Xiaomei and A-Zhu.
Their names are puns on childhood sweethearts.
Though the story consistently uses "they" for them, you can also read it as "she" and "her."
This piece is more like a personal essay.
I suddenly felt like writing it. I suppose I wanted to commemorate something.
I originally planned to use third person, but as I wrote, I felt the urge to switch to first person in places. So the story may be a little messy. Please bear with me.
I didn't write this for anyone in particular to read. I just wanted to remind myself not to forget. So don't worry too much about it, everyone [smile~
Dedicated to the unchanging friendship between Hu Jiang and A-Qian
By A-Qian
Theme:
After finally being able to go to Jinjiang, the first thing I opened was A Luo and A Ning's column. I unexpectedly discovered that you had a short story, so I read it carefully and carefully from beginning to end. What lingered in my heart was only touching and warmth. The four encounters were a blessing from God. You and Fox-chan happened to meet each other when you were young, and you have been deeply friends since then. "A'Zhu likes all the dishes that Xiaoqian hates, and Xiaoqiao is very interested in the dishes that A'Zhu hates..." When I saw this sentence, my eyes were red, and so was my Jiaojiao. Whenever I said to her in disgust, "XXX is so disgusting..." She would happily and shyly spit out three words - "I like it." There is nothing you can do, what can you do to me? Just like you, after the results came out, I was stunned on the spot. Finally, my father said something calmly, and I came back to my senses. I opened the group in a daze and typed "I know the results." But I felt that I couldn't describe my violent mood at this time, so I added a series of exclamation marks at the end. Then, I received a call from Ah Ning. Ah Ning cried as soon as she heard my voice. She cried and said a lot. I heard her cry. I didn't want to cry, and I cried silently in the end. What I cried was not only the results, not only the denial of three years of hard work, not only the disappointment of myself, parents, and teachers, but also the sadness of the gears of fate turning and the life trajectories of two people unable to overlap. A-Ning and I, you and Hu Jiang, all have their own little dreams, and they all have their own persistence and perseverance. That splash of cold water extinguished not only the dreams, but also the impulsive enthusiasm of youth. I really like this sentence, "The lines on the sand have come together again. It took nearly two years for the wind to draw a circle on the sand." The words are full of hope, like a child tiptoeing awkwardly and greenly, toward the window, reaching out to his partner longingly, and slowly shaking hands. Do you still remember the line in "Red Sun" that we all sang, "Every hope of yours flashes out like waves, almost wetting me."? The two sentences are the same, and I was moved for a long time. Arlo, although there is a saying that time and space are enough to change everything. But there is another saying, because of distance, there is beauty and determination. After three years of high school, maybe we are all separated in different places, so far away from each other, and we all have different perceptions of the world. Maybe in the next ten or twenty years, We haven't contacted each other for years, but as long as we are willing, the distance between thousands of mountains and rivers is only one flight. I would like to express my deepest feelings with this comment. I wish Alo and Foxchan will always be united (misnomer = =) Amo July 10, 2013