhaoqing will use the money in the pink piggy to buy pink roses and give them to Mr. Connor, so that he must give them to Mrs. Connor.On the anniversary of his death, he would use the money in the pink piggy to buy little white daisies, and follow the Conners on the hillside to look at the three tombstones, and he would wipe them clean with a handkerchief.

The Connors didn't think that Zhaoqing needed to do this, and they once stopped Zhaoqing. Zhaoqing shook his head and said that since he is a younger brother, he should do something for his elder brother.

In such a young age, he kept following the Connor couple to visit his brother whom he had never seen.

Before Mr. Connor passed away, he carefully entrusted Mrs. Connor to Zhaoqing, and Zhaoqing replied naturally: He will take care of his mother with everything he has.

Mr. Connor will never rest assured to leave his lover behind, but life will not let him stay.He can only temporarily leave Mrs. Connor with nostalgia. Fortunately, he has a second son who promises to take care of his widow.

Zhaoqing is very reliable, Mrs. Connor has always known.

But this time in the wind and snow, Zhaoqing, who was a teenager, held a black umbrella and arranged the funeral in an orderly manner. Standing beside Mrs. Connor, who had lost her husband, Zhaoqing looked like a tree. In the eyes of Mrs. Connor Suddenly it stood upright and became a real support.

25 years of life cannot be summed up in a sentence or two.

All in all, the current Zhaoqing is a very happy Zhaoqing, who has received the love of her parents and made up for the regrets of her "previous life".

Zhao Qing went into the house and put away the umbrella and hung it in the porch to drain the water, then turned her head and called into the house: "Mother."

Mrs. Connor heard the sound of the door opening, and before her son's voice fell, she took small steps to the porch wearing an apron.She took Zhaoqing's coat and hung it aside and asked, "Is it very cold outside?"

"It's okay, but it's raining from time to time, and people are getting moldy." Zhaoqing walked to the kitchen and saw half-cooked food, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Mom, I Said to wait for me to come back to cook."

Mrs. Connor is 70 years old this year. At this age, she will not spare herself. She insists on getting up early every day to make breakfast for Zhaoqing, and at night she also thinks about cooking until her son comes home.

In the first few days of Mr. Connor's death, Mrs. Connor, as usual, did not fail to fulfill her duties as a mother.

Mrs. Connor loves Zhaoqing very much.When she first lost Mr. Connor, she fell into the anxiety of losing her husband and supporting her son, and she was almost rescued to work as a nanny for others to make money.In her conception, her son just went to college and needs money in many places. Apart from raising children and doing housework, she has no social skills. She is afraid of losing her shelter and dare not sell the house.

Before Mr. Connor died, he had made an inventory of the family property and Zhaoqing. The money was deposited in Mrs. Connor’s name, and Zhaoqing had the right to use it, but if it exceeded a certain amount, Mrs. Connor’s signature was required.

Mr. Connor told Zhaoqing that the education fund has been deposited in his college savings account. If there is a scholarship, it will be his small treasury. If not, it will be enough to support him to complete his studies.

Mr. Connor said with red eyes at that time, it wasn't that he didn't believe in Zhaoqing, he made many restrictions just because he couldn't worry about his wife.

Zhaoqing nodded clearly, how could he not understand that Mr. Connor didn't want his wife to suffer a little bit.

Zhao Qing said that he was able to make money, and he also saved a large part of the scholarship.

Mr. Connor donated all the insurance money that he did not want to spend in exchange for his son's life to the orphanage where Zhaoqing used to work, and the savings he left behind were all his rich money from working as a dentist over the years.

The family had changed houses, and the remaining property supported Mrs. Connor and Zhaoqing for a ten-year meager life.What's more, Zhaoqing began to work part-time as a Chinese tutor and translator after entering university to make money. Money has never been a condition of their life.

Just because Mrs. Connor is not good at managing money and doesn't understand all this.At that time, Zhaoqing pushed Mrs. Connor, who was going out to be a nanny, on the sofa, and then placed the passbook, bank card, and real estate certificate on the coffee table.

"This is left to you by your father," said Zhaoqing.

Zhaoqing took out another passbook and put it on the sofa, "I can also earn money. So mother, you can go to have afternoon tea with whoever you want, and you can go when father is around, and you can go when father is not."

All the gifts come from love, and so does the return. After all this, they got a very, very warm hug from each other.

Zhaoqing considers himself a very ordinary person. The reason why he is so successful in his studies is that he has more than 30 years of learning experience than others.He started to make money when he was in college because he could speak Chinese, and he has been doing Chinese-English translation work. Later, he passed the Chinese-English simultaneous interpreting qualification and learned stenography by the way.

Simultaneous translation is very popular, not to mention the ability to record quickly.The most important thing is that the general environment has created the importance of Chinese, so it is easier for him to make money.

After death and rebirth, when Zhaoqing accepted everything and was no longer in a trance, her heart was filled with gratitude.Thanks for everything, thanks for the love.

The only thing I'm sorry about is that he couldn't announce the existence of the 'small world', and it doesn't feel good to face the dearest person with a secret.But he cherishes this new life very much, and dare not take anything to challenge the possible risks.

Zhao Qing seldom drinks alcohol, fearing that the most important secret will be revealed after drinking too much.