Major infrastructure project | Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage | Love going both ways | Class divide | Healing across distance
Daughter of a Suzhou embroidery company × tunnel engineer on the Sichuan-Tibet Railway
Zhuang Linwan’s New Year had fallen apart completely.
Workplace stress, betrayal in love, arguments at home: the endless mess was suffocating her.
She fled alone to the snowy mountains of western Sichuan, only to get her car stuck in an ice gully on the southern route of Mount Genyen, 4,500 meters above sea level. She was shivering with cold.
At the end of her rope, she met a man covered in snow and wind.
“My name is Lu Zangqiao. I’m a tunnel engineer on the Sichuan-Tibet Railway.”
“Zhuang Linwan. I’m... unemployed.”
*
Lu Zangqiao had hoped to get home before the Lunar New Year, but along the way he came across a city girl who had parked carelessly on a bend in the road.
At first, he planned to make a reluctant detour. Then he saw her red-rimmed eyes and stubbornly straight back, and couldn’t bring himself to leave her there.
He towed her car, showed her the way, and took her down the mountain.
He thought it would be a chance meeting and a small favor, but the owner of the guesthouse mistook them for a couple who’d had a fight.
He knew his world was one of snowy mountains and frozen earth, while she would eventually return to the misty rains of Jiangnan. He stayed clearheaded and in control, keeping his feelings in check every step of the way.
When she asked him bluntly, “Lu Zangqiao, don’t you like me? Why else would you secretly take pictures of me?”
He could only suppress his feelings and answer calmly, “A man and a woman traveling alone can develop some subtle misunderstandings. Once everything gets back on track, they’ll realize it was never realistic. So I’m not going to play along.”
*
But feelings have a way of showing.
She was bright and sincere, taking the initiative. He kept his guard up until he finally fell hard.
On the day they parted, the usually calm and steady man secretly went to the airport to see her off, his eyes red.
“When you get back, remember to message me on WeChat. If you don’t want to, at least don’t delete me.”
She was annoyed and amused. “What kind of person do you take me for?”
He would carve a road through the snowy mountains, make the high peaks bow, and force the rivers to give way.
Yet in front of her, he was full of insecurity and kept retreating.
“Once the railway is finished, come with me to Lhasa by train.”
“Okay.”
Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers will be their matchmaker, and prayer flags their witness. Those who truly love each other will meet again.
Dedicated to the people who build roads through the snowy highlands.
*Note: The Sichuan-Tibet Railway runs from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in the east to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in the west. It is approximately 1,838 kilometers long and is expected to be fully operational by 2030.
Theme: Mountains and rivers bring lovers together. Those who love each other will meet again.
Congratulations on collecting 100! ! 🎉I have been saving it for a long time, just enough to read it all in the reunion chapter! I don't know if Teacher Ke still remembers me. In fact, after reading so many chapters, I still want to express my feelings. This article is really well written. I can see that you have put a lot of effort into it. Su embroidery is extremely fine, slow and soft, while railway is just the opposite. They were originally two unrelated things, but you connected them into a story. Moreover, I think the personalities of Teacher Zhuang and Teacher Lu are also very similar to each other's work. Teacher Zhuang would go out alone to relax and face friends. When being bullied, he immediately rushes to have courage, while Teacher Lu will always pay attention to Teacher Zhuang's every move and always care about her. The encounter between the two is like what is written in your introduction, "Those who truly love each other will eventually meet again." As for Teacher Ke, I think you are the kind of person who has mountains and rivers in your heart and a sense of proportion in your writing. You must have been to many cities and met those road builders who were not afraid of hardships and dedicated themselves selflessly. You have also experienced Su embroidery, so the characters in your works are very three-dimensional. I feel that this article is not only about love, but also about the people who are seen and remembered by you.
I have read your author profile before, and I know that you are busy at work and your IP is always running around, but you still need to pay attention to your health at work, wear more clothes when the weather is cold, and drink more water! I also hope that your writing style will remain so stable, your writing will continue, and your thoughts will emerge!
