National Tide 1980

Needless to say, emotional privacy is always the safest handle.

Lan Zheng was like a dog whose tail was caught, and he quickly begged for mercy.

"Hey, you little Lanzi...okay, I'm afraid of you, okay? Don't worry, when did I fail to do what I promised you?"

"So he accepted it?"

"Accepted. But at first, he refused, but later your letter really worked. This guy's temper is just like what you said. The dough is wrapped with a hard stone. If he doesn't like it, he can break people. Big teeth are missing. Such a person is like Wei Yan, with a bone in the back of his head..."

"What are you doing, what are you doing? Nonsense. That's what you call having backbone..."

"What do you mean by that? Praise him again. I have never seen you praise someone like this. Lan Lan, tell me the truth, do you really mean that to him? Don't lie to me. Let me I can't explain it to my parents later. Let me tell you, our family can never have a son-in-law like 'Gao Jialin'. I can give him work, and I can also take it away."

"No, of course not. Brother. Look at you, what are you thinking about? This is all going nowhere. I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to die..."

The two brothers became more and more anxious as they teased each other, and Lan Lan even blushed at what her brother said.

If you get upset, end the conversation.

But unexpectedly, Lan Zheng's next words hooked her again, and even made her heart skip a beat.

"Don't worry, wait, I almost forgot to tell you. In order to express his gratitude, Ning Weimin gave you a gift and asked me to deliver it to you. Don't you want to know what it is?..."

"What? He gave me a gift? Then...you accepted it?"

"Take it. Hey, it's not something valuable, just a painting. It's just a souvenir."

"Ah, a painting?"

"Yes, a pair of orchids painted by Xu Beihong. The size is not large. The inscription and postscript are quite special... Wait, I will open it and read it for you."

Lan Zheng said and went to unfold the scroll.

Then he cleared his throat again and then read it.

"Wandering in the secluded rocks, in the graceful and deep valley. All living beings are greedy and busy, and there is no way to regain their beauty."

"How's it going? Is this flattering enough? He's quite artistic. He's using paintings as a metaphor for people, and he'll praise you to the sky."

"You said he has many ideas and a quick mind, and now I believe it. I think this kid is wasted if he doesn't hang out in the officialdom."

"But having said that, the more this happens, the less suitable he is for you. A person like this has no family, can reach everyone regardless of top or bottom, and has so many scheming ideas. The more dangerous you are, the more dangerous you are. This is what our dad is most afraid of you. The kind of person you meet. It’s good that you have no idea about him.”

"You have to remember what you promised your family. You won't think about anything before you go to college. Don't let your parents..."

Lan Zheng was still talking nonstop, but Lan Lan on the other side of the phone was already impatient.

"Brother, why are you always like this? Are you bored? Put the painting away for me. I want it when you get back."

After a few words of blame, Lan Lan really hung up the phone this time.

But to be honest, even she didn't know what was wrong with herself.

He didn't recover for a long time, he just stood there as if he was possessed, and couldn't help but ponder the inscription on the painting.

Especially when she heard her brother read a few words just now, something strange seemed to spurt out of her heart.

She faintly felt an extraordinarily precious and intimate... excitement.

At the same time, I also felt that my thinking, emotions, and judgment were all disrupted.

For no other reason than that such classical Chinese language often has vague semantics.

How to understand it and its several meanings all depend on people's own subjective consciousness.

And her feelings are not as simple as her brother Lan Zheng's, she thinks more.

Indeed, Ning Weimin meant to use paintings as metaphors for people.

In order to express my gratitude, I praised her as an orchid, as noble as a flower.

But at the same time, is this also a metaphor for status?

Is Ning Weimin lamenting that their fate has ended and that they will go their separate ways and drift apart from now on?

Are you saying that she is an orchid in the deep valley and it is really difficult for me to touch her?

Or maybe it was the other way around, Ning Weimin told her that she would not be alone in admiring herself.

He is expressing another possibility...

It was chaotic, Lan Lan was completely confused.

She had no idea when she returned to the room.

I couldn't do anything anymore, and my heart continued to be in turmoil.

I walked to the window and looked at the window, which was getting darker and darker, and the crescent moon was already hanging on it.

This girl has always been full of sunshine, rarely sad, and almost doesn't know why she cries.

I actually experienced a kind of Lin Daiyu-style spirituality and sadness.

…………

Is there anything else in this world that scares Ning Weimin?

Will he still have times when he can't make up his mind and is full of worries?

It seems there is.

Like today, Lan Lan's letter and Lan Zheng's words had such an effect on Ning Weimin.

It can even be said to be a kind of spiritual shock.

In Ning Weimin's eyes, this girl Lan Lan is simply incredible.

We obviously didn't know him for a long time, we didn't have much contact with him, and he was young and didn't have much wealth.

But he understands his heart better than anyone he has ever come into contact with, and is the one who can truly see through him.

This quality seems to be a powerful attraction.

She couldn't help but make Ning Weimin feel kind, moved and excited towards her.

I even longed to see her again so that I could have fun and talk more.

But at the same time, this also made Ning Weimin feel an unspeakable threat.

Because he has always regarded emotions as meaningless burdens.

Thinking that thing will only make him weak, slow, and hesitant will put him at a disadvantage in business.

Especially the relationship between men and women is the most likely to cause significant economic losses.

Placing his emotions on a girl, in his opinion, is probably the stupidest thing in the world.

He had never thought, let alone believed, that he would also be throbbing for an inexplicable reason.

Faintly looking forward to starting a romance that is both vulgar and vulgar.

This kind of self is unfamiliar and frightening to him.

He was afraid of losing control, afraid of being unable to determine the outcome and all the emotional concerns it would bring.

Yes, he sincerely hopes that Lan Lan can get better and get the happiness she deserves.

Because he was grateful for the good times this girl brought him.

But the objective reality of everything pointed out that what he appealed to in his heart was just an illusion.

Lan Lan shouldn't be his type at all.

Their ideas and goals converged profoundly.

Even the home environment is vastly different.

So there was an indescribable sadness in his heart.

He was very aware that he seemed to have accidentally obtained something precious that he had never had before.

But I had to give up and throw it away.

Because he believes that losing is better than gaining.