Ahhhhhhh, we are reunited! We are reunited! ! Teacher Lu: (Fortunately, I think quickly, otherwise I would have been coaxed for a long time) [Kiss] [Kiss]
There are always some people in this world who seem to be ordinary, but what they do is anything but ordinary. These people will really let us see that in this impetuous society, there are really people who have pure ideals, pure persistence and dedication.
Come on, come on! Of course, the first meal after the reunion must be expensive, hahahaha, Teacher Zhuang inadvertently made Teacher Lu panic! Teacher Ke, isn't it the Chinese Valentine's Day soon? I just want to make an appointment for two teachers, Lu Zhuang, to write a manuscript. If Teacher Lu is a loyal dog, what is Teacher Zhuang's animal sculpture?
It's so sad. Some people are gone forever once they turn around.
It's nice to read and well written. Are you from Sichuan and Tibet? I feel like the writing is very appropriate.
I just watched this farming program some time ago, and I learned that Medog was only opened to road in 2013. 🕐The hardships involved, and the unremitting efforts and persistence of this generation after generation,
It can be seen from the expression that the curse was very dirty, hahaha
These paragraphs are so beautifully written!
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day! Teacher Zhuang, Teacher Lu, and Teacher Ke! The scheduled manuscripts will not be scheduled until September, so I can only see them later [crying]
Congratulations on collecting 100! ! 🎉I have been saving it for a long time, just enough to read it all in the reunion chapter! I don't know if Teacher Ke still remembers me. In fact, after reading so many chapters, I still want to express my feelings. This article is really well written. I can see that you have put a lot of effort into it. Su embroidery is extremely fine, slow and soft, while railway is just the opposite. They were originally two unrelated things, but you connected them into a story. Moreover, I think the personalities of Teacher Zhuang and Teacher Lu are also very similar to each other's work. Teacher Zhuang would go out alone to relax and face friends. When being bullied, he immediately rushes to have courage, while Teacher Lu will always pay attention to Teacher Zhuang's every move and always care about her. The encounter between the two is like what is written in your introduction, "Those who truly love each other will eventually meet again." As for Teacher Ke, I think you are the kind of person who has mountains and rivers in your heart and a sense of proportion in your writing. You must have been to many cities and met those road builders who were not afraid of hardships and dedicated themselves selflessly. You have also experienced Su embroidery, so the characters in your works are very three-dimensional. I feel that this article is not only about love, but also about the people who are seen and remembered by you. I have read your author profile before, and I know that you are busy at work and your IP is always running around, but you still need to pay attention to your health at work, wear more clothes when the weather is cold, and drink more water! I also hope that your writing style will remain so stable, your writing will continue, and your thoughts will emerge! Ahhhhhhh, we are reunited! We are reunited! ! Teacher Lu: (Fortunately, I think quickly, otherwise I would have been coaxed for a long time) [Kiss] [Kiss]
There are always some people in this world who seem to be ordinary, but what they do is anything but ordinary. These people will really let us see that in this impetuous society, there are really people who have pure ideals, pure persistence and dedication.
Come on, come on! Of course, the first meal after the reunion must be expensive, hahahaha, Teacher Zhuang inadvertently made Teacher Lu panic! Teacher Ke, isn't it the Chinese Valentine's Day soon? I just want to make an appointment for two teachers, Lu Zhuang, to write a manuscript. If Teacher Lu is a loyal dog, what is Teacher Zhuang's animal sculpture?
It's so sad. Some people are gone forever once they turn around.
It's nice to read and well written. Are you from Sichuan and Tibet? I feel like the writing is very appropriate.
I just watched this farming program some time ago, and I learned that Medog was only opened to road in 2013. 🕐The hardships involved, and the unremitting efforts and persistence of this generation after generation,
It can be seen from the expression that the curse was very dirty, hahaha
These paragraphs are so beautifully written!
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day! Teacher Zhuang, Teacher Lu, and Teacher Ke! The scheduled manuscripts will not be scheduled until September, so I can only see them later [crying]
An incredibly sweet chapter!